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IntrepidXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 20:31
Thanks to all the rain this evening/night, Lake Langstraat now occupies my front yard, back yard, driveway, garage, some of my basement, alley and street. Up to a foot and more in some places.......and it's still raining. What a fawkin night!

Uploading a few pics, but they didn;t come out so well in the rain and dark. Post them in a few......
IntrepidXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 20:46
unfortunately i couldn;t get any good pics of the front and back yard, or the big stream running from the alley thru my garage to the front yard.....but here's a few that you can make out

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01703.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01704.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01706.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01714.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01718.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01719.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01722.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01726.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01729.JPG

basement is not as bad as i thought it would be after walking thru a foot of water to get from my truck to the side door.....just this one corner so far....

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01732.JPG

http://pictures.myxj.net/flood06/photos/DSC01734.JPG
OT
October 2nd, 2006, 20:51
Well, that's a dumb name for a lake.
Who in hell could ever pronounce it?:D
w_howey
October 2nd, 2006, 20:52
I love the fact the only readable word on that bag is DRI.
IntrepidXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 20:56
I love the fact the only readable word on that bag is DRI.

:roll:

i didn;t even notice that.....
IntrepidXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 20:57
also.....i am very lucky i cleaned my garage out a few weeks or so back.....or this would have been really bad.......
OT
October 2nd, 2006, 20:58
What's a basement?
IntrepidXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 20:59
now i'm gonna have a lot of rusty steel and parts
Gil BullyKatz
October 2nd, 2006, 21:21
Des Plaines river?

:tears:
HaleYes
October 2nd, 2006, 21:21
I feel your pain, Went through the same thing not too long ago.:tears:
IntrepidXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 21:35
Des Plaines river?


nope....i'm not close to any real rivers. just full storm drains overflowing and all the water heading to the lowest point on my street (my next door neighbors front yard and street)
ILLXJ
October 2nd, 2006, 23:55
I feel your pain, Went through the same thing not too long ago.:tears:

How? You don't have a garage or a basement.
jmaxj
October 3rd, 2006, 00:24
bet you really wish you were in moab now huh:laugh3:
Rev Den
October 3rd, 2006, 01:30
I REALLY feel your pain Randy. Hopefully the damage is not to bad, and your insurance covers it.

Rev
HaleYes
October 3rd, 2006, 07:09
How? You don't have a garage or a basement.

You know what I mean, ....cornhole.
XJMK
October 3rd, 2006, 09:37
Yeah, I had some flooding, too.

The street flooded here last night. Prolly about 8-10 inches at the gutters. I had a good time watching people drive thru the insta-lake there. There was one casualty, a Ford Taurus.

I got tired of watching everyone else have fun, so I jumped in my Jeep to drive thru. Some frat boy tried to direct traffic and motioned for me to turn around. I acted like I had no idea what was going on, and once the road was clear of drunkards and cars I drove thru the water at a brisk pace. Not the best idea, b/c the water blinded me as it splashed onto my windshield. I guess I got alot of the frat boys wet and they were pissed :(

This morning in the school paper it had a pic of the street and said the truck was sitting in 2 feet of water. It was an older Dakota with stock sized tires, and the water didn't even come to the bottom of the hub. I was unaware that Dakotas came with 54" tires. I guess you learn something everyday.
Rocketman
October 3rd, 2006, 10:41
Randy that really sucks... Hope you get everything dried out OK. Hope nothing irreplaceable got wet.
w_howey
October 3rd, 2006, 14:48
Yeah, I had some flooding, too.

The street flooded here last night. Prolly about 8-10 inches at the gutters. I had a good time watching people drive thru the insta-lake there. There was one casualty, a Ford Taurus.

I got tired of watching everyone else have fun, so I jumped in my Jeep to drive thru. Some frat boy tried to direct traffic and motioned for me to turn around. I acted like I had no idea what was going on, and once the road was clear of drunkards and cars I drove thru the water at a brisk pace. Not the best idea, b/c the water blinded me as it splashed onto my windshield. I guess I got alot of the frat boys wet and they were pissed :(

This morning in the school paper it had a pic of the street and said the truck was sitting in 2 feet of water. It was an older Dakota with stock sized tires, and the water didn't even come to the bottom of the hub. I was unaware that Dakotas came with 54" tires. I guess you learn something everyday.


Was that over on Hillcrest???? Ummm BurritoVille. Sorry, having an NIU flashback.
BOB
October 3rd, 2006, 16:00
I was having fun driving through puddles.
then I found out I had a loose hydraulic clutch hose.
popped off. I was stranded. Hmmmm...
I found another reason why we keep our women. :D

...BOB
IntrepidXJ
October 3rd, 2006, 16:57
good news is that I don't think anything that shouldn't get wet did......and the basement looks alright after it dried out......so I guess I got lucky
Rev Den
October 3rd, 2006, 17:06
so I guess I got lucky

you could say that...

The estimate from the guys rebuilding my basement was 25K. Our share of that is the deductable, $500.

Glad it was covered.

Rev