jhutton2 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Good lord, we have been having crazy rains lately and just discovered a few minutes ago a large portion of my basement was flooded with several inches of water. Most of my better books were on Mylar which kept many of them safe, but many have been very damaged and some mylars did not keep out the water. It's going to be a long night ☹️ Edited July 22, 2017 by jhutton2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 noooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics181 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 That sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKinTO Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 This is brutal and the stuff nightmares are made of... hope you're able to salvage most of the books (at least the valuable and sentimental ones!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, CKinTO said: This is brutal and the stuff nightmares are made of... hope you're able to salvage most of the books (at least the valuable and sentimental ones!) Going to have to wish some luck. All my raw silver age and Bronze Age runs were there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domo Arigato Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Sorry that happened, but you kept your comics in the basement........on the floor? Edited July 11, 2017 by Domo Arigato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, Domo Arigato said: Sorry that happened, but you kept your comics in the basement........on the floor? Lots are off the floor, but I only have so much space ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Sorry to here this tragedy but it reminds me to grab some spare wood pallets from Home Depot or Lowe's to raise up my basement long boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Sorry to hear that this happened. Can you post some pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, jhutton2 said: Good lord, we have been having crazy rains lately and just discovered a few minutes ago a large portion of my basement was flooded with several inches of water. Most of my better books were on Mylar which kept many of them safe, but many have been very damaged and some mylars did not keep out the water. It's going to be a long night ☹️ Oh god, how awful. Hope most of your books are ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, thehumantorch said: Oh god, how awful. Hope most of your books are ok +1. water + paper products = paper mache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Jason, really sorry to hear this (hope the actual damage is minimal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Mylar bags have been saving the majority of books, definitely casualties though? Fan Boy and Senormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 minute ago, jhutton2 said: Mylar bags have been saving the majority of books, definitely casualties though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patriot6 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 It's a Canadian hazard. Hope the loss is minimal and, worse case, that insurance pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 So bummed for you. Hope salvage goes well? Senormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, jhutton2 said: Seriously, that is so terrible. Really hope you can salvage most of it relatively unscathed. This and fire are the stuff of comicbook nightmares. Edited July 12, 2017 by jcjames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...