Betty, I'm sorry for your water/sewer troubles but your story is hilarious. I have been laughing out loud here!

We recently re-decorated our bedroom including new carpet. Now our bedroom patio door is leaking so every time it rains (we're in the monsoon season) my beautiful new carpet is getting wet plus the woodwork is warping. We keep drying the carpet out with a box fan. We can replace the door and woodwork but it won't solve the problem. Unfortunately, the fix will be at least $10,000 and major disruption. I think I'll just keep replacing the door, woodwork and eventually the carpet.