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That is how Bob Crosby reacted when he and his wife Debbie heard that their house on Lochside Drive had flooded when a nearby water main broke in the morning hours of

The couple were visiting their two children and their one-week-old granddaughter in Calgary, when their strata manager called them up to tell them that water had entered their bungalow-style home purchased in 2011. Two years ago, the couple had to replace the flooring in their living and dining room after a perimeter drainage pipe had burst.

But the more recent break was far more serious. Some 10,000 gallons of water turned a stretch of Royal Oak Drive into a standing river that nonetheless drained down a walking path that connects Lochside Drive with Royal Oak Drive, running right past CrosbyB次元官网网址檚 house.

Almost two weeks after the incident, you can still see the ravines that the water gouged out of the path on its way into CrosbyB次元官网网址檚 house, aided by a downward-sloping topography and two grassy berms that helped to channel the water.

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Fortunately, Crosby had an accessible spare key that eventually allowed access to the house. B次元官网网址淭hat really saved us, because the restoration company [Belfor Restoration] was here [Monday],B次元官网网址� he said.

B次元官网网址淭hey started drying everything up,B次元官网网址� said Crosby. B次元官网网址淭he damage could have been far worse, if they hadnB次元官网网址檛 been right on it,B次元官网网址� he said, adding he is every pleased with the work of the restorers.

Still, the damage appears bad enough, as two inches of water pooled in some parts of the house. B次元官网网址淎ll flooring is being replaced except for the ceramic tiles,B次元官网网址� he said. Contractors are also replacing almost every piece of drywall two feet off the ground, he added. B次元官网网址淚t [the water] didnB次元官网网址檛 quite come to every wall, but it touched every room, and they say anything that the water touches has to go. They consider it black water, even though it started in a water main. ItB次元官网网址檚 not safe.B次元官网网址�

The value of the damage appears unclear at this point. Questions concerning responsibility and future liabilities also remain unanswered, he said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 probably going to take a while to resolve that,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 not going to slow anything down,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檒l do all the work, and theyB次元官网网址檒l figure out who will pay later.B次元官网网址�

What about the stress and uncertainty that this incident has caused?

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In fact, CrosbyB次元官网网址檚 attitude is downright positive. B次元官网网址淭he good news is we are getting new floors out of this, we get to do it the way we want it,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淲e are going to do a little bit of renovations at the same time, and pay the difference. So it will be an even nicer place when it is finished.B次元官网网址