The "Whatever" Thread

fishiker said:
......It's been storming since 3:00 this morning with flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings in affect until midnight. Guess it will be a good evening to try the bottle of single barrel my son got me for Father's Day...........
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Talk about a big understatement! Not long after this post things in our world took a big turn. We were sitting here eating pizza, drinking beer, and planning our weekend when my neighbor stopped by. He had just checked the forecast and the river near us was going to crest a little more than twice the earlier forecast. He said he was moving his vehicles to higher ground and that we should do the same. We decided to start by pulling our camper to higher ground. At this point we were still pretty calm about things and didn't expect what followed. Before we could get on the road with the camper law enforcement stopped by and said there was a mandatory evacuation. We loaded our pets and a few bags in the truck, moved our other two vehicles to higher ground, and hit the road. It was one of the longest nights of my life. I was up before five Friday morning and told my wife I had to check things. When I got home everything looked almost normal then I noticed a few things that indicated it hadn't been that way all night. Everything on our carport was on one end including several items I didn't recognize. I went inside and found the basement wasn't completely full of water but lacked only a foot or so of being that way. We lost pretty much everything in the basement. This was tough to think about but knowing we had flood insurance helped. By Saturday morning we had pumped most of the water out and I do not have the words to describe what I saw or how it made me feel. The Adjuster from the insurance company showed up early and he explained what was and wasn't covered. I don't know if I felt better or worse after his inspection. Our furnace, central air, freezer(contents included), washer/dryer, and water heater were covered. Our camping gear, table/chairs, sofa, pool table, canned goods, clothes, my tools, reloading equipment, and any other items in the basement were not. With the help of friends and family our basement is now almost empty. We hauled 6 truckloads to the landfill. I maintained my composure through most of this except for a couple occasions with the worst one being when I picked up a photo album full of pics of my oldest son when he was only a toddler. Throughout this I constantly reminded my wife how very lucky we were. We lost a lot including things that can never be replaced but we still have each other and a home. We'll be okay but some people lost everything and I pray for them.
 
fishiker said:
Talk about a big understatement! Not long after this post things in our world took a big turn. We were sitting here eating pizza, drinking beer, and planning our weekend when my neighbor stopped by. He had just checked the forecast and the river near us was going to crest a little more than twice the earlier forecast. He said he was moving his vehicles to higher ground and that we should do the same. We decided to start by pulling our camper to higher ground. At this point we were still pretty calm about things and didn't expect what followed. Before we could get on the road with the camper law enforcement stopped by and said there was a mandatory evacuation. We loaded our pets and a few bags in the truck, moved our other two vehicles to higher ground, and hit the road. It was one of the longest nights of my life. I was up before five Friday morning and told my wife I had to check things. When I got home everything looked almost normal then I noticed a few things that indicated it hadn't been that way all night. Everything on our carport was on one end including several items I didn't recognize. I went inside and found the basement wasn't completely full of water but lacked only a foot or so of being that way. We lost pretty much everything in the basement. This was tough to think about but knowing we had flood insurance helped. By Saturday morning we had pumped most of the water out and I do not have the words to describe what I saw or how it made me feel. The Adjuster from the insurance company showed up early and he explained what was and wasn't covered. I don't know if I felt better or worse after his inspection. Our furnace, central air, freezer(contents included), washer/dryer, and water heater were covered. Our camping gear, table/chairs, sofa, pool table, canned goods, clothes, my tools, reloading equipment, and any other items in the basement were not. With the help of friends and family our basement is now almost empty. We hauled 6 truckloads to the landfill. I maintained my composure through most of this except for a couple occasions with the worst one being when I picked up a photo album full of pics of my oldest son when he was only a toddler. Throughout this I constantly reminded my wife how very lucky we were. We lost a lot including things that can never be replaced but we still have each other and a home. We'll be okay but some people lost everything and I pray for them.
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Sorry to hear about the damage to home and family treasures, glad everyone is ok. My area went through some major flooding very recently, we got lucky but a lot of others around us lost everything, water was up to their roofs is some neighborhoods.
 
Very sad to hear that, fishiker -

I hope you get back on dry footing asap - and it is good to hear that you had some warning so you could save your family and pets.

best

mqqn
 
Thanks guys. It's a long process but I told the wife it's only a series of small issues. We will celebrate the little victories as each happens and try to remember how very lucky we are. The help/support offered by friends, family, and neighbors has been overwhelming.
 
fishiker said:
Talk about a big understatement! Not long after this post things in our world took a big turn. We were sitting here eating pizza, drinking beer, and planning our weekend when my neighbor stopped by. He had just checked the forecast and the river near us was going to crest a little more than twice the earlier forecast. He said he was moving his vehicles to higher ground and that we should do the same. We decided to start by pulling our camper to higher ground. At this point we were still pretty calm about things and didn't expect what followed. Before we could get on the road with the camper law enforcement stopped by and said there was a mandatory evacuation. We loaded our pets and a few bags in the truck, moved our other two vehicles to higher ground, and hit the road. It was one of the longest nights of my life. I was up before five Friday morning and told my wife I had to check things. When I got home everything looked almost normal then I noticed a few things that indicated it hadn't been that way all night. Everything on our carport was on one end including several items I didn't recognize. I went inside and found the basement wasn't completely full of water but lacked only a foot or so of being that way. We lost pretty much everything in the basement. This was tough to think about but knowing we had flood insurance helped. By Saturday morning we had pumped most of the water out and I do not have the words to describe what I saw or how it made me feel. The Adjuster from the insurance company showed up early and he explained what was and wasn't covered. I don't know if I felt better or worse after his inspection. Our furnace, central air, freezer(contents included), washer/dryer, and water heater were covered. Our camping gear, table/chairs, sofa, pool table, canned goods, clothes, my tools, reloading equipment, and any other items in the basement were not. With the help of friends and family our basement is now almost empty. We hauled 6 truckloads to the landfill. I maintained my composure through most of this except for a couple occasions with the worst one being when I picked up a photo album full of pics of my oldest son when he was only a toddler. Throughout this I constantly reminded my wife how very lucky we were. We lost a lot including things that can never be replaced but we still have each other and a home. We'll be okay but some people lost everything and I pray for them.
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I have experienced similar devastation, and have never felt more powerless in my life.

