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Basement flooded again last night. Torrential downpour that lasted for half an hour. Storm sewers full. Ground water table saturated. No place for the water to go. Sump pump couldn't keep up with it anymore. I was bailing out my basement window. Crack in the garage has enlarged, now water is pouring out of the crack rather than trickling out of it. New crack in basement room trickling water. Moat around front door and garage (and my front yard drains off to the street). Mulch washed out of rock garden near sidewalk. 2nd smaller swimming pool now in backyard. Water backed up in basin sink in basement.
#413
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When I had the house inspection performed, I asked about some of the stress cracks I saw in the concrete. The home inspector said it shouldn't be a problem unless we had "Biblical" amounts of rain.
I think this spring qualifies.
I think this spring qualifies.
#414
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Oh, and my comment of the night last night as I watched the sump pump finally unable to keep up with the volume of water coming in (about 6 beers in):
"Start up the violins. The Titanic is going down!"
"Start up the violins. The Titanic is going down!"
#415
I remember a flash flood that hit my neighborhood in Henrietta. Rain came so quick that the streets had close to 2 feet of water in places. I was fortunate that my house was on high ground, but I was in a lowered X1/9 driving home from work. Had to park in a church parking lot for about an hour, waiting for the water to drain. I tried 4 different ways to get to my house, and all were cut off by the flood.
#416
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good morning.
I thought of something kind of funny this morning and i'd like to share. When i leave my house in the morning i go through 5 traffic circles in a row before i hit the northway to head to work. In the truck this is eh, in the s2k and a little rain it is quite fun to kick the ass end around and take victory laps in the circles
I thought of something kind of funny this morning and i'd like to share. When i leave my house in the morning i go through 5 traffic circles in a row before i hit the northway to head to work. In the truck this is eh, in the s2k and a little rain it is quite fun to kick the ass end around and take victory laps in the circles
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Wow, Marc, sorry to hear about the water problems! We have definitely had torrential downpours the last week
Looks like we are getting a break here hopefully on Sunday and then nice into next week.
Looks like we are getting a break here hopefully on Sunday and then nice into next week.
#418
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good morning.
I thought of something kind of funny this morning and i'd like to share. When i leave my house in the morning i go through 5 traffic circles in a row before i hit the northway to head to work. In the truck this is eh, in the s2k and a little rain it is quite fun to kick the ass end around and take victory laps in the circles
I thought of something kind of funny this morning and i'd like to share. When i leave my house in the morning i go through 5 traffic circles in a row before i hit the northway to head to work. In the truck this is eh, in the s2k and a little rain it is quite fun to kick the ass end around and take victory laps in the circles
Better get a break by the date of the Formula H show. First time ever the show is on a non-race weekend. If I can't clean the Si enough to be show-worthy I'll just show up to spectate and help.
#419
Are you speaking of the hatchery near Lake Clear?
They only problem with this route is there is no real place to stop to eat. So maybe a divert to the Noonmark diner in Keene Valley. Or maybe a divert from Crown Point into Vermont and south to Middlebury where I'm sure we can find a place to eat. I took the free ferry into Vermont and wandered down to Middlebury this winter and was very impressed with the campus and the town. It might be cool to go there, then work north through Vermont to Charlotte and take the Ferry back to Essex.
As with past Solidarity drives, this may be a "seat of the pants" operation. My goal is to avoid traffic, so I plan to stay away from Lake Placid at all costs.
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I'm tired today, not used to 14-hour days on my feet on a concrete floor
I wore a while lab coat, hair net, safety shields on my glasses and ear plugs all day yesterday
I got to experience plastic forming and printing on plastic like I have never seen before
I was in a plant that manufactures plastic food container tubs yesterday
And in this ever advancing world of technology and stale computers, it was so refreshing to run into a true craftsman
The press operator on this particular press did his job "by feel" not by computer
It was an honor to work with someone who can only be called a craftsman
It was refreshing to see and experience
I wore a while lab coat, hair net, safety shields on my glasses and ear plugs all day yesterday
I got to experience plastic forming and printing on plastic like I have never seen before
I was in a plant that manufactures plastic food container tubs yesterday
And in this ever advancing world of technology and stale computers, it was so refreshing to run into a true craftsman
The press operator on this particular press did his job "by feel" not by computer
It was an honor to work with someone who can only be called a craftsman
It was refreshing to see and experience