Flood diaries
"We should check the basement." "Oh no."
'LISTED - NON-SALVAGEABLE' - The tags placed on plastic bags of every item in our basement touched by the 9 inches of storm drain overflow that flooded the space. Two storage cubes worth of books, memories, baby supplies, children's toys, exercise equipment.
"(Your claims adjustor) is not currently available. Please leave a message."
"Oh it's okay if you can't remember my name. This one lady down the street, I told her to call me asshole. She said, 'I will not call you that!'. I told her, 'Why not, you'd be in trouble if you didn't have one!'