Journal Entry Aug 7 11:05 pm

August 7 11:05 pm
Today had to be the craziest day I've had in Barcelona, and I didn't even leave the building I live in! It started very normally, I chilled on the couch with the cat, went online, took a shower, and then started some laundry. That's when the mayhem began.

The line to the hot water heater burst. It sent water pouring everywhere! I searched like crazy for the shut off but couldn't find it. I grabbed towels and started soaking it up and put bowls under where it was flowing off the counter. But that wasn't enough it started spreading across the kitchen floor into the hallway and the bedrooms. I ran around picking up everything off of the floor and unplugging the microwave and toaster and every electronic that could potentially get wet and start a fire.

Then I ran around the building knocking on doors but no one answered, so I called my roomate, who also didn't answer. Finally I caught a woman who was going up the stairs and in terrible Spanish explained what happened. She searched for the shutoff but couldn't find it either so she called the fire department. My roommate texted asking why I had called, and, trying my best not to panic, I told him the apartment was flooding and I couldn't stop it. Poor Owen ran all the way home, did a mad search and found the shutoff (outside the bathroom window)!

So the water stopped but most of the apartment was covered in an inch of water. So we spent an hour soaking it up with towels and blankets and wringing them out over and over. It was exhausting, then in the middle of the cleanup the firemen came and we had to try to explain what happened (again terrible Spanish) the finish cleaning. I'm afraid the wood floor will be ruined though, it sat and soaked in for quiet a while.

Well I survived the crisis without being injured or having a panic attack so I'd say I did well. haha As Owen said, "I don't know whether I'm gonna laugh or cry." I decided I won't do either I will just write about it and be glad it's over.