Weather is calling for more flooded basements !
Can't imagine having to go through whats been shown on the news from a few weeks ago and now before anything can dry up more flooding on the way !

I saw the forecast and it just put a pit in my stomach. I am so sick of the rain.....my basement (and mental state) cant take it!

3-6 inches in store through Wednesday

The river and my back yard are becoming one. Gonna turn my driveway into a launch ramp at this rate. Ron

Last storm wasn't bad for me ... no water .. We kept getting little breaks in the down pour ,,, enough to run off ... If it's non stop like before that we're screwed ..:fury:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7vnwXgH0Y

I shored up my shop by doing a little prevention....

... the basement/shop has flooded 5 times in a 30 year period.. twice in the last two weeks...
Last sunday, I cut the floor and installed a pump.. ran 50' of drainage pipe( under ground) out back for the pump to empty into...

this should be much more effeciant than the swimming pool cover pump and shop vac I used in the last battle...


I really feel for some of those folks.. for some, there isn't a pump big enough to stop the water from ruining their basements and in some cases their houses...

I'm thinkin of sellin my mower and gettin a motor for my kayak LOL

Crazy weather. Earliest ice out on Lake Winnipesaukee since records were kept, No snow in March in Michigan since records were kept. Are we in for a long hot summer or another rain out like last year?

I heard on the Weather Channel this morning that some places in the Hudson Vally could get up to 9 inches!

No obscene jokes now!

Gotta love the sandy soil of the Bournedale hills :uhuh:

Soaks up 5" of rain like Speedi-Dry.

Lets hope all this rain means no water shortages in July and August.

Crazy weather. Earliest ice out on Lake Winnipesaukee since records were kept, No snow in March in Michigan since records were kept. Are we in for a long hot summer or another rain out like last year?

I'm worried about it being another wash out as well...

Incredible!!

I feel fortunate to not have to worry about flooding where I am, but I drove past a pond today that looked really close to coming up to the street level. Crazy!!!

next weekend -no rain- for a change....

fish are here early .....i keep hearing

Let's not forget that with all this rain/flooding, we;ll soon be dealing with a tremendous mosquito population.
Keep in mind that there will be pools of water for the little bloodsuckers to reproduce in the billions.
I'm going to put up a bunch of birdhouses. Our feathered friends do a good job on skeeters during the day. I would like to put up a bat house (or 2) but I don't know if we have bats in our area.
I look for them when I'm out in the yard during the warm months, but I haven't seen one yet.

I am planning on a couple of water gardens in large containers, and if the mosquitos want to lay their eggs there, they'll just be feeding the fish that will be there too!

Keep dry!

...I would like to put up a bat house (or 2) but I don't know if we have bats in our area.
I look for them when I'm out in the yard during the warm months, but I haven't seen one yet.


Yes there are definitely bats in the area, I see them routinely around my house. The numbers are not large and I find them difficult to attract to a bat house. Neighbors and I each have had vacant houses for years. Maybe there is a trick to getting them to taking up residence I haven't learned yet.

Hey Paul .... Still Raining Still Dreaming ...

YouTube - Still Raining, Still Dreaming (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgzblqNeOOw)

baby ducks eat the s h i t out of mosquito larvae
~
tossin a dunks doughnut from "home depot" can wipe
out mosquito breeding areas that are larger quite easily

I had to work outside all day, and tomorrow too, I was soaked to the bone, I just hope we get a somewhat dry summer

as i have recently learned travel vast distances
in the jet stream in large flocks

much like migratory birds so if you don't see them
that means nothing

Even the night crawlers are waving the white flag.....:pop:

Global warming, we're all screwed.

Hey Paul .... Still Raining Still Dreaming ...

YouTube - Still Raining, Still Dreaming (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgzblqNeOOw)

Friend, you just trumped his Hendrix big time!!

Yes there are definitely bats in the area, I see them routinely around my house. The numbers are not large and I find them difficult to attract to a bat house. Neighbors and I each have had vacant houses for years. Maybe there is a trick to getting them to taking up residence I haven't learned yet.

tried the same thing, still unoccupied.

they're livin in raven's house though

Wow i think I have a new herring run behind my house.Now they say 3 more inches of rain. we're gonna set a record again.

