My neighbors griping about me giving away 8 cord of wood to another needy neighbor. Said it was stopping water or something. Gutter system ran out on far side of property. Turns out he bought lots from the estate. Either he didn’t know the drain daylighted there or he’s the one that collapsed them causing me to have to cut black top and change drains.
He wanted me to put blocks in too. My brother said the same about using a backhoe, even mini Excavator wouldn’t set them he didn’t think. I redirected all across my yard first in swales, regraded yard with tractor trailers of fill, screened compost top soil, 100 lbs of seed, etc. F ‘em, neighborhood peace cost me enough this year. I’m not putting big block walls on property line. Probably have to look at Pick and Carry chart to figure out how heavy you’d need to set. I’ve seen them set but big ones with massive cranes or at least 1-200 ton cranes. May have been overkill though.
Slumlord: Well thank goodness you are alive and dry! The pictures on TV this morning were very disturbing. Hope they find the missing folks alive. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
Creek did kiss the bank top here, it takes 10” of rain in 2-3 hours to cause me probs. We got about 8” here.
I have corrected the creek channel several times last few years here. Tripled the width of the channel and levied up the edge on our yard side. It’s helped.
All the loss of life was just west of us about 25 miles as the crow flies.
Last count 22 dead 50+ still missing
Babies ripped from parent’s arms, people in vehicles trying escape washed away.
Maters hell.
Did Grandma's beans make it through OK?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Going to be bad for a while there. Now it’s sweltering hot on top of the misery. No power or cell service still
Mrs slumlord is heading down there now with 1000 tooth brushes, 1000 mini tubes of Crest and some other toiletries. Suppose to meet up with some other relief orgs.
I’d love to haul my grill down there and cook hotdogs and burgers. Got two big Dr appts this week. I’ll find out what my church group is doing.
But not from the Costco or Piggly Wiggly pre formed packages. That stuff probably has that pink slime scheidt in it.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Slummy I was feeling for you. I have had difficulties all my life. But if you are eating that meat raw and not even cooked rare ...... POOOOOEY! I lost my compassion down to a more proper level. It would suck for me to even eat bologna. I can't even eat the deer summer sausage in my freezer. Son eats it but I don't know how. God Bless ya anyway. I feel for anyone with gut problems. Had mine since 1951. Be Well, RZ.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
