What more could she want??????
One that don't flood!!!!!
One that don't flood!!!!!
Another Flood in Iowa
- Thread starter Iowa 409 Guy
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That's Freekin Scary, Dave.
You should have been out there at 3;30 Am today with me in the boat fighting a kinked discharge hose. We could have played Mutual of Omaha , Wild Kingdom......"I'll stay in the boat Jim, while you get out and wrestle the anaconda."
Might be a stupid question, but are you considered in a flood area, and required flood insurance?????
Dan
My equipment was either too big or too small to place the clay. I used a local contractor with his track bobcat skid loader to place the material. See pics above. We put the clay in about 1 foot lifts and it packed very good. There is a pretty stiff current hitting half of it. It wouldn't have held if we hadn't compacted it. I should get some sleep tonite, pump is working good and can run 4 hours on a tank of fuel. This has been a battle, but I tend to be a bit determined
I've been hobbling around since I tore something in my hip playing racquetball Wednesday night through all this. Feeling better now, just in time to clean up the mess and put things back together. Sorry to bore you guys with all this, but there's not much to do around here until I turn the pumps off .
My equipment was either too big or too small to place the clay. I used a local contractor with his track bobcat skid loader to place the material. See pics above. We put the clay in about 1 foot lifts and it packed very good. There is a pretty stiff current hitting half of it. It wouldn't have held if we hadn't compacted it. I should get some sleep tonite, pump is working good and can run 4 hours on a tank of fuel. This has been a battle, but I tend to be a bit determined
I've been hobbling around since I tore something in my hip playing racquetball Wednesday night through all this. Feeling better now, just in time to clean up the mess and put things back together. Sorry to bore you guys with all this, but there's not much to do around here until I turn the pumps off .
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Thanks Paul, appreciate it.
My batteries are about dead Brian. I was hobbling around doing my best Polio imitation......
Only you Dave. Be safe and take care of yourself.
racquetball........ really................ on top of moving all of the contents from a your shop, the contents of your home.......... building a dike setting up sump pits and pumps...........the worries of a major flood............raquetball........?????.........................amazing
Racquetball was the day before the moving started, and before the flooding notice Keith. I'm not that ambitious....
takes me 3 days to get over it.
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MAN'S BEST FRIEND
This is the most awesome thing I have seen during all this. My daughter and son in law are smarter than me. They live right on the river, but are built several feet higher. They have 2 jack Russell terriers. When we were up there Saturday night before the flood at my birthday party, this one would not leave my son in laws side. Everything was fine there yesterday AM,
so my son in law boated out and went to work. Chuck sat there by the shop all day waiting for him to come home.....
This is the most awesome thing I have seen during all this. My daughter and son in law are smarter than me. They live right on the river, but are built several feet higher. They have 2 jack Russell terriers. When we were up there Saturday night before the flood at my birthday party, this one would not leave my son in laws side. Everything was fine there yesterday AM,
so my son in law boated out and went to work. Chuck sat there by the shop all day waiting for him to come home.....
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Racquetball was the day before the moving started, and before the flooding notice Keith. I'm not that ambitious....
That's got nothing to do with ambition Dave........just with age........ !!!!
I don't think I could handle it Dave. I would try but without loads of help I don't think I could beat it. I know if I were close to you and didn't have to battle it I would have my equipment over at your place helping you. I kinda like Mary. You, I don't know about though. Just kidding Dave, I know I could get used to you, lol. Take a few weeks off after the river gets back to normal levels. Yeah, "DOWN BY THE RIVER IN A VAN".
Thanks for the kind words Ray. Water went down 18" since yesterday. Got some sleep last nite, only had to gas pump twice. Taking boat to my truck, going to town for some supplies. Starting to put stuff back together in the house today. We would not have had to move anything, but we both agreed to play it safe after loosing so much in 2008. The flood of 08 was a wake up call for people affected by flooding. Cities and other people were much more prepared this time, and damage will be much lower. I wish I was the inventor of the Hesco Barriers used this time, and had the patent rights.
Question, where's all the dirt going to go when everything has dried up?
Or have you figured where to move it until the next time?
Being from the Great Lakes State (Michigan) I'm familiar with the ups and downs of water levels.
Not so much fast moving river water.
Dave
Or have you figured where to move it until the next time?
Being from the Great Lakes State (Michigan) I'm familiar with the ups and downs of water levels.
Not so much fast moving river water.
Dave
Good to hear water going down. What will you have to do to your shop????