tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post2556849448399188525..comments2023-08-28T07:30:59.692-05:00Comments on MOVING ON TO THE PAST: Record Flooding Kathy Felsted Usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-69992535830954220062016-01-01T19:52:25.865-06:002016-01-01T19:52:25.865-06:00Goodness Kathy. I hope everything is holding up. ...Goodness Kathy. I hope everything is holding up. I keep hearing in the news about the floods in your state and I keep wondering about you and your family. You guys are survivors, but still praying for you.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-51904957640670009492015-12-30T18:26:44.159-06:002015-12-30T18:26:44.159-06:00Yes, we have an antique floor oil lamp that we hav...Yes, we have an antique floor oil lamp that we have new wicks and lanterns for, it is great and lights up the whole room. We also have Coleman lanterns, battery operated lantern and of course candles. It's been OK so far, we've gotten a lot done around the house and will be able to get together with neighbors for new year's eve- although I'd be surprised if we make it to midnight, we rarely ever do. Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419622698066503105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-53817541492262779182015-12-28T22:20:34.600-06:002015-12-28T22:20:34.600-06:00Stay safe will say a prayer for you. Do you have o...Stay safe will say a prayer for you. Do you have oil lamps? they work great when the powers out.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299100592327267900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-68524687308025491892015-12-28T14:20:55.472-06:002015-12-28T14:20:55.472-06:00We are lucky that our cabin floats up and down as ...We are lucky that our cabin floats up and down as needed based on the lake level, and the boat can get us to town as long as the wind isn't too strong. Living off the grid we are pretty well set to live without outside contact for a month or more (we boil our water for drinking) and the toilet composts. Our town is built on a natural rise from sea level, but landslides of mud and trees are a problem in some areas if we get a really heavy rain. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-51243755646498569532015-12-27T17:37:39.342-06:002015-12-27T17:37:39.342-06:00Thank you. They just upped our flood levels too. ...Thank you. They just upped our flood levels too. We have researched the well and know we can rig it up to the generator too but solar sounds good, if I had an extra $3k. That would be ideal. They build in flood plains here too because it's cheap and then they get flood insurance afterwards and it goes on and on. Might be cheaper to buy them out and not let anyone build there or build at your own risk.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-21769357060150857522015-12-27T10:54:54.346-06:002015-12-27T10:54:54.346-06:00I will keep you in my prayers.
We have stupid peop...I will keep you in my prayers.<br />We have stupid people here who build in flood release areas.<br />It was just earlier this year the Red River flooded a good bit of Shreveport and other towns along the river.<br /><br />There are ways to run wells off a generator. You may want to research that for the future. We have well water, too, and I asked the hubby about it and he said yes.<br /><br />IF you can afford it (about $3000), there are solar pumps. <br /><br />In the meantime I will be thinking of you and praying for you all.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-84523447673883616692015-12-27T08:10:54.867-06:002015-12-27T08:10:54.867-06:00This is from my husband
I was just looking at th...This is from my husband <br />I was just looking at the stats on river levels around here. They are now calling for a crest of 29.4 feet on the Meramec River at Pacific. That would make this the second biggest flood on record, surpassed only by the cataclysmic flood of 1982, but only by four feet. With the amount of rain still on the way I won't be surprised if this prediction isn't ramped up a bit.<br />The flood of 1982 is the flood that destroyed Times Beach and shut down Interstate 44. It was incredible. Yesterday was the wettest December day on record for this area and they are still predicting another 2-4, possibly as much as 6 inches.<br />So, it looks like we'll be trapped up here on the high ground for the next week or so. There won't be any way around a flood like this. The topography around here is the topography of the Ozarks, with steep hills and deep valleys, generally with a creek or river at the bottom. Those will mostly be flooded.<br /><br />This is Kathy - now we are supposed to have winds too which means it is likely our power will go with all the trees that could fall. And the repair crews won't be able to get to us with the flooding.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-43545076536796042712015-12-27T06:45:43.863-06:002015-12-27T06:45:43.863-06:00If only you can keep some power going you will not...If only you can keep some power going you will not have a bad time sitting high and dry. We haven't had flooding but it is real muddy as I don't think the ground has really dried since October just after I got the garden plowed. Hard to believe it is almost new years.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-55181914323401202672015-12-26T22:36:55.946-06:002015-12-26T22:36:55.946-06:00So far, our streams aren't out of bank. I hope...So far, our streams aren't out of bank. I hope it stays that way.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-26546993555447214122015-12-26T21:08:50.487-06:002015-12-26T21:08:50.487-06:00... oops... that went too soon.
Yall be safe... T...... oops... that went too soon. <br />Yall be safe... T.A.D.D. <br />Turn Around Don't DrownPatricia @ 9th and Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786692442689958889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-34559959397934306832015-12-26T21:07:53.626-06:002015-12-26T21:07:53.626-06:00We are currently under flash flood warnings...
we...We are currently under flash flood warnings... <br />we been under Tornado warnings and watches all day. <br />Up near Dallas, 5 have perished in the Storms ... and some are missing. <br />It's been a crazy weather snap for sure. <br />Patricia @ 9th and Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786692442689958889noreply@blogger.com