I know a little about flooding...it sucks.
I own one of those mini wet vacs (Dayton) It's great for sucking water out of carpet and stuff.

Right now we've got no sewerage. The septic line to the tank got crushed underground somehow. I've got workers in and out of my cellar, which is filled with buckets and lights and stuff "for starting the garden vegetables". Also they have to walk through the utility room, which has my grow in the corner. So, I had to turn off the lights for now so they won't notice (there's cardboard w/mylar so you can't really see anything).

Good luck to us up here in wonderful New England! <G>

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