About 35 years ago, while we were away for a week at Disneyworld, a hot water pipe burst and sprayed water across the room, hitting South Plastiville on our large layout. My brother, who was watching the house for us, discovered it. He repaired the leak but did not tell us about it so as to not spoil our vacation, but instead turned the damaged area into a disaster scene. Two Lionel cranes held the track suspended in the air. Every emergency vehicle he could find on the layout and the kid's toy box were at the site as well as all of the sidewalk supervisors from Plasticville. A Wheebles helicopter hovered over the scene. It was hilarious. Fortunately a new Life-like grass mat was all that was needed.
Glad to hear you kept the damage to a minimum.
Earl
