Hey Dave,
Are you, your dogs, and your 1st gen are in a safe place during all of the flooding?

 

Yep, I'm about 100 feet above Hunter's Run - the nearest crick. The last time we had water in the basement (besides the septic tank collapse this spring ) was hurricane Floyd when the float on the sump pump got wedged down. I'm sure Darby will get flooded out as usual.

 

Glad you are OK.

 

We have water in the basement of one rental house (the one that I just paid $3 grand to fix one wall), and the crawl space of the other.
It's STILL pouring down rain.
We got over 5 inches yesterday, and it's raining just like yesterday now.
Weatherman says we got two month's worth of 'normal rainfall' rain in 24 hours here.
This is begining to pull high vacuum.

 

From the weather map I just saw on the news, it will continue for another couple days.

Nice and dry out here, but hot.

I think Death Valley hit 132 or thereabouts over the weekend,
not that I live in or near Death Valley.


phox

 

Sorry to hear you're having trouble, Ed.

 

Thanks Dave.
My Mom just called.
The electrical circuit breaker for her outside sump pump is tripping the GFI breaker in the panel everytime it's switched on.
It's either a wet outlet or a burned up pump.

Like they say, when it rains,... it pours.

 

I got a call that there is now a sink hole in the side yard of my rental house.
The water is making it's way about 200 yards down a sidewalk. Only reason she said she called was because a bunch of the neighborhood kids were out in the side yard playing in it.
She said "Phil, these kids are out here with snorlkes and all" I had to take a ride over and see for myself.....


It's purging up though the ground about 20 feet short of the culvert in the street.

 

You mean, really_ _ _ _?

My son asked this afternoon if this was going to go on for forty days and forty nights

 

You poor dudes!
I have been worried about my house burning down from a static charge or two leaves rubbing together, and you guys are drowning. We need a giant pipe to bring all that water out west!

 

Been "Googling" for Ark Plans.
Already have animals lining up two by two..........

Found this....

And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In one year, I
am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth
with water until all flesh is destroyed, but I want
you to save the righteous people and two of every
kind of living thing on earth. Therefore, I am
commanding you to build an Ark."

In a flash of lightning, God delivered the
specifications for an Ark. In fear and trembling,
Noah took the plans and agreed to build the Ark.


Remember," said the Lord, "You must complete the Ark
and bring everything aboard in one year."


Exactly one year later, fierce storm clouds covered
the earth and all the seas of the earth went into a
tumult. The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in his
front yard weeping.

"Noah," the Lord shouted. "Where is the Ark?"

"Lord, please forgive me," cried Noah. "I did my
best, but there were big problems."
"First, I had to get a permit for construction, and
your plans did not meet
the codes. I had to hire an engineering firm and
redraw the plans. Then
I got into a fight with OSHA over whether or not the
Ark needed a sprinkler system and approved
floatation devices."

Then, my neighbor objected, claiming I was
violating zoning ordinances by building the Ark in
my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the
city planning commission."

Then, I had problems getting enough wood for the
Ark, because there was a ban on cutting trees to
protect the Spotted Owl. I finally convinced the
U.S. Forest Service that I really needed the wood to
save the owls. However, the Fish, Game & Wildlife
Service won't let me catch any owls. So no owls."

The carpenters formed a union and went on strike. I
had to negotiate a settlement with the National
Labor Relations Board before anyone would pick up a
saw or hammer. Now, I have 16 carpenters on the
Ark, but still no owls."





When I started rounding up the other animals, the
animal rights group sued me. They objected to me
taking only two of each kind aboard. Just when I
got the suit dismissed, the EPA notified me that I
could not complete the Ark without filing an
environmental impact statement on your proposed
flood. They did not take very kindly to the idea
that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of
the Creator of the Universe. Then, the Army Corps
of Engineers demanded a map of the proposed new
flood plain. I sent them a globe."

Right now, I am trying to resolve a complaint filed
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
that I am practicing discrimination by not taking
godless, unbelieving people aboard."

The IRS has seized my assets claiming that I am
building the Ark in preparation to flee the country
to avoid paying taxes. I just got a notice from the
State that I owe them some kind of user tax and
failed to register the Ark as a 'recreational water
craft'."

And finally, the ACLU got the courts to issue an
injunction against further construction of the Ark,
saying that since God is flooding the earth, it's a
religious event, and, therefore, unconstitutional."


I really don't think I can finish the Ark for
another five or six years."

Noah waited.

The sky began to clear, the sun began to shine, and
the seas began to calm. A rainbow arched across the
sky. Noah looked up hopefully. "You mean you're not
going to destroy the earth, Lord?"

"No," the Lord said sadly. "I don't have to. The
government already has."

 

I really hate to admit how true that sounds...

 

thats funny i don't care ho you are thats funny

 

That might be funny but I gotta agree, that's to dang real.

 

DANG....>You sure got that RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are dying here in North Texas!!! We couldn't get a drop of rain if our lives depended on it. Wait, our lives are depending on it. We are in stage 3 drought restrictions. We can only water our yards once a week on trash day. No washing cars. It has been 95+ degrees almost all of June. Lawns are dying. Having to hand water my 3 new Red Oak Trees so they can survive this heat and drought. I just got an outrageous Electric bill (over $500) from running my A/C all month. Our main water supply lake is 11 feet down.


Please send some of that flooding rain from ANYWHERE in the country and send it here to North Texas. Even Houston was washing away last week........but do you think we got even a sprinkle???..........NOPE!!!!!!!!!

And to top it all off............we are going into JULY and AUGUST and there we won't see another rain storm until late September at the earliest. I just can't believe the whole country is flooding and we can't BUY a drop of rain!!

Some day im going to retire.........and I promise you I will not be spending another hotter than hell summer in Texas. I am moving somewhere where the high in July will be maybe 80 degrees.


Ok, im done ranting. For now.