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Message started by springman on 06/01/16 at 18:20:56

Title: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/01/16 at 18:20:56

It just does not want to let up. We'll have one or two dry days and then three or four of rain.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/01/16 at 18:21:40

That's not a river, that's my street.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/01/16 at 20:19:43

Spring,

We had a fire engine get swamped here at The Ranch yesterday.

No one told me about the rain before we moved to Texas, they did mention the heat and the wind.

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Ruttly on 06/01/16 at 20:38:44

Texas Flood , Hope everything is ok ! Be safe!

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by old_rider on 06/01/16 at 20:48:49

Time for one of youzguyz to invent the Pontoon Bike!

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/01/16 at 20:50:24

The next vehicle that I buy is going to be a boat.

Kenny G :P

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Art Webb on 06/02/16 at 07:11:09

OR uses his Savage as a submarine
I have never seen so much fool rain in a few months usually we're crying for rain

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Serowbot on 06/02/16 at 07:33:25

644342425A4F360 wrote:

Texas Flood , Hope everything is ok ! Be safe!

Yeah,... SRV warned you... ;D

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/02/16 at 09:04:40

Thanks ya'll. It was really bad again this morning. The bad thing is we are supposed to have rain through the weekend and the ground and rivers/creeks just cannot take much more. I'm just praying people will be careful. We have already had loss of life because people use poor judgement.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/02/16 at 09:05:47

Art, how are you getting along with this weather?

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Art Webb on 06/02/16 at 20:38:26

Not badly, my land drains fairly well, although once it's saturated it stays that way for a while
I actually got some of my swamp cut this evening, mower only bogged a little
so far the only road flooding I've seen since I've been living here is on 950, 71 to Columbus seems to stay open even in the downpours
From the weather reports you are getting a lot more rain than I am though
I am VERY glad i got my bubba carport built though

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/02/16 at 21:00:07

We are having a lot of rain, and the flooding that goes with it, here in North Texas....

The worst part of the rain is when it does clear up all the rural roads that I usually ride will be washed away. And there will be a lot of turtles and snakes on the road.

Last week I watched a young lady trying to move a snapping turtle off of the roadway, she was lucky she had heavy shoes on. I never knew that a turtle would have a violent reaction. A construction worker used a shovel to move the turtle into the field next to the road.

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/03/16 at 09:16:57

Yep, this has really been something. I have been living in this house about 22 years and though the street has flooded a few times, it has never gotten this high before. If the rain stops today (not supposed to) then I think we will be OK. If it continues I may have to look for alternate routes for getting home.

Art and Kenny, I am sure glad you guys aren't getting hit this hard.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/03/16 at 09:53:32

Spring,

Do you have a first name?

Thanks for thinking of Art & me.

I just saw a glimpse of sunshine and I am hopeful, but the weather report this morning predicted 70% coverage in the 25 county area the report on.

The Ranch is built on a mesa and we are somewhat safe from water pouring in from surrounding areas, but the drainage system will only move so much water. If we had another extreme downpour we would be in trouble.

Good luck on getting home, but don't take any chances with high water. I see they lost 5 good men at Ft. Hood to drowning.

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/03/16 at 13:38:53

Kenny, my first name is David. I like to look at the weather radar a few times during the day and lately those looks have been scary and I can see that the reach of these storms over the past few days has been huge.

I am glad you and Art are doing OK and I actually got a call from Wakosama (Tom) earlier today (he lives about a mile from me) and so far he is doing OK. I'll keep my fingers crossed and say my prayers cause last I looked the forecast was for more rain through Monday. Which is no bueno.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/03/16 at 13:58:36

David,

Please be careful on the way home.

The sun is now shining and I was able to limp along with our dog Cheyenne for about a city block and return.

I forgot what the sun looked like.

Be Safe!

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/03/16 at 14:18:01

Thanks Kenny. The radar shows the storm approaching but hopefully I will be home before it hits hard. Well, at least you got to see the sun a a bit today. Take care.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Art Webb on 06/04/16 at 07:25:59

Considering what your street looked like in that one shot, I've been really worrying your house might get flooded, though I doubt I've been as worried as you, be safe, buddy
Kenny, I sure hope the Ranch's drainage keeps up for you

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/04/16 at 08:25:26

Art,

So far today we are good and I just noticed the sun trying to shine.

After tomorrow we are supposed to have No Rain for at least a week.

Are there lakes near you that are overflowing the banks?

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by old_rider on 06/04/16 at 10:31:05

Got the tail end of that thing this morning at 3am! Lightning, thunder and rain, rain, rain!
Clouds are hanging around to day and a few showers expected.

LOL, you should have seen me in my underwear running around the yard putting things away! Glad it was dark! about the time I got the shades down on the back porch it started pouring hard!

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/04/16 at 12:58:06

It looks like we are finally over the hump.

No rain today, so far, and I was able to walk Cheyenne, my faithful dog, around the block without her getting crazy from background rumbles of thunder.

The sun is out again and it warms a tired body.

From tomorrow on we are supposed to be deluged with sunshine. I cannot wait to complain about it being too sunny.

Good luck to the rest of the riders in Texas.

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Radical Maximus on 06/04/16 at 14:07:01

More storms again today down Austin way :(

They found 4 more bodies yesterday so the death toll for the Fort Hood soldiers is officially 9. Sad.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/04/16 at 20:45:22

We had very little rain Friday and mainly just drizzle today. Even if it was not actually dry it was much better than expected.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Art Webb on 06/05/16 at 07:26:27

I have a river not far fro the house, that is probably quite a bit over it's banks, I dunno about lakes
We've been getting a shower or 3 a day but nothing serious
Sun is out to=day, so guarder optimism
Sad about those soldiers at Fort Hood, a soldier should not die in a flood on a military base
thank goodness that's over for a while

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/06/16 at 04:56:06

Went to Dallas Karting Complex yesterday. It's not In Dallas,, but we crossed a lake and the water was under the guard rails, lapping at the edges of the asphalt.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by old_rider on 06/06/16 at 07:21:22

Raining here still, depression in the gulf is throwing rain bands here on the panhandle.
Hope the thing does not escalate into a hurricane...

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by springman on 06/06/16 at 15:36:10

It has been dry here today. Hope things go well for you old rider.

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/06/16 at 19:43:05

David,

Looks like we are in good stead with the weatherman here in Texas.

North Texas is free of rain until at least next Sunday.

I had my first ride today in a while and had to back up a couple of places and my legs are hurtin' now. Sunshine does a lot to improve my mental
Health. I sometimes wonder how I survive rainy days.

Old Rider we will be thinking of you...

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by old_rider on 06/08/16 at 04:53:55

Oh! LOOK! A bright shiney thing! I must get on my bike and ride to discover what it is! :D

Well, maybe i'll just go get breadfast somewhere :D

Thanks for the support guys, but...

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by KennyG on 06/08/16 at 06:16:07

Rider,

It sounds like the tropical storm is over?

Kenny G

Title: Re: It's flooding again
Post by Art Webb on 06/08/16 at 06:42:34

I wonder if he means it was like that hurricane a few years back that Houston evacuated for, Columbus businesses shut down for, and it blew over a lawn chair in some bitty little town between and didn't do much else besides rain