Oh, Pauline. You're not having a lot of luck lately, what with your internet problem and now this! There is nothing worse than flood damage but I hope that you will be able to save your fabrics and books.

That sounds really scary - is it just your sewing room? I hope you can stay philosophical and consider yourself lucky in some small ways! Wish we call all pop in and help out.

Oh my goodness! Now that's what I call a "bad day" - hope the sun is shining now.

I know what you are going through as we also get flooded out on our ground floor when there is a lot of rain in a short space of time. Our storm drains outside the house just cannot deal with it. Hope you have not got too much damage to your precious sewing things. Sarah

That sounds awful! I hope your books dry out well!

It might be only wet carpet and books, but that is awful enough. Be very careful of mold with the carpet.

Pauline, I'm so sorry! How awful for you. I guess you know what you will be doing the next few days. I hope nothing is ruined.

Oh bother! I can empathize!

So sorry to hear this...good luck with the drying out process....

so sorry to hear! LOL!

Sorry to hear about the flooding. Hope it didn't ruin things. We thought we were finished with snow but we have the ground covered in the white stuff again!!!

Rain rain go away....After a sleepless night . All i can do is leave the garage door open with the fan on. Luckily all 4 machine and scissors are OK. Just the floor, base of 3 sets of drawers and the bottom pile of my craft books. Thanks for your kind comments :)

will that mean smelly carpet????

Suggestion; If you have a carpet shampoo machine or can rent one, it will probably be a good idea to use and the carpet can be semi sanitized as well as deodorized by using plain ole vinegar in the rinse water. This leaves a wonderful fresh smell. Lots of luck to you, sorry for the water logging. You have a wonderful sense of humor!

I am so sorry. This is awful and happened to me once. Insurance company made me rent a special carpet dryer. I big hose was placed between the floor and carpet and strong air was blown. It dried out the carpet in 3 days. You really do not want to have mildew forming. Good luck. I wish I could help

Oh No! Pauline, wish I was closer I would be there to help. Hope it is not too bad, the storm really packed a punch this time. So sorry be careful with the craft books as the pages often stick together as they dry out... Big cyber hugs to you. Love Sally

OH dear, I just found this post, I'm so sorry.
It happened to me in the back room at Penrith, it had several inches of water on the floor and my stabiliser got soaked, luckily we had the tile floors then. It also somehow came through the windows, even though they were closed, it found its way in through the tiniest gaps and my sewing tables and the machines were soaked but it didn't cause any damage. We had to move all the timber furniture inside and try and dry it all out. And I worry about flooding up here.
Have already commented on your other post, saw that one first. Holler if you need help. hugs n love, me

Hey Meganne...........I didn't know that you hailed from Penrith in Cumbria and you even have a famous Bronze Age stone circle of your name.

Oh! Hang on, sorry, that didn't come out quite how I meant it to!! Well, anyway, it was said in the best possible taste..............................lol

This is never a fun thing to go through, I hope that the process is done quickly & you are back sewing your heart out asap! ~Hugs~

Hi Pauline - hope that the water is drying out of things for you by now but I fear that might be wishful thinking. My daughter, in Murgon, Qld, even told me about 'a lot of rain this week' and it's left the area very humid but they are now planting seedlings to catch the warmth and water.
If you are sewing in a wet-carpet area would you be keeping an eye out for visiting snakes and things..... :{ ..... ?
AlmaG.