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#281677 - 08/13/16 06:00 PM South Louisiana Flooding Checking In
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
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Loc: La-USA
We are high and dry! My DD2 is waiting to be evacuated. The extended family are having to build dams across their doorways. The rains are finally slacking up and the water levels are starting to fall.
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#281678 - 08/13/16 06:55 PM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Registered: 12/03/09
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Loc: USA
Glad you are alright. My thoughts with you and yours.

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#281679 - 08/13/16 07:43 PM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
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Loc: La-USA
Thank you. Everybody else needs prayers also.

My DD2, hubby, & DBGirl (my granddaughter) had 2" & rising of water when the fire dept evacuated them. Our EMS and Police have proven what true hero's they truly are.


Edited by wildman800 (08/13/16 07:49 PM)
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#281680 - 08/13/16 08:22 PM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
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The local media and parish authorities are reminding everyone that snakes & alligators are moving around and are dangerous. The Cajuns will kill them all and eat the alligators, tan their hides and sell them after the water goes down. This is being called a 100 year flood.


Edited by wildman800 (08/13/16 08:24 PM)
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#281682 - 08/13/16 09:03 PM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
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Loc: La-USA
Anybody else stuck in this storm?
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#281694 - 08/14/16 11:33 PM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
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Loc: La-USA
We cleared the water out of DD2's house and threw a couple of rug backing pads away. We brought all the laundry that we created drying and cleaning up, home to have ready for tomorrow morning. They were vere very fortunate, thank you Lord, in that they had tile & 1 hardwood floor.

We watched the coulee by their home drop 3" in an hour and a half. The water is flowing at 3-4kts.if we can make it through tonight without any heavy rains, then there will be capacity to witstand another round of moderate rainfall.
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#281698 - 08/15/16 02:25 AM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
dougwalkabout Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3217
Loc: Alberta, Canada
That much rain, that fast, would turn anyplace into a lake.

Curiously, this real story was buried under the lazy op-ed election fluff and commentary. Usually we get better international coverage up here.

Glad you and yours are faring well.

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#281713 - 08/16/16 01:43 AM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
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Loc: La-USA
We tore out all the baseboards today. A contractor comes tomorrow and will start the rest of the ripping out and replacing of walls, baseboards, and 3 hardwood floors.
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#281731 - 08/17/16 06:50 AM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
Phaedrus Offline
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Registered: 04/28/10
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Loc: Big Sky Country
I'm glad to see you're through the worst of it, Wildman!
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#281748 - 08/19/16 01:15 AM Re: South Louisiana Flooding Checking In [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2846
Loc: La-USA
Copied over from the Survival Forum:

I was happy to see that DD2 & her hubby are still maintaining their preps. They didn't use the equipment because circumstances made them go across town, not leave town.

2 towns, Lake Arthur & Gueydan, have been completely evacuated, as of now.

I am going to have an interesting time going back to work in Houston, as I-10 and many other highways have been closed due to flooding. I'll check routes Saturday through the La State Police to determine which highways are open since I'll be leaving Sunday.
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