Baymule’s Journal

[Baymule]

I was in Livingston in 1994, I remember that flood well. It floated homes off the blocks. It was a mess. A friend took me up in his airplane and it was just water everywhere.

Bay, hasn't she had her house flooded before? Soon, won't be able to buy insurance for such.

Hurricane Harvey put 7’ of water in her house and even washed away the brick on the first story. There was nothing left but 2x4 studs.

She gets flood insurance through FEMA. It’s high but she can’t be without it. It’s a beautiful place when it’s not underwater. It’s home, she loves it there, her husband died there and she ain’t going anywhere. I don’t like her being there but I’ll fight anyone for her right to be there. If she can make it in, she and her dogs can go upstairs. She knows the drill.

 

[farmerjan]

No thank you to flat ground like that and the flooding... Yes, I think she had flooding awhile back... and I think she was talking about selling once, then didn't?
When we had flooding in CT due to living in an area that had alot of lakes/ponds and creeks, it was during some major hurricane rains and the pond and creek came up over 5 ft before it got into the driveway at the house. The house was on a little bit of higher ground and it came in the edge of the garage but not into the house... I cannot imagine being on such flat ground that there is "no where" for the water to go...
Sorry for her problems... but it is not filthy dirty water from a river roaring by that tore up everything; so might be able to clean it up better, I hope for her sake.

 

[Margali]

I can't find a picture but where I grewup near St. Louis, MO all the farm houses looked "odd". They would be on a mound as tall as the levee. The mound would be a garage and meandering walk up slope. A front porch was concrete too. The river starts rising, all equipment goes from garage to porch and John boat along side steps. Expensive farm equipment like combines and tractors were parked on landfill with security provided by insurance company.

 

[Margali]

I plan on putting in insulated 3/4 crawlspace and mound with my new home. Tornado shelter and elevation all in one.

 

[SageHill]

YIKES!!
Not fun to clean up after that - but she knows the drill so to speak. Sorry it flooded her home.

 

[Baymule]

Sister and her friend went to fire station where they knew someone. He arranged for a rescue boat to go in and get her dogs. He also firmly told my hard headed sister that she would not be allowed to go back in. Her dogs were rescued and sister and dogs are staying with her friend and her husband. As soon as she can get home, she will hit the ground running. I’m sure she has already called contractors she knows , to be first in the list.

Nope, I wouldn’t live there.

 

[Ridgetop]

Here in so Cal we are on top of a high ridge. When we get flooding, we are safe. before the new (25 years old) flood drains went in we would be cut off by water rushing 3' high along the narrow street at the bottom of our hill. Luckily those tropical storms don't blow through too often.

In Yantis the land has a gentle slope towards the highway and the culverts there. The pond has an overflow area, and we have one small area northeast of the house by the garden area near the highway that gets a bit soggy, but not too bad.

 

[Ridgetop]

This year is bringing rain and promises to be heavy forage for sheep here. Just our luck that the year we move we have free forage!


How are your hay rolls holding up with all the rain? Is there a problem with nutrients washing out?

 

[Baymule]

They are net wrapped and it sheds the rain pretty good. I don’t lose much.

 

[Baymule]

SERIOUSLY??? It’s pouring down rain again!