Hallowell Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Here's to wishing you no more water and a quick recovery from this mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberjacksgurl Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Today has been reasonably stable at our house. DH sandbagged all day to raise the gabian dykes. We just had supper and he has gone to bed as he has to go to the job that pays the bills in a few hours. We still have a few inches of water in the house that we cannot pump out. No rain so far today, but it looks like thunderstorms........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJEP Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 I hope you didn't and don't get those thunderstorms or anymore rain for awhile. Good luck with it all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberjacksgurl Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Here is a site with plenty of photos. There is also a link to flicker with many more photos.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2632435568 I am off to a behind the scenes tour shortly and will take more photos myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachie Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Michelle, I do hope everything will be ok...so sorry to here about your house......I will keep you and your family and all the other families in my thoughts and prayer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachpeach Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Mich, still sending prayers and good wishes for you and your family that all this will be over soon, and you will be high and dry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newt Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 hey, lumber, am sending good thoughts your way, hoping that the waters will soon begin to be lower. hugs to all, :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Anybody got a sunshine dance for her? Sunshine! Sunshine! Sunshine! No clouds! No clouds! No clouds! I will be thinking about you and hoping your ordeal will be over very very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Heidi, do a rain diversion song & dance & send Michell's rain down here to the SE US, where we've beein in a drought going on 2 1/2 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberjacksgurl Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 Here is an example of the beauty of this situation. This photo was taken last evening at Riverside park. NO, there should be no water in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachie Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Mich will keep you in my thoughts and hoping it all will be ok.....that is alot of water.....keep us updated......and be safe and dry..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I hope y'all have a rowboat handy! What a mess. Keep safe, put the Izzinator's house up out of the wet before you leave, and we all hope that isn't necessary and that the water finally goes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakyshaky Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I will be praying for you and alot less water! Stay safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterfieldzoo Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Stay safe. And remember that even in the darkest hour - there is a light shining at the end of the tunnel. Think of the pretty new carpet you will be getting and there is nothing like a fresh coat of paint!! And don't forget the rest of the 'new' stuff you have to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Good luck to you and your family MIchelle. We will all be pulling for you. Woflie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberjacksgurl Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 HI there everyone!! Well we still have plenty of water and the river is STILL RISING !!! We have about 8 inches covering the complete basement now. We had to rip ou t all the drywall yesterday. THe carpets on the second level feel damp because of the water on the level below. I am starting to worry aobut everythink there as that is the floor we put most everythink onto. just can't win right now. I hope my Tenny is fine and the conservatory too, they are under the bunk beds on theat floor THe BH continuse to be standing in my LR and it will go nowhere but up lol Izzy's house is already on the top floor so it will be fine. WE did 1000 sandbags this am at our palce. Actually they were palces at 2 neighbors in low spots where the river was starting to create eddys to our house. A huge dumptruck of sand gone in a couple house with about 15 of us working. NOw my boys are down the street doing more of them. Danny is out on the gabians passing bags a nd Alex is on dry ground filling them. So we are still here but it comes more precarious by the hour. We have ahad a couple of heavy storms blow through adding more to the already taxed system. WIll keep u updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachpeach Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 wow Mich! thats terrible and it sounds like a real ordeal, but know that we are still thinkin about you and your family and sendin up prayers for your safety! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggi Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Michelle, Im so sorry to hear that the river is still rising. I hope it will end soon and the sun comes out to help dry everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Praying for you and your family, your home, your possessions and your dhs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katieface Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 (edited) We have a storm cloud that's stuck between a high and a low and it can't go anywhere...so it's raining itself out all over us. I'll keep you and everyone around you in my prayers. I hope you and your family stay safe....preferably with minimal loss! Edited June 30, 2007 by Katieface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberjacksgurl Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Finally a tiny bit of good news, the river has receeded some, about 20 cubic meters per second which translates to about three inches roughly. They hope to get back down to the latest target of 750 cm/sec by tomorrow but that is still 250 cm/sec beyong flood stage or 45 inches (100 cm/s =18 inches) and then they hope to keep it at or below that level for the next few weeks. We are still at the mercy of rain however as the resevoir is overfull. What goes in must go out. Sandbagging is still going on to reinforce all the dykes to hopefully make them last the duration of this event which will likely be another 5 weeks. My house smells like chlorine...I do have an indoor pool these days you know Chlorine pucks should hopefully keep the mould down. Cheers everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachie Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Lumber, I hope how soon this is all over.....I do feel for you and the others who have had their homes flooded...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Wishing you a long and peaceful drying out. Fingers are crossed here for you and all others affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterfieldzoo Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Your plate is certainly full now. I hope all goes well for you. You seem to be very orgainized though, as well as calm. Keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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