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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 70264" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>OH LORD how I hated surviving the Flood. I've been through 2 tornados, 2 house fires, an earthquake, and a 2 floods. The floods were the worst. With the tornados your stuff is just GONE, with the fire, you could at least dry the stuff off and wipe it down. With the flood? I lost all my pictures, keepsakes, everything was in mud - and my dining room was like an indoor swimming pool. We even had catfish in there! The neighbor floated over the the side door, and used his cast net, caught them and made catfish nuggets for the entire neighborhood. </p><p></p><p>Vinegar gets rid of the mold smell. Bleach will kill the spores. </p><p></p><p>As far as pictures if you have them? Let them dry out in the sun totally (DON"T TRY TO PRY when wet) the ink will run. If there is a chance you can salvage any pics, let the ink dry totally and then peel the pictures. The ones that are saveable, can be retouched in a photo store or with a good lab. </p><p></p><p>Sun is the best thing for it all. I dont' know the extent of your damage. Ours the first time was waste high but only in the lower level of the house on the river. The second one I was chest deep the entire house through. Hurricanes! Gotta love livin in the South. </p><p></p><p>Baking soda at the Dollar store is cheap too...set it all around to absorb odor. And you can get oils to put on cotton balls around the house to help you while you are trying to sort through your stuff. </p><p></p><p>The Red Cross had some other good suggestions, but it's been years (knock wood) since I've actually had to redo the house. Maybe that's why I have so much junk now. </p><p></p><p>Hugs - Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 70264, member: 4964"] OH LORD how I hated surviving the Flood. I've been through 2 tornados, 2 house fires, an earthquake, and a 2 floods. The floods were the worst. With the tornados your stuff is just GONE, with the fire, you could at least dry the stuff off and wipe it down. With the flood? I lost all my pictures, keepsakes, everything was in mud - and my dining room was like an indoor swimming pool. We even had catfish in there! The neighbor floated over the the side door, and used his cast net, caught them and made catfish nuggets for the entire neighborhood. Vinegar gets rid of the mold smell. Bleach will kill the spores. As far as pictures if you have them? Let them dry out in the sun totally (DON"T TRY TO PRY when wet) the ink will run. If there is a chance you can salvage any pics, let the ink dry totally and then peel the pictures. The ones that are saveable, can be retouched in a photo store or with a good lab. Sun is the best thing for it all. I dont' know the extent of your damage. Ours the first time was waste high but only in the lower level of the house on the river. The second one I was chest deep the entire house through. Hurricanes! Gotta love livin in the South. Baking soda at the Dollar store is cheap too...set it all around to absorb odor. And you can get oils to put on cotton balls around the house to help you while you are trying to sort through your stuff. The Red Cross had some other good suggestions, but it's been years (knock wood) since I've actually had to redo the house. Maybe that's why I have so much junk now. Hugs - Star [/QUOTE]
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