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yukionna · 05-14-2006, 06:58 PM

It's been raining hard non-stop for three days now in New England. I heard we are now in an official state of emergency. We have no heat in our house because our furnace is under 6 in of water in the basement -- our pump can't keep up. Our backyard is now part of the lake...parts and pieces of docks and boats without owners are floating past my view as I look out the rain streaked window. And still the rain is coming down...hard. The power has been off and on all day and there is no end in sight. The access road to our street is under 10 in of water. I just returned from taking the dog for a walk. After five minutes outside, he looks like he spent the day swimming in the lake. We are ready for the worse -- we have prepped the Airstream for a cozy camp-out in the driveway tonight.

How are my other New England Airstream friends doing?

LuminumTraila · 05-14-2006, 07:10 PM

We're okay so far, just really gettin' tired of it. The house is on a little bit higher ground, and a vernal pool down the hill seems to be handling most of our rain. The rest is settling down into the conservation wetlands next to our property. We don't have a basement, so no flooding there. I heard that the Concord and Sudbury rivers near us are getting pretty high and there's a lot of water spilling into roads around us, but we're staying put so I don't have any first-hand observations for you.

Yuki, I hope the rain will subside soon and you can get your water bailed out.

Stay cozy in the Bambi!

safari57 · 05-14-2006, 07:24 PM

Good luck you guys. We are thinking the best thoughts for you. We live on the West coast so know what heavy rain is all about but fortunately this weekend we are hot and dry. Not typical weather for us this time of year so we all wonder what's coming at us. Good thing you have the Airstream to bunk down snug and warm in.
Barry

lewster · 05-14-2006, 07:37 PM

Just got a call from my son at UNH. His basement apartment has 4 feet of water in it and RISING, and it's the week before finals!!! I feel for all of you folks up there!

myboyburt · 05-14-2006, 07:38 PM

We just got back from vacation yesterday (white knuckles for me coming into the Manchester, NH airport with all the wind, rain and fog). Our little town is under water! Power on and off, many closed streets, the river is overflowing and our police are saying "stay at home!". Next town over is CLOSED! Meaning no one can travel on their roads. Wow!

"The Tube" is just fine though. In her barn, nice and dry. We are on the side of a mountain (well, by NH standards anyway) so we do not have any issues with flooding. If we do end up with water we should all be building Arc's as we are many hundreds of feet above the river.

Rain is predicted for New Boston everyday unit May 23rd! Yikes, I think we could be in for some wild times this week.....

yukionna · 05-14-2006, 07:51 PM

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Rain is predicted for New Boston everyday unit May 23rd! Yikes, I think we could be in for some wild times this week.....

I just checked the local forecast for Massachusetts and it is just as wild...

Uberlanders · 05-14-2006, 08:01 PM

Jim's headed back next week maybe he can bring the sunshine out with him. Its supposed to be dry and 80-90's here this week. Maybe sun by Monadnock Rally?!

Happycampers · 05-14-2006, 08:19 PM

To all our neighbours in the US in the east.. our thoughts and prayers are with you .. Nancy we are thinking of you.. Annie and Marvin

rgesch · 05-14-2006, 08:31 PM

Oh, man! Every time we go somewhere, we return home to some sort of weather disaster. Sorry, it's a curse! No water accumulation up on this hill, but some banks were starting to overflow when we came through at 7:00. Hope you are O.K.

streamer23 · 05-14-2006, 08:32 PM

Mother Nature is not happy.On a positive note,if there is one,it's at the time of year that its warm enough that its not SNOW.Keep dry.

yukionna · 05-14-2006, 09:13 PM

Decisions...decisions...it's just after 11 p.m. and we were just awakened by a visit from the emergency management team who are going door-to-door...voluntary evacuations are in progress all around the lake. The watershed area we live in includes three lakes linked together with dams and rivers in between that are at a heightened risk of compromise. For the time being, we plan on staying put.

Uberlanders · 05-14-2006, 10:07 PM

OMG! Stay dry and safe. This sounds crazy to be worried about weather this time of year. We are sending warm and dry thoughts your way. Crossing my fingers that we don't have a lake in our basement.

peegreen · 05-14-2006, 10:39 PM

School's closed, a rain day vice snow day. Tack another one on to the end of the school year. Basement's wet, waiting for utilities to be lost since they're all underground. Another good excuse for that generator. We now have lakefront property, community pool across the street is flooded. Fear of dams breaching in Lebanon, Milton and Rochester which will send a wall of water down this way. Neighbors have been notified by emergency personnel that evacuation may be eminent if conditions worsen - it's still raining.

LuminumTraila · 05-15-2006, 05:08 AM

Yuki -- Hope you got through the night okay. With the forecast for more of the same, I know that you're busy working out your plan. We're here, and still high and dry, if we can help in any way. If you evacuate, don't forget to carry your unit directory with you with our phone numbers.

-J & D

yukionna · 05-15-2006, 06:06 AM

Made it throught the night ok. The water rose another 4-5" overnight...our backyard is now unofficially part of the lake! I'm off to stoke up the wood stove and assess the neighorhood. Many people evacuated last night but I can see through my window that many others stayed behind...and the rain is still coming down.

Pick · 05-15-2006, 06:35 AM

Send some of that rain down here! We are 7+" UNDER normal. As you know some areas of Florida are suffering from wildfires. A good soaking is what we need.

balrgn · 05-15-2006, 06:43 AM

Down town Dover NH, and the water has NOT crested yet. Dam ready to fail.......

53flyingcloud · 05-15-2006, 06:50 AM

Hi gang~
OUCH NANCY~that picture of your backyard send chills up my spine~!!
, I'm soo sorry to hear of your plight..
It's felt by all and, I know that makes it no less bearable.
We have water coming in our basement as well. Just barely, compared to you and others.
Airstream to the rescue in more than one way. let me explain...
After spending all day yesterday running the shop vac draining the water, the bucket brigade finally gave up..JUST TOO TIRED.
FLASH~!!
I went out to our 64GT and stole the water pump..Got it hooked up to run water out thru the heater vent opening..Ran for, I don't know how many hours before it finally died...Not bad for an old water pump..
It didn't stop the "flood" but, it gave us the break we needed to get some sleep..WHEW..
My prayers goes out to those under greater fllood pressure.
ciao
53FC

Chuck · 05-15-2006, 07:06 AM

Nancy, you are welcome to come and hookup in my driveway. W/E/Wi-fi

We've got room, and we're high and dry. except that getting here might be a problem....

they said that 133 is closed near 95, but you should be able to get in via Rt 1.

I'm hangin out at home for the time being, as there's no point of trying to get to Boston, roads being what they are. 1 is closed...128/93 are clogged. It would be time to go home by the time I get there....

yukionna · 05-15-2006, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by chuck

Nancy, you are welcome to come and hookup in my driveway. W/E/Wi-fi

We've got room, and we're high and dry. except that getting here might be a problem....

they said that 133 is closed near 95, but you should be able to get in via Rt 1.

Thanks for your kind offer...we may take you up on it. Last night we had "voluntary" evacuations...we suspect that today it may turn into "mandatory". If so, we will pack up the animals and point our silver ark due south!