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Slartibartfast 
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 18:54 |
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I'm not kidding.
Edited by Slartibartfast - September 24 2009 at 21:43
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Epignosis
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 18:59 |
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I'll pray for you and your home if that's all right.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 19:27 |
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Appreciated, my friend. The rains have let up for now. We were about a 1-2 vertical feet away. I can't get that damn Peter Gabriel song out of my head now. It's nice living between two creeks most of the time, but I think this is the second 100 year flood I've seen since I moved into the house. If you don't know what a 100 year flood is, that's a weather trend for an area that's used in designing retention ponds, etc.
Edited by Slartibartfast - September 16 2009 at 20:53
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Epignosis
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 19:32 |
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I am glad the rains have let up. I am praying they stop so no harm befalls you or your property.
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J-Man
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 19:42 |
Yeah, hope all goes well, Brian 
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jammun
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 20:00 |
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I'm hoping for the best for you. Um, regarding that 100-year flood thing, we've had about three of those here in the Seattle area in the last ten years. Fortunately I'm on somewhat higher ground, 'cept for that creek that runs out back. Get the music to high ground!
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 20:53 |
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Thanks folks. We're all still in hurricane season around these parts. It can get rough and often devastating.
I know you know this Mr. E. My sister is in the south of Tampa area....
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 09 2010 at 20:52
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Plankowner
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 21:15 |
I'm East of Tampa.. and my sister lives in Atlanta .. 
Edited by Plankowner - September 16 2009 at 21:17
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Epignosis
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 21:25 |
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Stopped my video game to check up. Is everything okay buddy?
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 21:25 |
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Hope everything goes well, nature can be fickle sometimes.
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Padraic
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 21:58 |
Seriously, Brian, wishing you the best of luck. Just spent thousands fixing up the basement after it flooded, badly, on our version of "100 year" storm about six weeks ago. This is how it looked down the street from us: 
Others in nearby Ft. Washington, PA, were a bit worse off:
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Garion81
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 22:20 |
Hang in there. While you have rain we have fires 
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 "What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 06:42 |
We survived. It was a close call though. I've been here for over 10 years and it was probably one of the most unnerving evenings I've had. Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. I took a couple of pics last night to share but it was too dark to catch anything worth sharing. Sorry we couldn't share any of the rains with you Garion, it would have snuffed your fires out for sure. If that hurricane that hit south of you had just been a little more cooperative. Then again when it rains heavy I know some areas of California have landslides. Here's pic of my back yard flooded a few years back:  If you go all the way back to the horizon of this pic, that's where the creek bed is. You can see my old pickup truck top submerged out in front of the shot. Well, best luck to everyone out there whenever severe weather hits you.
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 09 2010 at 20:52
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Garion81
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 18:33 |
Rain? Whats Rain? Haven't seen any in this parts in months. Fires and Landslides go hand in hand. Once the brush has been burned off the hillside then comes the rains to wash all that loose dirt down to the bottom ergo Mud slides.
Very happy to here you survived unscathed except for your wits. (As in scared out of)
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J-Man
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Posted: September 19 2009 at 11:45 |
I'm happy to here you're alright  -Jeff
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CPicard
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Posted: September 19 2009 at 11:56 |
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It makes me think I have to call my parents: there are some flood/water problems in Provence.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 21 2009 at 05:16 |
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It finally happened. We woke up at 3 this morning with the water coming in the floor. Got the truck and car to high ground in the nick of time although the truck was acting up. Grabbed what we good. The rains aren't over yet.
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 09 2010 at 20:53
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Snow Dog
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Posted: September 21 2009 at 05:23 |
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Edited by Snow Dog - September 21 2009 at 05:36
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progkidjoel
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Posted: September 21 2009 at 05:24 |
Hey, just found this thread... Terrible stuff, hope everything works out for you  How are things now?
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 21 2009 at 06:01 |
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We're camped out at the office now. Will probably spend the week salvaging. Fortunately my CD collection is up high as are my home computers a/v equipment. So being a creek flood rather than a river flood, things aren't going to be too bad. I'm thinking the house is probably toast and we're going to have move out and abandon the site rather than rebuild. We'd need the floor to be about 3' higher to be safe. I'll keep you guys updated. For now not much to do but wait for the waters to recede.
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 09 2010 at 20:53
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