Antpark Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 20 minutes ago, jhutton2 said: Yeah it's abut painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffreykli Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 So sorry to hear about this, but at least the damage was limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Artboy99 said: so sorry. That is just so sad. I know you have always bought quality books, so I know those are likely great condition books no longer so. Thanks for sharing though, I am sure some good will come from this for others. This was primarily from a collection I purchased, so more mid and lowish type grades. Some of those books in the bag however were books I collected when I was a kid ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Sorry to hear this no matter what was damaged all books are treasured as part of history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combiner1 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Sorry for your loss..... Just out of curiosity... how did this happened? Was the basement drain clogged not working or backed-up? Is it an old house where it doesn't have or limited basement/foundation water protection (barrier)?? I too lived in the GTA and I rarely heard anything about flooded basements. Yes I know, we've been getting crazy rain recently, I think Toronto Island is still off limits because of flooding, but between the city's water sewers system and your house's water barrier, basement flooding can be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwoogieman Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 < Reads thread and makes a note to move those three long boxes off of the finished basement floor - tonight. > kav, Azkaban, lizards2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbone911t Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Sorry to hear Jason. Lost a lot of stuff (cards, posters, etc) a couple years ago when a tree grew in the sewer main and during a huge rainstorm the water was actually coming back up through the main floor drain in the basement. Luckily all the comics were in the attic. Hope it works out ok for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domo Arigato Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 5 hours ago, jhutton2 said: Yeah it's a bit painful When people say you should bag your comic books, that's not what they mean! Senormac, kav and lizards2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 17 hours ago, jhutton2 said: Ensured most of the Mylar books whose boxes got wet were in fact still dry and I wiped of any residual moisture on the base of the bags. The top picture are books from wet boxes that were protected by the Mylite 2's , the second pic shows few books that had some hole or crack in the Mylar and are pretty much done. The JIM is only partially wet, I may see if I can salvage that. These books are in addition to the ones I mentioned earlier that are toast? Nice, looks like you nearly made it unscathed. Thank God! Now dont put your books in the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgrumble Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 50 minutes ago, Tbone911t said: Sorry to hear Jason. Lost a lot of stuff (cards, posters, etc) a couple years ago when a tree grew in the sewer main and during a huge rainstorm the water was actually coming back up through the main floor drain in the basement. Luckily all the comics were in the attic. Hope it works out ok for you. Mother Nature!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Why people put their comics in the basement is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, Kevin76 said: Why people put their comics in the basement is beyond me. My collection is probably over 14,000 books, there are only so many places in the house they will fit. I do have other books in different parts of the house too.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, Kevin76 said: Why people put their comics in the basement is beyond me. Upstairs is already full of comics naturally... lizards2, piper, Artboy99 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Man, what a depressing thread. So very sorry for you. I don't know how I would handle it. Fire and water are the enemy of paper. As are basements and attics. Luckily, where I live we don't have many basements or attics. I have a very large, cool, dark, dry closet in the house where most of my books are. Many are in safety boxes and a safe. I do have a lot of boxes of later books on shelves about 4 feet high in the garage. I have had water in there but my books were high and dry. Maybe it's time I got rid of some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I have been there and its no fun piling up stacks of books to throw in the garbage. Maybe folks can place their longboxes inside large garbage bags or something. Or a plastic tarp holding all the boxes and tied up at the top. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 4 hours ago, combiner1 said: Sorry for your loss..... Just out of curiosity... how did this happened? Was the basement drain clogged not working or backed-up? Is it an old house where it doesn't have or limited basement/foundation water protection (barrier)?? I too lived in the GTA and I rarely heard anything about flooded basements. Yes I know, we've been getting crazy rain recently, I think Toronto Island is still off limits because of flooding, but between the city's water sewers system and your house's water barrier, basement flooding can be avoided. Its an older house that had some water leakage issues due to an older style concrete block foundation when we first moved in. We had the house set up with external waterproofing and new drainage systems which worked well for the last 4 or five years. The basement has sunken windows with those galvanized barriers around them that protrude up through the ground. With a combination of all the heavy rains, and some erosion around the window area with the barrier settling over the years, a big run off of water basically emptied directly to the window space and flowed right past the window frame, down the wall and into the basement room from what I can tell. Windows are meant to be weather proof, not submersible proof. I did some fix up today that should keep it from happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Kevin76 said: Why people put their comics in the basement is beyond me. Poor and ignorant lower class scum - they should be drug into a ditch and shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I just saw this. Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, comicdonna said: I just saw this. Sorry for your loss. Water and Fire = DANGER !!! Hola CD !! comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 3 hours ago, lizards2 said: Poor and ignorant lower class scum - they should be drug into a ditch and shot. Perhaps just a mite bit harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
