Re: Stay dry, Critter and Amy!

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Post #248,545 by lincoln 3/20/06 10:00:33 AM Reply	Re: Stay dry, Critter and Amy! 5 inches in one day is no big deal. After watching the 10 o'clock news last night and seeing all of the flooded streets, I shouted at the TV: "Doesn't anybody in Texas know how to build a proper drainage system? Send them up to Chicago and meet Deep Tunnel!" Back in 1996 I suffered through 13 inches in 24 hours. I only got about 8 inches in my basement while a few neighbors had several feet. Lost a lot of possessions, so I learned my lesson - buy shelving! lincoln "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem. I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a *Citizen* of the United States. [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #248,553 by ChrisR 3/20/06 10:34:16 AM Reply	No basements in texas... ...or at least not in this part of texas. The clay expands and contracts so much that it tears up any basement (and a lot of foundations as well). The problem with Dallas/Fort Worth is the Trinity. Most of the time it's just a glorified drainage ditch. But when it rains, it can get a mile wide.
Post #248,554 by lincoln 3/20/06 10:37:58 AM Reply	Re: No basements in texas... That's the problem - you've got nowhere to go when a tornado comes bearing down on you. I remember the newscasts when that tornado hit Jarrell (just north of Austin) in May 1997. Several areas had nothing left but the concrete slabs. The residents of those homes didn't have a prayer. lincoln "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem. I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a *Citizen* of the United States. [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #248,555 by drewk 3/20/06 10:38:32 AM Reply	I always wondered about that Whenever you see tornado aftermath photos, all you see is bare slabs. I could never figure out why you wouldn't have a basement. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

Stay dry, Critter and Amy! - (a6l6e6x) - (9) - March 20, 2006, 08:23:16 AM EST

Re: Stay dry, Critter and Amy! - (lincoln) - (3) - March 20, 2006, 10:00:33 AM EST

No basements in texas... - (ChrisR) - (2) - March 20, 2006, 10:34:16 AM EST

Re: No basements in texas... - (lincoln) - March 20, 2006, 10:37:58 AM EST

I always wondered about that - (drewk) - March 20, 2006, 10:38:32 AM EST

Speaking of which, I hope the Sydney contingent is OK... -NT - (admin) - (1) - March 20, 2006, 10:14:43 AM EST

Yup, we're many miles away from Cyclone Larry. Thanks! -NT - (Meerkat) - March 20, 2006, 06:18:09 PM EST

Thanks, Alex - (imqwerky) - (2) - March 20, 2006, 10:26:46 AM EST

Nah, it's always out. Just that floods are less forgiving. -NT - (drewk) - March 20, 2006, 10:39:15 AM EST

Glad to hear you're fine! - (a6l6e6x) - March 22, 2006, 10:05:13 PM EST

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