OOPS!

Greetings Friends and Family

As you know, we arrived in Keystone, South Dakota on Sunday and got all set up before the big snow. To keep our water lines from freezing or bursting we unhooked the water hoses and put anti freeze down the drains. Monday morning we hooked the hoses back up because our neighbor told us that the hoses wouldn't freeze if we left our gray water tank open and left the water running. I didn't have any water and Laurie couldn't get my tank open (of course Laurie said that I didn't put enough anti freeze in, I didn't have the heater in the bathroom, I didn't leave the cupboards open, blah blah blah). So, she says to turn on the hot water faucet and maybe that will melt the ice in the line, so I do that and go about my business. 

A little while later she's over her tantrum and comes over and says she's bored and wants to go for a drive. So, we take a drive to Hill City and then up to Mount Rushmore and then decide that we need some groceries (Laurie NEEDS Pepsi). As we drive back through Keystone on our way to Safeway in Rapid City, Laurie says, "Should we check on the kitties?" and I say, "Oh no, they're fine."

Fast forward a couple hours: As we pull up the hill and into our driveway I can see water gushing out the back of my motorhome. I say, "Oh my God, that's either snow melting or my motorhome is flooded." Well, it wasn't snow melting, folks. I walk into the motorhome, look to my right, and the kitchen sink is not overflowing, that's good. I look into the bathroom and the whole floor is covered with about two inches of water and the bathtub is overflowing, that's not good.

The cat box that I keep in the bathtub was floating like a miniature houseboat. Which immediately took my attention to the cats. I turn around to see where they are and if they're alright. Cookie, asleep on her cat tree. Tuffy, asleep on my bed. Gray Gray, sitting up on the overhead, looking directly at me as if to say, "It's about time you got home, I need to use the cat box, but I can't swim." "Oh no, they're fine, huh?" "What's your definition of fine?"

Who wants to guess how mad Laurie was? Yep, pretty mad! We started bailing water with a pitcher but that was taking too long so Laurie tried opening the gray tank again and finally got it partly open and was able to drain the tub. And, since it was the hot water I left on, I had to call the propane guy to come and refill my propane tank today (Luckily, he comes to Keystone on Tuesdays). And how was your Monday?

Mt Rushmore

After the snow

After the snow

To Rapid City

From Rapid City

From Rapid City

Creek by our campsite