Actually, I woke up early, oddly, for a Sunday. I got a drink of water, was going to feed the cats, then heard something " pinging" onto the hard wood floors. I looked up and saw WATER streaming out of the ceiling fan!! NOT COOL!!!! Not GOOD!
I called Kevin, Sandy, and Emma (American ex pats living here) and they came to my rescue with comic relief, yummy food (oreo cheesecake!! Hershey kisses!), bom senso (good sense) and uber-support! Sometimes, you just need to talk to someone in your own language about the weird things that go wrong in Brazil. Kevin helped to diagnose that " yes, water is coming through the ceiling." I then called someone to come help figure out the source. Turns out some " cana", which is like PVC pipe (I think) had some how came loose from the water tank in the roof and was leaking water. It founds its way to my opening from the ceiling to the ceiling fan.
Luckily, it was quick to fix and no damage to furniture or the floor was done! However, as of this writing (8 pm) there is still some dripping. So, I believe there was a lot of water in the ceiling for who knows how long. UGH!!!
The highlights of the week were good friends, churrascos, and getting some surprise flowers from my new friends, Fernanda and Luiz. Photos of the beautiful flowers attached.
I am thankful to have survived the week with the support of WONDERFUL friends and the week is over.
Um abraco,
Mollie
3 comments:
Brrr!! Hang in there, Mo.
So glad Emma could proved comic "relief" for you! Hope the leaking stopped!
Aaah... I wish I were there to land hands. After all, you were HERE lending hands when I had my water issue as well. Miss you! xoxo, y
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