Rez Story: The Great Flood of 1995
Rez Story: The Great Flood of 1995
It
was a dark and stormy night at York University, and the wind was driving rain
hard against our east-facing Bethune Residence window. When I happened to
look out the window at the storm, I realized that rain was leaking in - a lot of
rain was leaking in. My roommate, Heather, and I moved everything we could
away from the window and off the floor, and set every pot or bowl we owned
underneath the gush of water. We even added towels against the wall and
around the containers. By the time we awoke the next morning, the pots and
bowls were overflowing with water, the towels were soaked, and the puddle in the
carpet had made its way across about a third of our double room. But, this
is not a story about how old and run- down the residences were, and how they
needed new windows. These WERE brand new windows, replaced just before we
moved into residence in 1995.
March 26, 2001
