In between huge showers, water invading the studio and digging drains Fiona and I did a lot of rationalising and transferring type - finishing the job we started earlier this year.
We are planning to dispose of one type cabinet and its trays and quite a bit of type that is surplus to our use. Sorting and transferring 8 and 10pt fonts are very tedious. We got a lot of trays done over the weekend.
Talking about 'custard 2' - yes we had another inundation event - the result of what is now being described as a rain bomb - about 100mm in half an hour.
Mid afternoon yesterday I gave Fiona a frantic phone call to come to give me a hand to sort the second indication. Water was cascading over the side (see photo below) and back wall. We threw ourselves into digging a drain behind the retaining wall at the side and digging the one we dug at the back the day before even deeper and wider to cope with the huge volume of water.
The water was seeping in through both the back and side walls of the studio - but again by diverting the water we were able to stop it combining in and then able to mop it up. Photo below shows the volume of water coming out from behind the side retaining wall after we dug the drain.
I thought folk might enjoy the photo of the friendly healthy huntsman discovered as we worked along the outside of the side wall.
goodness ... after the nerve-wracking work of flood abatement, I would have had way too much adrenaline in my system to do anything as fiddly as sorting type ... you two are amazing!
ReplyDeleteoh no! I'm so sorry to hear that you both are dealing with this. Having dealt with deluge of rain and flooding in my studio, I understand the panic! It looks like you both have it under control, as best you can. Fingers crossed that the rain lets up and the water has somewhere else to go other than your studio and home!
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