You and your family will be in my thoughts.
 
fishiker said:
Talk about a big understatement! Not long after this post things in our world took a big turn. We were sitting here eating pizza, drinking beer, and planning our weekend when my neighbor stopped by. He had just checked the forecast and the river near us was going to crest a little more than twice the earlier forecast. He said he was moving his vehicles to higher ground and that we should do the same. We decided to start by pulling our camper to higher ground. At this point we were still pretty calm about things and didn't expect what followed. Before we could get on the road with the camper law enforcement stopped by and said there was a mandatory evacuation. We loaded our pets and a few bags in the truck, moved our other two vehicles to higher ground, and hit the road. It was one of the longest nights of my life. I was up before five Friday morning and told my wife I had to check things. When I got home everything looked almost normal then I noticed a few things that indicated it hadn't been that way all night. Everything on our carport was on one end including several items I didn't recognize. I went inside and found the basement wasn't completely full of water but lacked only a foot or so of being that way. We lost pretty much everything in the basement. This was tough to think about but knowing we had flood insurance helped. By Saturday morning we had pumped most of the water out and I do not have the words to describe what I saw or how it made me feel. The Adjuster from the insurance company showed up early and he explained what was and wasn't covered. I don't know if I felt better or worse after his inspection. Our furnace, central air, freezer(contents included), washer/dryer, and water heater were covered. Our camping gear, table/chairs, sofa, pool table, canned goods, clothes, my tools, reloading equipment, and any other items in the basement were not. With the help of friends and family our basement is now almost empty. We hauled 6 truckloads to the landfill. I maintained my composure through most of this except for a couple occasions with the worst one being when I picked up a photo album full of pics of my oldest son when he was only a toddler. Throughout this I constantly reminded my wife how very lucky we were. We lost a lot including things that can never be replaced but we still have each other and a home. We'll be okay but some people lost everything and I pray for them.
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Oh, man, im sorry that all happened to you, we've had water trouble in our basement before, and i can remember feeling like itd been gut punch going through it all and it dosent even compare to that. It takes some strong people to live sometimes. Let us know if we can help at all, our thoughts are with you all here.
 
I can't imagine what you're going through, Fishiker, but the most important thing is that you guys are safe. Getting through that will make you even stronger.

As others have said, we are all here for you, if there is anything you might need, just ask!

Glenn
 
I took a hot shower at home last night, something I took for granted a week ago but reveled in last night. Guys stopped by yesterday and should get a quote to me today for a new furnace and central air. Little steps, little victories that all mean a great deal to us right now. Thanks again for the kind words and support.
 
fishiker said:
I took a hot shower at home last night, something I took for granted a week ago but reveled in last night. Guys stopped by yesterday and should get a quote to me today for a new furnace and central air. Little steps, little victories that all mean a great deal to us right now. Thanks again for the kind words and support.
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:thumbup: glad to hear the hot waters running again at least, it make sa difference for sure
 
A couple big steps here, we have a check to cover part of our loss and we have AC:thumbup: I genuinely appreciate all the kind words and prayers. If I could go back and change only one thing it would be the storage of photo albums. It hurt loosing them more so than anything. With the exception of my wife's mother everyone has been very supportive. I won't go into details but will say I am grateful my wife is so little like her mother. Some of you may have seen the Greenbrier and surrounding areas on TV. That is around 30 minutes away from us. Many people there lost not only their homes but also loved ones. We are so lucky that things didn't get worse than they did here.
 
fishiker said:
A couple big steps here, we have a check to cover part of our loss and we have AC:thumbup: I genuinely appreciate all the kind words and prayers. If I could go back and change only one thing it would be the storage of photo albums. It hurt loosing them more so than anything. With the exception of my wife's mother everyone has been very supportive. I won't go into details but will say I am grateful my wife is so little like her mother. Some of you may have seen the Greenbrier and surrounding areas on TV. That is around 30 minutes away from us. Many people there lost not only their homes but also loved ones. We are so lucky that things didn't get worse than they did here.
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I saw some of that. I used to go to the Greenbriar to pick up their used batteries from backup power systems. That area is gorgeous and I was shocked by how it looked.
It's good to hear that things are getting better.
 
Are you in the Clifton Forge area? I used to love going there. Some really cool places to look around.
 
protourist said:
Are you in the Clifton Forge area? I used to love going there. Some really cool places to look around.
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I live in Covington, around 10 miles west of Clifton Forge. There are some interesting places around, best part is many are well kept secrets.
 
fishiker said:
I live in Covington, around 10 miles west of Clifton Forge. There are some interesting places around, best part is many are well kept secrets.
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I used to pick up at the railroad yard in Clifton Forge. There are some old brick warehouses down there that intrigued me. I'm betting that one was a munitions plant of some kind.
 
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