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04-18-2013, 07:14 AM | Topic Starter |
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Flooding!
Serious flooding in the Chicago area today. Rivers flooded, several interstates flooded, streets flooded everywhere, schools closed. I can't get to work because I can't get to the train platform (tunnel under the tracks flooded, roads to the other side flooded, fence blocks the tracks on the top). Worst I've seen it in years. And it's still raining like hell.
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04-18-2013, 07:16 AM | #2 |
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Post a picture.
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04-18-2013, 07:22 AM | #3 |
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Can't see any major streets from my house, but this lake is normally a golf course. Normally no standing water at all. We've had about 5" of rain.
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04-18-2013, 07:32 AM | #4 |
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Wow, that's a lot of water. Is your house safely situated on high ground?
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04-18-2013, 07:33 AM | #5 |
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04-18-2013, 07:35 AM | #6 |
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my pond's about full again. salt river's out big time. lots of trouble due to power outages today.
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04-18-2013, 07:46 AM | #7 |
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As someone that went through the 2010 floods (4 feet of water in my house) in Nashville my thoughts to you and yours. Hope you can stay dry.
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04-18-2013, 07:47 AM | #8 |
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04-18-2013, 07:23 AM | #9 |
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And here in Liberty, my pond is still 2 feet low from the drought
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04-18-2013, 07:48 AM | #10 |
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Do you have a pool and a pond?
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04-18-2013, 07:56 AM | #11 |
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I am about 20 miles northeast of Frazod, and it's crazy. They cancelled all schools in my town (first "rain day" that I can remember) and are handing out sandbags to people. Luckily I am near the top of a hill so standing water isn't a huge concern.
Last night I got really freaking lucky though. It had been raining so much so I decided to check on my sump pump and noticed the backup sump had been running. Upon further inspection, the primary sump had crapped out (only two months old). Luckily, the plumber that installed it came out within 20 minutes and installed a new one. Given that at 4 am this morning, both sumps were running nonstop, it's a lifesaver that I got that primary replaced or I would be doing laps in my basement right now. |
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04-18-2013, 08:12 AM | #12 |
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04-18-2013, 07:39 AM | #14 |
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There's a retention pond up the street, it's higher than I've ever seen it in the 12 years I've lived here. It might overtake the street if this keeps up.
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At least you have a pond.
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