Rain, Rain, Go Away.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2005, 10:43 PM

My brother sent me pictures of his store. The river came up and blocked the babbling brook that normally runs through a small culvert under the road and parking lot. No place to go but over the top taking much pavement and what's under it along.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2005, 10:45 PM

Some of it got deposited at the bottom of the hill.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2005, 10:46 PM

Along with 8 of his cars.

If you look down through the trees, to the right of the cars, you can just make out the "normal" level of the river.

Griff · 10-17-2005, 05:44 AM

Where does your brother live?

plthijinx · 10-17-2005, 07:29 AM

holy crap that sux!

jinx · 10-17-2005, 11:27 AM

Yikes!
Is this local bruce? Went for a swim in the Brandywine yesterday (under the bridge at Rt. 100 in Chadds Ford), it's faster and higher than usual (hence the swim

)but from the debris (including a deer carcass

)it looked like it must have been much worse a few days ago.

busterb · 10-17-2005, 01:23 PM

Since Katrina, Rita gave me some rain, about 3/4" none since. But I happy because of my last roof repairs might not work.

Elspode · 10-17-2005, 02:09 PM

While you're at it Bruce, what's the condition of the stream behind your place?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-18-2005, 03:54 PM

Oops..........My brother lives in MA, right on the CT line. There had been flooding further north from about Greenfield up through VT, NH & ME.
They had 6" of rain the previous day which is normally OK, but the ground was saturated from the previous 2 weeks of rain. Every low spot and depression was already full and couldn't hold no mo, so every bit of that 6 inches was on the move.

Els, I'm so ugly even Mother Nature backs away.

It seems every stream, creek and river in the area flooded......except the one behind my house. The highest it got was still 2 ft below flood stage. I'm not disappointed.

10-16-2005, 10:43 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Rain, Rain, Go Away. My brother sent me pictures of his store. The river came up and blocked the babbling brook that normally runs through a small culvert under the road and parking lot. No place to go but over the top taking much pavement and what's under it along. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:55 PM.

10-16-2005, 10:45 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Some of it got deposited at the bottom of the hill. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:55 PM.

10-16-2005, 10:46 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Along with 8 of his cars. If you look down through the trees, to the right of the cars, you can just make out the "normal" level of the river. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:55 PM.

10-17-2005, 05:44 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Where does your brother live? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-17-2005, 07:29 AM	#5
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	holy crap that sux! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

10-17-2005, 11:27 AM	#6
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Yikes! Is this local bruce? Went for a swim in the Brandywine yesterday (under the bridge at Rt. 100 in Chadds Ford), it's faster and higher than usual (hence the swim )but from the debris (including a deer carcass )it looked like it must have been much worse a few days ago. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

10-17-2005, 01:23 PM	#7
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Since Katrina, Rita gave me some rain, about 3/4" none since. But I happy because of my last roof repairs might not work. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-17-2005, 02:09 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	While you're at it Bruce, what's the condition of the stream behind your place? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-18-2005, 03:54 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oops..........My brother lives in MA, right on the CT line. There had been flooding further north from about Greenfield up through VT, NH & ME. They had 6" of rain the previous day which is normally OK, but the ground was saturated from the previous 2 weeks of rain. Every low spot and depression was already full and couldn't hold no mo, so every bit of that 6 inches was on the move. Els, I'm so ugly even Mother Nature backs away. It seems every stream, creek and river in the area flooded......except the one behind my house. The highest it got was still 2 ft below flood stage. I'm not disappointed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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