Been watching the flooding. Everything OK?
PK, Rooster, Squeaky...you guys alright in Water...Uh, Rhode Island?
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We're fine, Dave thanks for asking. Lots of flooded basements and roads here though. Water is pretty impressive stuff.
The flood in 82 was pretty neat. Two weeks ago we said Wow we topped that. Right now we're another 6-7 feet over that level. :yikes:
Grandma lost her water heater and her furnace shut off. We were over there until 9:30 or so pumping her out as best we could and at least got the furnace up and going again. The water was coming in faster than her two little pumps could pump it out.
The ground was already saturated from the earlier storm that put 10 inches in our basement (we had the sump unplugged at the time) :bang: Now, with the sump plugged in, it has been working non-stop since this storm started.
The flood in 82 was pretty neat. Two weeks ago we said Wow we topped that. Right now we're another 6-7 feet over that level. :yikes:
Grandma lost her water heater and her furnace shut off. We were over there until 9:30 or so pumping her out as best we could and at least got the furnace up and going again. The water was coming in faster than her two little pumps could pump it out.
The ground was already saturated from the earlier storm that put 10 inches in our basement (we had the sump unplugged at the time) :bang: Now, with the sump plugged in, it has been working non-stop since this storm started.
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We had our own flood that made the national news back in 2006 so I have an idea what you'e going through. It's totally amazing what water can do...and scary too. Glad you are mostly dry
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Will you be dry enough to make it out on the 18th?
Will you be dry enough to make it out on the 18th?
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We are high and dry Dave, thanks for thinking of us. I learned a valuable lesson some time ago and always choose to live well above the flood plane. I lost my home and everything else I owned (except for the bikes and the cars) in 1993 back in Iowa when the entire state was under water (well, it seemed like it was the whole state). I find it kind of ironic how some of the rivers that man straightened out (to have more dry land) are taking back that which was theirs to begin with.
All we need now is a couple of 'naders out here and this state will completely lose it's mind. :p
All we need now is a couple of 'naders out here and this state will completely lose it's mind. :p
