Flooding in R.I. & Mass - National Guard Called In.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/gal..._flood_photos/

Lots of flooding here, some folks accessing their homes in kayaks, canoes and front loaders. State of Emergency called by Gov. Deval Patrick.

Some basements with water on my street, but street is mostly clear as all the neighbors are taking turns keeping the storm drains clear.


Some small dams are threatening.

Good news: rain is ending and warm temps arriving, but rivers haven't crested yet.

[logan115 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close logan115]

Best of luck to you and your neighbors. As someone who lived in a flood zone for 5 years, and twice lost everything in our basement (despite two sump pumps) I feel your pain and hope you can stay as dry as possible.

I'll never forget how sore my hands were after spending a day and a half filling sand bags at the village public works facility, hauling them back to our townhouse and then placing them at the front and back of the townhouse to hopefully minimize the damage. Must've had 200-300 sand bags covering our unit, and could barely open and close my hands at night (luckily they were stuck in a position conducive to holding a beer )

Naturally, after the 36 hour sandbagging adventure and purchase of a gas powered generator to run our sump pumps, we didn't get a drop in the basement, not even a drop touching the sandbags, and didn't lose electicity so other than making sure it worked I never had to fire it up.

Clearly, I'm happy that we didn't lose everything (by this point we learned not to keep much in the basement), and better safe than sorry as I'm sure if I did nothing we would've floated away Just a bit ironic.

Chris

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Southeastern CT too.

[longtimer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close longtimer]

I am thinking of all of those in the rain-sogged flooded areas. We don't live in a flood zone, but when it rains really hard, we get water in our basement. I know how frustrating it is to deal with inches of water - and I can't even begin to imagine having to deal with so much water and not knowing when things will dry out. Please stay safe.

On a side note, the federal govt has a great web site to inform the public on how to be prepared for any emergency - natural or man-made. There are also sections on the site with advice specifically for the elderly, those with disabilities and pet owners. You can access the main page through this link: Ready.gov - Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed.