Thanks Scott and Ronnie. It will be for sale. Last time it flooded I wanted to sell after repairing, Mary didn't. She has since changed her mind. We saw a place a few miles away on the other side of town for sale. There is room for a shooting range.
Another Flood in Iowa
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What did you score?
I could vision why it would be a hard place to leave when things are normal.
Dave, what river is that? Can you give us an idea of what part of Iowa that is. We have flash floods around here every once in a while. along Current river at Van Buren. Most of our area is so hilly, the water goes down in a few hours.
I see these floods on the news and can't imagine what it would be like to watch it come up for days. You did a heck of a job saving what you did. I wish you could send some of that clay down here, all I have is rocks.
I see these floods on the news and can't imagine what it would be like to watch it come up for days. You did a heck of a job saving what you did. I wish you could send some of that clay down here, all I have is rocks.
It is the Cedar River in East Central Iowa. The Mississippi and Missouri are on the east and west side. Cedar is the 3rd largest.
5 or 6 drinks, a burger, and a 533 series James. Plus someone to haul the clay away for free.
Had some help from my Son, his wife, a Son In law, another friend, and a couple grandkids today. Probably have the house 85 percent back together.
Dave.....I just went thru all your pictures...HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!! You worked your a$$ off!! Congrats to you and your family. Glad to see everything looks about the same.
Question............how much land is needed for a shooting range?? Don't you shoot at 1000 yards??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Question............how much land is needed for a shooting range?? Don't you shoot at 1000 yards??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The aerial shot tells it all. Great job Dave, as they say you dodged a bullet. 
Appreciate it Phil. We have worked our asses off. Just another bump in the road. We talk about how the good Lord has blessed us with good health. We have lost two good friends in the last couple weeks. Spent time with that stuff in between. FYI, I usually shoot 100/200 yards. Looking at a place tomorrow with 39 acres. High ground with a pond.
The aerial shot tells it all. Great job Dave, as they say you dodged a bullet.
Thanks Shan. What have you been up to? Haven't seen you all year.
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High ground sound's good. Did the flood water get close to that area???
High ground sound's good. Did the flood water get close to that area???
Nope
Volvo makes a nice front end loader!
A great Christmas Eve for me. After my toy shed flooded September 24th I had to wait forever to get someone to take out the wet insulation behind the paneling and chipboard. I hired servpro to start with. They came and drilled 1" holes between every stud and ran a whole bank of de-humidifiers. After 4 days they said they weren't getting any where, no $hit. Their estimate was $1,400 but they ended up charging $500 so it wasn't too expensive of an education. After the carpenters finally got done I started getting everything back together a couple of weeks ago. Just got EVERYTHING done around noon today.
What a friggin PIA.....not a good hobby.
What a friggin PIA.....not a good hobby.
Well at least you will have a clean shed to start the new year with.
