Grrrr dogs destroyed a chunk of yard.  going to take several bags of dirt. and start over with grass. Took me all season last year to get it decent in that spot. 

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

ok pounding in fence posts is a lot harder than i remember ... 

Yay 3" + of rain almost instantly. Yard and back porch are flooded.   Park flooded, part of the main road in town, washed away.  I heard a lot of flooding up north too. Thankfully i had an old submersible pool pump from back when we had our pool. Glad i was in my typical "better keep it, might need it some day"... (  some day is today :) ) Slow going but its going down.. which is all that matters.   And a couple of floor fans in the garage. 

Ya, i know, could be a lot worse.  Near where i grew up the entire town was washed away one spring around 15 years ago.   But its still not fun.

Normally it just gets 'wet' with a few puddles. dogs love it. ( and love tracking in mud for a week...grrr ). Been here 23 years, first time its ever got high enough to be able to get into the garage. That was a shock. When i went out to check on the gutters. "ack".  We have lots of trees around these parts, so even if they were clean, they seem to magically clog quickly. I think leaves teleport.. So i check before storms, and when it slows down enough i dont get drenched ( or hit with lightning, my ladders are aluminium  ).

Lol. Tomorrow its snows.

gotta love the Midwest. 

And last night 3" of rain..  yay more flooding.

One of the parks i take the dogs, has the main state river going thru it and a trail that goes along side the river.  ( told that story before about how it washed away the town back around 2008  ).

I knew it would be a bit wet due to the rain we got, but took one of the dogs there today anyway. it must be at least 5' above flood stage. trail is flooded at our normal rest area ( 'picnic' area ), parking lot down by the 'public access dock', where we normally park is mostly gone. i suspect day or two ago it was totally underwater. The signs for the dock, underwater..  Wooded area, gone.  Main parking area, still there but its a little bit higher ground.   Sort of like the old days when the town was still there.  With the houses having a flood stain mark at the window line and town being flooded every spring. 

Picture for those who care below.  Normally the bank is 5+ feet down to the water there near the first bench. To the left is a gravel pit. That water was rushing across the trail towards it like a fire hydrant.  I bet the trail collapses at some point.  Further down a mile or so, it goes over a small stream that feeds the river. Bet its gone by now .  ( its a 4 mile trail ).  Trail normally isn't that wide, that spot has a large turn around area, not sure why, cant drive out there. walking only.

Bleh. 85 today..  Back yard still wet and muddy.. but more storms coming tomorow so had to mow too tall wet grass in freaking hot temps.

And more flood warnings Wednesday.. wtf... 

Was out near where i grew up this weekend, took the dog over to the river ( its not flooded now ).

Heading out, decided to go out the back way so i could see some actual country land again.  Saw a house for sale.   Painted flat black, dark brown trim.. perfect for someone like me.  3 bedroom 3 acre,1 story, 2 car detached garage thing ( a bit higher than most, which is good if you want a lift ).  Up against a still active farm.  ( lot of farm out there still, which is nice.  trees. crops.  no freaking warehouses or developments )

Looked up the price.  800k ..wtf...   house prices have gone to stupid levels ... 

Another down the street from it in 'town' ( if you want call it a town.. a stop sign. an old country store that closed up in the 90s  and a church, now 'town center' ). House is the same size as mine, perhaps a few years older ( early 50s is my guess ).. its 100k more than mine.. again..*wtf*

Sun May 12 2024 12:34:36 EDT from Nurb432

 

Painted flat black

Hey, having an all black Gothic mansion with an older Wednesday Addams at my side, would be perfect.

Wednesday Addams is pretty cool.  The current incarnation is eight years old and goes to my church.  Her dad is a friend of mine now (but he doesn't look like Gomez).  They are pretty cool people to hang out with.

New business idea "rent a goat".

"we will eat your grass for you"

So a few years ago i replaced my tank water heater with a tank-less.  Left the old flue in place as its attached to the roof. i really didnt feel like tearing it out, then putting in new decking etc..  Besides, its an extra outlet for air draft out of the room its in so no 'need' to seal it off. 

Fast forward a couple of years when we had the tornado that blew thru town late last spring. It dislodged the flue and or cap slightly and started to leak when it rains and blows heavy. ( but not in a mild rain ) Since it was minor and in the pipe its self, not the roof, and the weather was so bad, i just attached a bottle to the thing to collect water. Empty if it collects any, which wasn't often. With plans to climb up there and fix/tape/caulk/whatever in the fall before it got cool ( want it warm so whatever i put on it has a chance to seal ).    Got busy, was minor so put it off. 

Had a good storm today ( another coming tonight ), lots of wind, so it had a bit more water than normal  about 4" in the bottle. ( 2 liter bottle ).  No big deal, and as always just get a bucket, open the cap, then toss the water outside. 

But today i decided to drop the freaking bucket on the floor..   Yay mess. water alarms going off, bla bla ...  Not end of world mess but pisses me off mess. 

Ya, once we get past the rainy season, it gets sealed :)