FIVE INCH OR GREATER STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BY TUESDAY EVENING SHOULD PUSH 1 OR 2 LONG TERM 100 YEAR CLIMATE LOCATIONS WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF AN ALL TIME HISTORIC
MONTHLY RAIN TOTAL FOR ANY MONTH

fine tuning some new plugs in the new indoor pool in my basement.

Pumps ready ,,, Wet vacs ready,,, coffee ,, more coffee ,, it will be an all nighter and all day tomorrow ..:wall:

JUST THINK IF IT WAS ....SNOW.....10-2-1...WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT 40'' BY NOW.......................

JUST THINK IF IT WAS ....SNOW.....10-2-1...WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT 40'' BY NOW.......................

You know what. I would RATHER HAVE SNOW!!!
I can deal with the snow. 3, 4WDs, a self propelled snowblower and a 4WD bucket loader tractor.

This non-stop s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up water in the basement SUCKS!! 37 years at this house and 3 times in the last 3 weeks. Never had a drop before.

You know what. I would RATHER HAVE SNOW!!!
I can deal with the snow. 3, 4WDs, a self propelled snowblower and a 4WD bucket loader tractor.

This non-stop s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up water in the basement SUCKS!! 37 years at this house and 3 times in the last 3 weeks. Never had a drop before.


Had a smidgen of water once, I now have an inch and rising.

YouTube - Creedence Clearwater Revival: Who'll Stop The Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPan-rEQJA)

Just emptied the rain gauge (it was full): 5" last 24hrs for Brockton.

JUST THINK IF IT WAS ....SNOW.....10-2-1...WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT 40'' BY NOW.......................

Shelby Scott would be hangin onto the flagpole!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z38Pl99B2o

YouTube - Eric Clapton - Let It Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifff5NbKQZI)

YouTube - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCmMyCrL2s&feature=related)

one more for the musically challenged, like lovers of RAP:)

YouTube - Rain, Rain, Go Away! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3v0rJqyCTM&feature=fvw)

Todays forcast: "Wind Driven Rain"

just heard on the news.

YouTube - Johnny Cash - Five Feet High And Risin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8HFRM7Z-3M)

Let up a little ... bracing for the next wave ...

YouTube - The Doors - Riders on the Storm (original album version) - Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qRJIBtbc2c)

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don;t take 24 to aquidneck, you can't get back off. the sakonnet bridge is shut down northbound

24 N is also closed at presidents ave.

Here on the Blackstone it's now over the banks and coming into the parking lot of the complex. One more foot and it will be coming into the entrances and down into the basement like it did a few years ago.

When it recedes the trees are full of plastic shopping bags that are there for a season or two. Doesn't look nice.

I am gonna build an ark


I had to build a levee to keep water from getting to my fishing room, it held so far but it's about to go over the top :wall:

no pumps available anywhere:smash::fury::wall:
I should have seen this coming

Constant hard rain here. No let up at all , just keeps pouring down hard and constant.

My cellar is OK unless I lose power , then I'm screwed. Pump just keeps running day and night.

the manhole covers down the hill from Coddington Brewery are elevated by the water pressure underneath. spraying up about a foot through the vent holes.

septic system is completely flooded and rendered useless right now. Ground is like a sponge. Start peeing outside, I'm sure my daughter and wife will luv that. I called and they told me I was 300th call today, I figured that. Cellar is wet but am able to keep up with it every 15 minutes. I actually think it is raining harder. WTF.

Rain King:

YouTube - Counting Crows - Rain King/Thunder Road live Summer 2007 Springsteen cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpgC5E7A-9c)

Looks like the rain line is rapidly moving NORTH...end is in sight for the torrential stuff.:uhuh:

RI Road Closure List as of 2PM:
http://www.necn.com/pages/landing/?blockID=207019&feedID=4206&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

MA Road Closure List as of 2PM:
http://www.necn.com/03/30/10/Road-closure-update-Massachusetts/landing_newengland.html?blockID=206999&feedID=4206

the manhole covers down the hill from Coddington Brewery are elevated by the water pressure underneath. spraying up about a foot through the vent holes.

The year that the Kenmore Station got flooded, I was living in Arlington on Mass Ave. There was a stretch of Mass Ave, just after the high school, that was bordered by hills coming down from Rte 2.

We had about 3-4 feet of water in our basement, and a foot of water on Mass Ave, with the manhole covers spraying water like a water fountain.
The only good thing was that my roommate and I had nothing of value in the basement.

