With You In Spirit and In Mucking Out, New York

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You poor thing.

care bear on October 30, 2012 at 9:03 AM

Hire one of those clean-up companies. They come to our apartment building when somebody has been lying dead for weeks. They do a good job.

Pope Peabrain on October 30, 2012 at 9:11 AM

God did it because you're gay! Or Satan did it to tempt you with a hot home repairman. One of those two things.

Rob in Baltimore on October 30, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Well, I did get to see Terry in a soaking wet t-shirt this morning, carrying a ladder, and barking orders in what almost sounded like German. So there was that.

Dan Savage on October 30, 2012 at 9:19 AM Stranger Staff

@ Dan - It's great seeing bottoms looking and acting so masculine.

The fag on October 30, 2012 at 9:26 AM

Hope the recovery and clean up goes well, both in NYC and Dan & Terry's kitchen...

EricaP on October 30, 2012 at 9:38 AM

this is the kind of home maintenance disaster that can happen when there is no man in the household....

on October 30, 2012 at 9:50 AM

I've been there. Best wishes.

kim in portland on October 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM

It was just water, right, and not blood? Because then it would totally be this Shining thing and that would be like totally freaky. Plus getting gallons of blood out of the carpet would just suck.

saxfanatic on October 30, 2012 at 10:02 AM

Come back when you've waded through human excrement in a basement with more of the same dropping in from the ceiling to save books that was burned by the Franco regime in Spain and that only exists in less than ten copies.

... that was the day I became a man. A man covered in poo and urine, but still...

JensR on October 30, 2012 at 10:45 AM

It is always about Danny.

on October 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM

I doubt you need this advice dan, but the most important priority for you is to dry out the interior spaces of the walls, floors, ceilings, etc. If it stays damp, and mold/mildew starts growing, you have a nightmare.

I'd hire someone, but failing that, consider renting some large ventilation fans, dehumidifiers, and heaters, and cut some holes in your walls and ceilings to aid in air circulation in those cavities. Repairing the walls later will be relatively cheap.

Good luck!

ohthetrees on October 30, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Danny,
Didn't they teach you in Health Class not to flush your tampons down the toilet?
They clog it and cause backups.

on October 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM

@12 - Dehumidifiers are your best friend in this situation.

Mike in Olympia on October 30, 2012 at 11:30 AM

@4, Pictures!

Rob in Baltimore on October 30, 2012 at 11:36 AM

@10, Pictures!

Knat on October 30, 2012 at 11:50 AM

I second #12's advice (and agree you probably are as aware of it as we are, but what the heck). That black-spot mildew - it's the house equivalent of a life-threatening infection. Don't let it start! Best of luck, and get all contractors' quotes up-front and by the job, not by the hour! (More obvious advice.)

Lance Thrustwell on October 30, 2012 at 12:17 PM

Crap. Best of luck to everyone with excess water problems.

(Was Terry thinking of remodeling the kitchen? Cause now would be an excellent time for it!)

despicable me on October 30, 2012 at 3:28 PM

There are better ways to wake up in the morning. I hope you took somebody's good advice, and fucked first.

I foresee a lovely kitchen remodel in your near future. Let Terry pick the colors though.

SeattleKim on October 30, 2012 at 4:08 PM

Dan: isn't it great to see that so many people are thrilled to be able to see a little part of your life (aka your disaster-filled kitchen)?
Also: second that #19, brilliant!

DE on October 30, 2012 at 4:19 PM

All Previous Commenters:

You guys are on fire today. Seriously, I think there's a road show in the making.

TheOtherWoman on October 31, 2012 at 12:49 AM

Perhaps Dan's kitchen catastrophe is God's punishment of his "gay lifestyle." Or alternatively, maybe Dan's tedious clean-up job is more evidence of the mundane nature "the gay lifestyle."

Sally Hemings' daughter on October 31, 2012 at 6:36 AM

The Army Corps of Engineers has an Unwatering Team. Maybe they can swing by when they finish the northeast.

Susan on October 31, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Sorry to hear this, Dan. Sucks, especially if you are still working on your book deadline, double-sucks. Contractors take up so much time. Something similar happened to friends, and their insurance paid for a very nice remodel, so perhaps there will be a silver lining.

delta35 on October 31, 2012 at 1:57 PM

I don't want to worry you, Dan, but it sounds like you may have been the victim of a Three Stooges film.

http://youtu.be/CsKFhOw-PXw

arthbard on October 31, 2012 at 5:51 PM

It they have to unhook and remove the toilet make SURE they reseal it property when they put it back. Mine wasn't done right and moisture seeped under my flooring and caused it to buckle at the joints in the laminate. We get a do-over on Saturday but FUCK!

milemarker on November 1, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Hey, I just found out that NYC's lgbt youth center (ali forney) was hard hit. Maybe you could publicize this, for some donations & help?

http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/11/hells…

BEG on November 4, 2012 at 6:05 AM

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