tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post4728898704298375355..comments2024-03-13T16:06:11.396-05:00Comments on the anti-soma: We're okay.Heroditus Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-61947039751292148032015-12-30T13:36:39.328-06:002015-12-30T13:36:39.328-06:00Parts of Joplin had the sewers either completely o...Parts of Joplin had the sewers either completely or partially overloaded, and my aunt lived downstream from a campground outhouse in '93, so...yeah, not a pretty sight. <br /><br />Some adventures I can go my whole life happy I've never experienced. That's one of them.Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-77798951792814436892015-12-30T13:35:01.416-06:002015-12-30T13:35:01.416-06:00One of my favorite professors retired and moved to...One of my favorite professors retired and moved to St. Louis. They just found out their basement was NOT waterproofed...the hard way. <br /><br />That will be one of the things on our list as we gear up to move out of town.Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-64950195141763588392015-12-30T13:22:57.191-06:002015-12-30T13:22:57.191-06:00Glad y'all are OK. Floods are worse than fire...Glad y'all are OK. Floods are worse than fires, IMHO. <br /><br />We've gotten several extra inches of rain, but we sit on top of a knob, so flooding from the fork isn't a worry.<br /><br />We have commented on how glad we are that we bit the bullet and waterproofed the basement, though.DaddyBearhttp://daddybearsden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-65114062100149653412015-12-29T17:38:51.849-06:002015-12-29T17:38:51.849-06:00Yep, I grew up in Northern Illinois, and knew wher...Yep, I grew up in Northern Illinois, and knew where NOT to buy a property, for various reasons, including flooding. <br /><br />The subdivision my parents bought in, and the area where I grew up, was waaay out on the West side of town, in the cornfields. We had city water, sewer, and gas, but no storm sewers. When we got severe rain, the streets were flooded, sometimes overloading the sanitary sewers, and making the basement drains and toilets back up.<br /><br />NOT a pretty sight!<br /><br />The last time the basement flooded I was working for a company that did a lot of pump controls for municipalities, and I was the only person in a several block radius that was able to get my hands on a big enough pump to drain the basement in a few hours.<br /><br />When my sister asked how I was going to clean up the mess after I drained the basement I told I was going to wash things down with the garden hose, and she said "But you'll flood the basement and get everything WET!".<br /><br />She calmed down a bit after I told her I still had the pump, and has just pimped THREE FEET of dirty water out of there, and I didn't think a few inches of tap water would hurt anything.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-26214792710174270852015-12-29T16:55:27.883-06:002015-12-29T16:55:27.883-06:00Good to have family and/or friends in the area you...Good to have family and/or friends in the area you're looking to move to, to help you avoid things like this! <br /><br />Me? I grew up around here, and know (approximately) where all the rivers and gullies are, and which areas are prone to flash flooding. Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-58000562310429064142015-12-29T15:56:49.614-06:002015-12-29T15:56:49.614-06:00I'm learning all about flood plains (again) in...I'm learning all about flood plains (again) in our search for a place in Fort Collins, CO.<br /><br />Luckily, our soon to be in-laws have lived in the area for the last 35 years, and the Dad owns a construction company. He's already told us where to buy in the area we're interested in, and scratched off a couple of places that I thought looked good.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com