{"id":11451,"date":"2023-10-20T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11451"},"modified":"2023-09-14T16:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:54:05","slug":"retro-a-little-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2023\/retro-a-little-flood.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: A Little Flood"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>Ten years ago today we woke up to discover no water in the house &#8211; and <em>lots<\/em> of water outside! It was a Sunday morning, and I was heading off to a music practice in Jes\u00fas Mar\u00eda, when I saw this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"A Little Flood 2013\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"A Little Flood 2013\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-09-14T21:07:52.000Z\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/s2.dmcdn.net\/v\/VFbOC1b0tmxwks0FH\/x120\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"P18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xjenu.html?video=x8o2z2k\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xjenu.html?video=x8o2z2k\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We called the water company of course, who told us they would come that day. 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