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[Sanguine]

We have a celebrity in our midst!

[Idiot]

We have a celebrity in our midst!

Hopefully a celebrity with a FREE Aqua Dam.....lol.

[geronl]

Hopefully a celebrity with a FREE Aqua Dam.....lol.

apparently those things cost about $8,300

[Ghost Bear]

apparently those things cost about $8,300

Actually, considering the amount of damage it can prevent in a flood, that seems pretty reasonable.

[thackney]

I don't think that was Thackney being interviewed.  I think it was the previous owner of the house from whom he bought the house.  In a previous post Thackney said the previous owner bought the Aqua Dam in Louisiana. 

Of course I could be wrong.

Besides...doesn't look like the same legs on tv and in the snake pic....lol.

Right about the first part.  That was Randy holding the snake while I took the picture.

[thackney]

apparently those things cost about $8,300

To hold back 24" of water, ~$19 a foot.

The difficulty in these situations is knowing what size you really need.  36" of water is more than double the price.

We pushed the limits on this one.  Friday morning, after it started moving around, Randy called the company and told them we had about 28" of water against it.  Their reply "OH, that's not good".

It was why we added all the sandbags and 2x4 bracing.  Too much pressure and not enough weight at that point to keep it steady.

[thackney]

Actually, considering the amount of damage it can prevent in a flood, that seems pretty reasonable.

Yep.  Our Flood insurance deductible is $5,000 for building and $5,000 on contents.

And we won't spend 4 months or so looking for a place to live while the home is rebuilt.

[Sanguine]

Good to hear from you Thackney, and hoping for lots of sunshine. 

I'm guessing the water is receding pretty quickly now?

[Bigun]

To hold back 24" of water, ~$19 a foot.

The difficulty in these situations is knowing what size you really need.  36" of water is more than double the price.

We pushed the limits on this one.  Friday morning, after it started moving around, Randy called the company and told them we had about 28" of water against it.  Their reply "OH, that's not good".

It was why we added all the sandbags and 2x4 bracing.  Too much pressure and not enough weight at that point to keep it steady.

Well given the fact that this flood is probably the worst you will ever have to deal with you are good to go!

[geronl]

It was why we added all the sandbags and 2x4 bracing.  Too much pressure and not enough weight at that point to keep it steady.

Right up to the limit!

[thackney]

Good to hear from you Thackney, and hoping for lots of sunshine. 

I'm guessing the water is receding pretty quickly now?

It sure was good to see this last night.

[Sanguine]

It sure was good to see this last night.

I bet it was! 

[austingirl]

It sure was good to see this last night.

I've been following your ordeal. Good to see the water recede. Glad your home was saved.

[thackney]

I've been following your ordeal. Good to see the water recede. Glad your home was saved.

Thanks, tomorrow noon we are having an AquaDam teardown party.

[austingirl]

Thanks, tomorrow noon we are having an AquaDam teardown party.

Is it reusable? How do you store it? Maybe you can post pics?

[thackney]

Is it reusable? How do you store it? Maybe you can post pics?

Roll it up and keep the rats away.

[geronl]

Roll it up and keep the rats away.

It will be interesting to see how much room it takes up when stored.

[sinkspur]

It drained just in time so you can have a weekend of mowing...lol.  I bet the skeeters are going to be just awful there.  Here in north central texas the skeeters are almost unbearable, after all of the rain.  I sprayed both the front and back yards with a skeeter spray, that seemed to help a lot, but I sure wouldn't want to be out there at dawn or sunset.  You'd be eaten alive.

Congrats on saving your house and, Lord willing, you won't ever have to use the Aqua Dam again.

I put out granulated garlic today.  Smells like hell when you first put it out on the yard, but it keeps EVERY critter away, including mosquitoes.

You can also put out cedarcide chips.  But I like the garlic because it's less expensive and IT WORKS!!! Even after you water it in, it continues to repel.

[Idiot]

Roll it up and keep the rats away.

Thackney,

It looks like you made it on FR too....plus now Great Britain knows about you.  You are a star baby!....lol.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3439330/posts

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Thackney,

It looks like you made it on FR too....plus now Great Britain knows about you.  You are a star baby!....lol.

UK article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3637271/Texas-man-uses-dam-filled-WATER-house-dry-27-inch-flood.html  (Great article!)

[Sanguine]

I put out granulated garlic today.  Smells like hell when you first put it out on the yard, but it keeps EVERY critter away, including mosquitoes.

You can also put out cedarcide chips.  But I like the garlic because it's less expensive and IT WORKS!!! Even after you water it in, it continues to repel.

Sink, where do you get granulated garlic?  The kind you cook with?

[geronl]

It's so hot!!

My brother-in-law had a dead battery, we carried the battery for a half-mile (might have killed me, lol). It was "fully charged" which means it's a bad cell and he really needs a new battery.

don't walk in this heat if you can help it

Although when there was shade, it felt awesome.

[GrouchoTex]

It's so hot!!

It got so hot today, that I saw 2 trees fighting over a dog.

[Sanguine]

All that rain is fast becoming just a memory.  However the mosquitoes refuse to do so.

[M1078]

It got so hot today, that I saw 2 trees fighting over a dog.

We were at the Audie L Murphy VA Hospital yesterday set up for a car show.  It only got to about 93 in the shade.  Unfortunately there wasn't much shade out in the asphalt parking lot.