Pumpin' the Melting Snow is Sump'ting Else. There Must Be a Metaphor In There Somewhere. Gush. Wash. Swish.

The house is large. I admit that. My neighborhood is up on a hill and away from watersheds, rivers, and beachfront property. Still, I am hearing the gushing of water on the side of my house and read online it is because the sump pump is doing its thing and draining out the water that is trickling below the surface of the foundation.

Now, I know I have a sump pump, but I am surprised that there's that much water that trickles below the ground. I guess with all the snow of this season, it is par for the course (as my neighbor's houses are doing the same thing). I am thankful that the machine is working, although I can't imagine that water goes that much below the surface. The basement is desert dry. I guess this is why people have such devices in their homes.

At first I was like, "Does this house not have drainage to the town lines?" The gushing was that loud. Then I read up and learned what was actually going on. Now I'm wishing that I could get a sump pump for my brain to drain out all the excess liquids that plague my imagination, worries, and manic tendencies. How cool would it be to have all the excess garbage removed from the noggin', especially after a long winter of being cooped up inside?

I'm writing from the second floor of my house and haven't had a bedroom above ground level in any of the homes I've owned. Now I am mesmerized by home construction and how someone had the foresight to place a pump underneath the surface of what I can see (man...wish I had that at the Eastman property as that is what did me in when I moved to Connecticut).

We always think of the damage that comes from ice and storms, but not what happens when everything melts. It's a lot of water and the Weather Channel reports water can be the most dangerous natural element there is, especially when it moves with great force (e.g., a tsunami).

Yet, when I hear the gush of water being poured out from underneath I am thinking that this home is floating on a moat. I'm not sure I've ever had such a thing in any of my other properties.