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Illinois

I just got done sucking about 80 gallons of water out of my basement. I'm going to install a sump pump this weekend hopefully. Well I'd better go to bed, I'm getting up at 4:00 AM to check out my basement before I go to work. Well maybe just one more shot of Cabo Wabo.................
It's still raining with no signs of stopping. If only we can get this in July..........

1/13/2005 12:47:11 AM

Ohio

Been raining here too, Im getting web feet.

1/13/2005 4:39:20 AM

Chico, Ca

Rain.... Come to California.

1/13/2005 7:58:02 AM

Follansbee, Wv

I hear ya Brooks, been aweful for the last two weeks.

1/13/2005 8:11:21 AM

[email protected]

Could have been worse, what if it happened the week you were ready to pollenate? (Just trying to lighten the mood). I am sorry to hear of all the flooding. I got a pic emailed to me of the flooding in Columbus Indiana.. Wow.. Not good..

1/13/2005 8:37:27 AM

Waquoit Mass

gonna be 60 and sunny here today in the northeast figure that out ?

1/13/2005 8:53:02 AM

Illinois

I just got home. My uncle pumpus out the water twice while I was at work! Only a few inches the first time. It started to snow!!!! Thank God it did because it slowed the seeping. WOW I wish I had my camera with me (I need to do better at that) There's water across several roads and the water is 57" over the dam in Pontiac. Well Its all going to turn to ice hire in a few hours. temps in the single digits! Tomorrow a low of 1deg.!!!!!!!!



COME ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!

1/13/2005 6:08:07 PM

Scary weather here. Raining pretty good right now. Are high for the day was 17 degrees celcius 50 to 65 ferrinheit and overnight the temp is going to drop to - 10 degrees Celcius. That means record high temps lots of rain than having one of the biggest drops in temperature on record here. Every puddle will freeze solid, roads to rinks, I could probably skate up the Freeway by my house, that be fun but not likely since they dump salt on it like crazy. Anyways sorry to hear bout your unfortunet situation Brad. Hope everything works out for you.

1/13/2005 6:52:26 PM

Indiana

80 gallons thats not too bad(any water sucks!)I have only had water in my basement about 4 times in 10 years and I have mini geysers shooting up thru the cracks in the floor. The sump pump (normally only for the utility sink) is running about every 5 minutes the river is still rising, hope it stops soon!!!!!! I wish it would freeze for awhile and let me put some manure on the garden.
Steve

1/13/2005 7:14:19 PM

Illinois

Kyle that's exactly what happened here. Yesterday it was 66 deg F and we got 2" of rain here last night. The ground just won't soak in any more water ditches, creeks and rivers are flooding. Tonight it's going to get around 5 deg F 1 deg for a low tomorrow with a high in the teens. The only thing helping us is the snow is giving us pretty good traction. We'll see what happens....


Wow my typing is horrible in my last post.....yikes

1/13/2005 7:16:33 PM

Illinois

Steve I just bought the house 4 years ago. I plan to put new gutters on this spring. I'm sinking a sump pump this weekend (a little late I know). I'm also going to add some tile and slope more dirt around my foundation. I'd really like to be able to have a dry basement so I can put nice things downstairs. I know I'll never carpet or anything but I'd like to put my weights down there.

1/13/2005 7:22:15 PM

Butler, Ohio

HEy Brad, We're pretty waterlogged over here too. Still cleaning up trees around town from the ice storm last week, got me alot of firewood stockpiled for next season already..lol. Water is over the road just around the corner from our house and is about to overflow the dam. Somehow my patch is still not flooded, a little waterlogged maybe, but not flooded. I think planting that winter rye helped in that aspect a little bit.

1/13/2005 8:12:34 PM

Ottawa, Ohio

Hey, Northwest Ohio We had Ice then snow then rain. Yesterday I pumped water from my mom and dads basement all day with a sump pump and a 2" 3 hp trash pump full boar just too keep the water 6 inches deep or less. Which is good considering my dad drove by some peoples houses that the water was completely surrounding the houses. At least it makes it interesting...... I just hope the weather gets better by spring!

1/13/2005 8:41:03 PM

Illinois

MPH ice storms can be bad, how long was power out?
JAB pumping all day just to stay ahead kinda riminds me of when I was a kid before we put tile in our fields surounding our house. wed be knee deep in our basement. now it just trickles in. Hope the rains let up for a while.

1/13/2005 9:22:38 PM

Central Oklahoma ( [email protected])

Hey, Brad do you plan on putting a full french drain in your basement or are you just putting in a sump pump, I put that kind of stuff in basements all the time. IF you need any info just e-Mail me

1/13/2005 10:39:10 PM

Illinois

Thanks OKpumpkingrower I was thinking for now just a sump but I know a trentch is better. I will e mail you when I get home from work. Thanks a bunch. Where in OK do you live I went to Spartan in Tulsa and Worked at Gulfstream Aerospace for 5 years at Wiley Post AP.

Brad

1/14/2005 6:12:30 AM

Central Oklahoma ( [email protected])

well, I live in the big town of Chandler, it is about 60min
west of tulsa on highway 44 or the turnpike. Like we don't have enough of those.

1/14/2005 6:12:11 PM

Butler, Ohio

BRad, we only lost power for about 2 hours in Butler. Neighboring towns lost it for most of the week. There were crews here from Detroit, Baltimore, North Carolina, and Georgia just trying to help get the power back on to the area. Talk about a mess! I'm goin out cuttin more wood in the morning, this is great, I'll be way ahead on wood for next year.

1/14/2005 9:16:11 PM