As for the snow equivilent, there would be more structural damage from snow, with trees and roofs falling down. That doesn't diminish the comparative cost that the water damage will create.
You'd be screwed either way.

Slowing down now ,,, hope thats it .. Now the days of drying out and mold patrol again .. :smash:

The year that the Kenmore Station got flooded, I was living in Arlington on Mass Ave. There was a stretch of Mass Ave, just after the high school, that was bordered by hills coming down from Rte 2.

I remember. I was living Brookline/Brighton and taking Green Line right through Kenmore...


From 4" in basement down to 1

septic system is completely flooded and rendered useless right now. Ground is like a sponge. Start peeing outside, I'm sure my daughter and wife will luv that. I called and they told me I was 300th call today, I figured that. Cellar is wet but am able to keep up with it every 15 minutes. I actually think it is raining harder. WTF.

We live on the north side of the Sakonnet river bridge in Tiverton, it's all ledge, nobody has had a decent leech for the past two months...

-spence

We live on the north side of the Sakonnet river bridge in Tiverton, it's all ledge, nobody has had a decent leech for the past two months...

-spence

thats why the road is flooded with hershey bars

thats why the road is flooded with hershey bars
:rotf2:

thats why the road is flooded with hershey bars

You should see our backyard :yak5:

A few weeks ago I had ours pumped as it was overflowing, had been a few years so it was time anyway. The water was a steady flow from the leech field back to the main chamber when it was emptied.

:yak5:

-spence

you couldn't get off the island from about 0700-1500 on 24

On the bright side, this will be a boost to the slumping remodeling/construction industry !

MOLD!!1

just got home from work and found my Kayak floating in the woods. Had to put on waders to go get it.Rains coming down so hard the road is covered and I live on a hill. Wheel barrel is even filled to overflowing.

Warwick Sewer Plant closed till further notice; West Warwick Wastewater Facility under water-not functioning...Cranston Facility still is running (according to Mayor....but Pawtuxet is still rising)....does not bode well for the Upper Bay. The clock is definately ticking on this disaster.....guys will be bullraking off of Bonnet Shores....

You should see our backyard :yak5:

A few weeks ago I had ours pumped as it was overflowing, had been a few years so it was time anyway. The water was a steady flow from the leech field back to the main chamber when it was emptied.

:yak5:

-spence

yeah i was due for a pumpin. She told me that the field will probably flow back into the tank and cost me more to pump. The water table is so friggin high right now water has no where to go and I live in a town that is a swap basically. The fun of home ownership.

Sorry to hear that Paul :(
adds insult to injury
we just can't seem to catch a break.


mine had a sight smell last rain and more this time :(
ground is soaked and water table so high

On the bright side, this will be a boost to the slumping remodeling/construction industry !


if people have the money to spend
most don't have insurance:(

Well that $ucked....woke up to 4" of water throughout the entire basement. After pumping and shop vaccing for 14 hours its finally down to minor skim. And the rain seems to finally be letting up Thank God.

Here on the Blackstone it's now over the banks and coming into the parking lot of the complex. One more foot and it will be coming into the entrances and down into the basement like it did a few years ago.

When it recedes the trees are full of plastic shopping bags that are there for a season or two. Doesn't look nice.

This is from about 2pm. That's the Blackstone in the back. The water in the parking lot is not a puddle, it's the river. Just checked.. right now it's right up to curb at the sidewalk on the right. Just a few more inches, and it's coming through the doors.

Water hasn't come in for a few hrs. now ... Exausted .. Good night Irene .... :sleeps:

Went for 16 hours straignt yesterday. Collapsed about 10 PM. Back at it at 1:30 AM.

Water is still coming it but has slowed considerably. Everything is wet in my basement. Don't know if homeowners insurance covers me but I have 2 new couches, a new queen size bed with matress and box spring all soaked. Tip of the iceberg as my wife is an absolute pack rat.

Only part of the basement that stayed dry was the man cave :) :) :)

2am this morning, one small pump was not keeping up. rebuilt an old one with a bad switch and put it into service. it turned the tide. had just replace the hot water heater monday. looks like it is going to make it. crap (used to be stuff) floating all around in 6-8" of water.

I have an extra 3/4 hp sump pump if any one needs to borrow it. I replaced it a few years ago and forgot that I still had it. It's old, but works fine. If anyone wants to borrow it and can pick it up in Easton, let me know.