Comments on Profile Post by Thad E Ginathom

  1. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    18 inches over three days. Tropical storm.

    It was horrible.
    Dec 7, 2023
  2. Tchoupitoulas
    Tchoupitoulas
    I hope the flooding's not too bad. Stay dry.
    Dec 7, 2023
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  3. rlow
    rlow
    Brutal. We had a foot of rain here in less than a day in this summer. It took out highways and roads, flooded basements and collapsed roofs. We were lucky that we managed to stay dry somehow. Hoping the same for you.
    Dec 7, 2023
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  4. yotacowboy
    yotacowboy
    Dec 7, 2023
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  5. Kernel Kurtz
    Kernel Kurtz
    Take care and stay safe!
    Dec 7, 2023
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  6. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    Hope you are on high enough ground to avoid floating away. Take care.
    Dec 7, 2023
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  7. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    All dry now, thanks. And yes, we kept the water out.

    We are on low ground. In fact our house is lower than the road (it wasn't when it was built) and we even have to pump out our grey water. We have a powerful 2hp pump, backed by a generator (we had no mains for 2 days) that does cope with that rain
    Dec 8, 2023
  8. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    but I wasn't sure of that, as I don't think I did rain-rate*area for such extreme rain.

    I was most worried about compound walls taking the weight of 2ft-plus of water outside. They did.

    Phew.
    Dec 8, 2023
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