I had noticed the hose out in front was leaking every time I watered the garden. It seemed to be getting worse, but I'm no plumber. Tony went out to water the other day and the the hose broke off completely!
Water started pouring out - gallons and gallons- and we started running around looking for the water main. Our neighbor in the back house heard the commotion and brought his girlfriend out- then all four of us started running around looking for the water main. It was slightly ridiculous.
We searched the garages, under the house, tried for 15 minutes to turn it off at the street, called Roto Rooter who said "we'll have to call you back," tried the landlady who, we later found out, was on a cruise. Needless to say the front yard was a lake by the time Tony finally found it buried in the front garden 45 minutes later. The water had stopped flowing in the front, but there was none in any of the duplex units.
Our neighbor across the street is a plumber (who wasn't at home when we needed him!) but later on that night was persuaded to cross the street and plug the broken pipe so we could have water that night. He came over the next day and replaced the missing parts and voila! We had a working hose again.
I made a "Thank You Neighbor" cake (Funfetti with Rainbow Chip icing) and brought it around to all the gracious neighbors who saved us from flooding the neighborhood.
Thank you neighbors!
