Swabbing the Deck

It's a good thing I learned how to use a string mop when I worked in the kitchen of a nursing home. And it was fortunate that I have the mop bucket and wringer I gave Mom and Dad. Because I really needed it all this evening.

For once, I got all my laundry done this last weekend, and I spontaneously grabbed a couple of winter coats from my back entryway to wash with the intention of putting them away for the year. So, it was washing away and the dogs and I settled down for a relaxing evening. It wasn't long before Buddy informed me that he had to go potty. When we were about to head out the back door, I looked down into the basement and saw that sudsy water was swirling around the washing machine. I knew immediately what had happened. A couple of times, I'd noticed that Buddy, it had to be Buddy, Joey isn't tall enough, had pulled the drainage hose from the washer out of the pipe. It's the black hose pictured above. Well, I missed it this time.

So, I had to mop up the wash water off the cement floor. I also gave it a quick wash with bleach water, once I'd gotten the dirty stuff cleaned up. The dogs live in this room. I've pretty much stripped it of anything that I think they can damage. I don't know how to remove the washer.... So, I'll have to keep an eye on this from now on, or I'll be swabbing more decks.