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Well guys...
Interesting things going on. Do a search for Sheridan Wyoming and look at yesterdays newsapaper.(Sorry still don't know how to post a link) The governor declared our county a disater area..National Guard is out helping close roads and bridges...schools and businesses were closing. No unnecessary travel.
There are a million threads in Bladeforums about what you would do if...well we are doing it.
IN one big part of town...the sewer is at max capactiy...nobody can flush there toilets without "re-flux".
Basements are flooding everywhere....even in homes away from the flood plane...the water table is at as little a 5 feet in some places.
On our side of the Big Horn Mountains two o fthe major watersheds throw water our way...Little Goose and Big Goose Creeks culminate right int he middle of town. And both are running the bank in numerous places.
The kicker is the projected two feet we were sposed to get last night on the mountain..and the 70 degree weather we are sposed to get this weekend...experts are expecting bad things man.
Most sources for gasoline and deisel are on the flood plane.
As are most grocery stores and businesses, of the four old folks homes...three are within a hundred yards of the creek.
My local gun dealer's shop is only twenty yards from the rushing brown water. I may have to go help him sandbag today or tomorrow.
We can all see the ramifications here... if it all goes sour...and we don't catcha break it could be ugly.
Yesterday while I was working...Wendy...God Bless her...spent her day off filling water jugs..and squaring us away which included going to the grocery store and filling our vehicles with gas...and extra gas cans...
After I got off work...we went to the Mart and picked up a few last topper-offers...and once we put the baby to bed...I went again for the few items we missed...and a just in case supply of everything else.
I was up until 1AM going over the what-if's.
The big concern..as far as I can see... is a fresh water supply. COntamination is not only possible but likely...especially since the processing plant is right on the creek...and in danger of being flooded.
We currently have 110 gallons of water(from the spigot outdoors) in a clean barrels outside for washing and other needs...and 52 gallons of potable water in water cans sitting on the floor of our laundry room. We also have water purification tabs, and Clorox on hand in case it goes on longer than expected.
We also have our septic needs figured out. If need be we can shut off the water to avoid back wash.
Other than that...no worries though. We are squared away. Our basement is relatively dry...not any different than a usual spring...but we live we above the flood plane...Other folks are not so lucky.
We are praying this won't kick off the way it could...
If nothing else it is good practice just being "aware and prepered".
This was a long dang opener...
I wrote it for anybody who might be downstream ...which is a bunch of folks...
The water is rising.
Shane
Interesting things going on. Do a search for Sheridan Wyoming and look at yesterdays newsapaper.(Sorry still don't know how to post a link) The governor declared our county a disater area..National Guard is out helping close roads and bridges...schools and businesses were closing. No unnecessary travel.
There are a million threads in Bladeforums about what you would do if...well we are doing it.
IN one big part of town...the sewer is at max capactiy...nobody can flush there toilets without "re-flux".
Basements are flooding everywhere....even in homes away from the flood plane...the water table is at as little a 5 feet in some places.
On our side of the Big Horn Mountains two o fthe major watersheds throw water our way...Little Goose and Big Goose Creeks culminate right int he middle of town. And both are running the bank in numerous places.
The kicker is the projected two feet we were sposed to get last night on the mountain..and the 70 degree weather we are sposed to get this weekend...experts are expecting bad things man.
Most sources for gasoline and deisel are on the flood plane.
As are most grocery stores and businesses, of the four old folks homes...three are within a hundred yards of the creek.
My local gun dealer's shop is only twenty yards from the rushing brown water. I may have to go help him sandbag today or tomorrow.
We can all see the ramifications here... if it all goes sour...and we don't catcha break it could be ugly.
Yesterday while I was working...Wendy...God Bless her...spent her day off filling water jugs..and squaring us away which included going to the grocery store and filling our vehicles with gas...and extra gas cans...
After I got off work...we went to the Mart and picked up a few last topper-offers...and once we put the baby to bed...I went again for the few items we missed...and a just in case supply of everything else.
I was up until 1AM going over the what-if's.
The big concern..as far as I can see... is a fresh water supply. COntamination is not only possible but likely...especially since the processing plant is right on the creek...and in danger of being flooded.
We currently have 110 gallons of water(from the spigot outdoors) in a clean barrels outside for washing and other needs...and 52 gallons of potable water in water cans sitting on the floor of our laundry room. We also have water purification tabs, and Clorox on hand in case it goes on longer than expected.
We also have our septic needs figured out. If need be we can shut off the water to avoid back wash.
Other than that...no worries though. We are squared away. Our basement is relatively dry...not any different than a usual spring...but we live we above the flood plane...Other folks are not so lucky.
We are praying this won't kick off the way it could...
If nothing else it is good practice just being "aware and prepered".
This was a long dang opener...
I wrote it for anybody who might be downstream ...which is a bunch of folks...
The water is rising.
Shane
:barf: :grumpy: 
