“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.”
Alexander Graham Bell
"Water water everywhere nor any drop to drink"
-The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
This line seems to be the story of my life lately.
Last week we were dealing with clogged drains backing up not allowing water to leave the building.
That was repaired on Saturday.
This week, with the storm that dumped quite a bit of rain on the area, we now have a number of roof leaks.
First we couldn't get the water out of the building, now we can't keep the water from coming into the building!
Kind of ironic!
When we took this new space, we knew of the history of flooding in the area.
As a long time resident of Bergen County, I am all to familiar with this spot affectionately nicknamed Lake Lodi due to the way it floods during heavy rains.
This last storm was no exception.
This morning on the way into work, we were greeted by orange road cones and the flashing lights of emergency vehicles.
The road leading to our shop was closed.
The best we could do was park a block away at the funeral home and walk.
I'm not sure when they closed the road.
We got here at around 8:30.
It's now well past noon and it's still closed.
Susan has been sitting at the bagel store a few blocks up for almost an hour with our dogs (they told her that the road would be opened in 20 minutes and hour ago!).
Such is life in a flood zone.
The good news is that when we parked and walked to the shop this morning, Channel 12 news was in the parking lot. As the owner of the shop, they were eager to interview Becca.
You know the old saying, any publicity is good publicity!
Another day here in paradise!
If you live or work in the area, you are accustomed to this.
It's just part of life.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
All you need is to add water!
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