This week's a wash

[Pyro6]

Had to evacuate the shop Wed. at 1:00 pm. We had the fiercest rain I've ever seen. There is a retention basin beside my shop, by 4 it was overfilled. Maneuvered the GN onto the lift, filled the alignment rack w/stuff, filled the trailer, took what I could to my upper shop, put as much stuff as I could on work benches....All in about 4 hours.

[Pyro6]

The water came within a couple feet of the bay doors 5:00 Wed. PM, receded, rained hard overnight, and came back up at 5:30 Thurs AM. These pictures aren't very good, I'll have the other camera tomorrow.

[gordyzx9r]

That's rough.  I had to fly search and rescue due to floods in eastern TN sometime around 2000 or 2001.  I saw a pretty interesting flood prevention system the other day.  Instead of sand bags it was essentially water tight portable walls that you erect around the facility that needs it.  Probably costs and arm and leg though...

[$1987 GN$]

Glad it all stayed out.
Time lost will recoup on the next few weekends.

AJ___

[Charlief1]

Just glad to here you're ok Gary. Now if you'd be nice enough to send some of that rain down this way I know we'd appreciate it. LOL

[Pyro6]

I wished we could share the rain w/you Charlie, we've had enough. Anybody following the rains we've been having, my house is in Marietta, the shops in Mount Joy. We have to show our driver's license to get to our house. We are very lucky, no damage, just lost income. The garage was a close as it gets. Put these pictures together showing in an order to show the progression.

[Pyro6]

We were hustling getting stuff in the trailer and the upper shop.

[Pyro6]

This was the end of the first threat. We just nervously washed it subside as the rain finally slowed. Finally fell asleep at 1:00 AM.

[Charlief1]

Well if nothing else you can put a few trot lines out and see if you catch any catfish when the next one hits Gary. LOL Lemonade out of lemons after all.

[Pyro6]

Well if nothing else you can put a few trot lines out and see if you catch any catfish when the next one hits Gary. LOL Lemonade out of lemons after all.

Yea, I'm not mad or upset. Some of the pictures have 3 ducks in but we're not allowed to shoot in the boro. The main source of water is poor drainage from the new development across the road. We're going for legl counsel. Even though it was flood conditions, the retention basin still fills quickly on a continuous hard rain.

[Pyro6]

Just glad to here you're ok Gary. Now if you'd be nice enough to send some of that rain down this way I know we'd appreciate it. LOL

I just read a CNN article on the wildfires. Everything still ok? 300 days?

[Charlief1]

Just glad to here you're ok Gary. Now if you'd be nice enough to send some of that rain down this way I know we'd appreciate it. LOL

I just read a CNN article on the wildfires. Everything still ok? 300 days?

Got a pretty big one less than 40 miles from me right now but not a big problem other than the smoke. They're getting help from other counties and last night we had a police escorted convoy heading toward the fires. 1 cop car and 6 large trucks. Water trucks are being comandered (sp) from the oil companies for transport to help fight the fires. Austin is in much worse condition right now though.

[SuperSix]

WTF, I thought Florida was the one that was supposed to get the hurricanes, floods and wild fires. Stay strong, my brothers.

[Pyro6]

WTF, I thought Florida was the one that was supposed to get the hurricanes, floods and wild fires. Stay strong, my brothers.

I sorta feel cheated, putting it that way. Just alot of rain that wouldn't stop. You get all the radical high winds and stuff. We're doing o.k. I just wanted to share the bizarre events that made up my week. Made me step back and take a look how lucky I am even though it seems the stupidest shit happens. 2 1/2 blocks away at the house I have people moving out of their homes in U-Hauls as fast as they can while I'm high and dry. At the shop we were so close to having a mess but we didn't.  I haven't even been home in 3 days, Raeann and Thomas have been taking care of the house while helping at the shop, I take care of the shop. Tonight I'm going home, I'm gonna have to show proper ID just to get into town. I'm gonna mess with em, show em BPG my card. Anyway, still trying to get the Buick running. I think I'll push the envelope and try to get to the track sometime this weekend. Our schedule was to go for the weekend in the motorhome: Friday to Sunday. That ain't happening. I still want to be ready for Cecil County in two weeks. Thanks you guys for listening.

[SuperSix]

WTF, I thought Florida was the one that was supposed to get the hurricanes, floods and wild fires. Stay strong, my brothers.

I sorta feel cheated, putting it that way. Just alot of rain that wouldn't stop. You get all the radical high winds and stuff. We're doing o.k. I just wanted to share the bizarre events that made up my week. Made me step back and take a look how lucky I am even though it seems the stupidest shit happens. 2 1/2 blocks away at the house I have people moving out of their homes in U-Hauls as fast as they can while I'm high and dry. At the shop we were so close to having a mess but we didn't.  I haven't even been home in 3 days, Raeann and Thomas have been taking care of the house while helping at the shop, I take care of the shop. Tonight I'm going home, I'm gonna have to show proper ID just to get into town. I'm gonna mess with em, show em BPG my card. Anyway, still trying to get the Buick running. I think I'll push the envelope and try to get to the track sometime this weekend. Our schedule was to go for the weekend in the motorhome: Friday to Sunday. That ain't happening. I still want to be ready for Cecil County in two weeks. Thanks you guys for listening.

Well, it could always be better, but that doesn't take away from the suckiness that has been the last few weeks for you.

Just read a few of my threads - that should pick you right up. Ha!