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Sanguine · « **Reply #150 on:** June 10, 2016, 09:11:32 am »

We have a celebrity in our midst!

Idiot · « **Reply #151 on:** June 10, 2016, 11:36:57 am »

Quote from: Sanguine on June 10, 2016, 09:11:32 am

We have a celebrity in our midst!

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

geronl · « **Reply #152 on:** June 10, 2016, 01:44:57 pm »

Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 10, 2016, 11:36:57 am

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

apparently those things cost about $8,300

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #153 on:** June 10, 2016, 01:52:09 pm »

Quote from: geronl on June 10, 2016, 01:44:57 pm

apparently those things cost about $8,300

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

thackney · « **Reply #154 on:** June 10, 2016, 05:04:51 pm »

Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 10, 2016, 11:49:17 am

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 · « **Reply #155 on:** June 10, 2016, 05:08:47 pm »

Quote from: geronl on June 10, 2016, 01:44:57 pm

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 · « **Reply #156 on:** June 10, 2016, 05:10:26 pm »

Quote from: Bear_in_RoseBear on June 10, 2016, 01:52:09 pm

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 · « **Reply #157 on:** June 10, 2016, 07:53:34 pm »

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

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

Bigun · « **Reply #158 on:** June 10, 2016, 08:09:14 pm »

Quote from: thackney on June 10, 2016, 05:08:47 pm

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 · « **Reply #159 on:** June 10, 2016, 10:14:31 pm »

Quote from: thackney on June 10, 2016, 05:08:47 pm

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 · « **Reply #160 on:** June 11, 2016, 08:11:00 am »

Quote from: Sanguine on June 10, 2016, 07:53:34 pm

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 · « **Reply #161 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:12:15 am »

Quote from: thackney on June 11, 2016, 08:11:00 am

It sure was good to see this last night.

I bet it was!

austingirl · « **Reply #162 on:** June 11, 2016, 12:34:20 pm »

Quote from: thackney on June 11, 2016, 08:11:00 am

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 · « **Reply #163 on:** June 11, 2016, 05:52:22 pm »

Quote from: austingirl on June 11, 2016, 12:34:20 pm

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 · « **Reply #164 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:23:06 pm »

Quote from: thackney on June 11, 2016, 05:52:22 pm

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

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

thackney · « **Reply #165 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:27:22 pm »

Quote from: austingirl on June 11, 2016, 06:23:06 pm

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

Roll it up and keep the rats away.

geronl · « **Reply #166 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:28:43 pm »

Quote from: thackney on June 11, 2016, 06:27:22 pm

Roll it up and keep the rats away.

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

sinkspur · « **Reply #167 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:34:56 pm »

Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 11, 2016, 11:09:16 am

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 · « **Reply #168 on:** June 12, 2016, 12:58:23 pm »

Quote from: thackney on June 11, 2016, 06:27:22 pm

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 · « **Reply #169 on:** June 12, 2016, 01:25:34 pm »

Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 12, 2016, 12:58:23 pm

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 · « **Reply #170 on:** June 12, 2016, 02:33:02 pm »

Quote from: sinkspur on June 11, 2016, 09:34:56 pm

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 · « **Reply #171 on:** June 17, 2016, 08:05:55 pm »

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 · « **Reply #172 on:** June 17, 2016, 10:11:42 pm »

Quote from: geronl on June 17, 2016, 08:05:55 pm

It's so hot!!

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

Sanguine · « **Reply #173 on:** June 17, 2016, 11:26:27 pm »

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

M1078 · « **Reply #174 on:** June 19, 2016, 08:39:13 am »

Quote from: GrouchoTex on June 17, 2016, 10:11:42 pm

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.

uglybiker · « **Reply #175 on:** June 19, 2016, 12:13:28 pm »

93 ain't too bad. It was 107 under my carport yesterday.

austingirl · « **Reply #176 on:** June 19, 2016, 05:43:14 pm »

Just had a nice little cell blow through Medina- heavy rain for about 20 minutes. Now I don't have to go out there and water.

GrouchoTex · « **Reply #177 on:** June 19, 2016, 07:11:48 pm »

Quote from: austingirl on June 19, 2016, 05:43:14 pm

Just had a nice little cell blow through Medina- heavy rain for about 20 minutes. Now I don't have to go out there and water.

Similar situation here in Sugar Land.

sinkspur · « **Reply #178 on:** June 19, 2016, 07:15:47 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on June 12, 2016, 02:33:02 pm

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

Sorry, just now seeing this. Yes, the kind you cook with. You can buy it in large sizes at Sam's.

I've used it for years. It even works on mosquitoes. Cedarcide cedar chips do too, but they're more expensive and hard to find unless you have an organic nursery nearby.

RetBobbyMI · « **Reply #179 on:** June 19, 2016, 07:38:56 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on June 12, 2016, 02:33:02 pm

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

I've used this Bonide Mosquito Beater product for several years in my yard and carry it when I travel in my motorhome.

http://www.bonide.com/products/mosquito-control/view/5611/mosquito-beater-natural-granules

Sanguine · « **Reply #180 on:** June 19, 2016, 10:06:46 pm »

Thanks, @sinkspur and @RetBobbyMI .

We need all the mosquito tips we can get right now. They're vicious!

RetBobbyMI · « **Reply #181 on:** June 19, 2016, 10:52:09 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on June 19, 2016, 10:06:46 pm

Thanks, @sinkspur and @RetBobbyMI .

We need all the mosquito tips we can get right now. They're vicious!

Hopefully you get rid of those pesky good for nothing vultures before I get to SA in November for the winter.

Sanguine · « **Reply #182 on:** June 19, 2016, 11:14:48 pm »

Quote from: RetBobbyMI on June 19, 2016, 10:52:09 pm

Hopefully you get rid of those pesky good for nothing vultures before I get to SA in November for the winter.

They should be gone by November. I hope.

geronl · « **Reply #183 on:** July 25, 2016, 10:03:10 pm »

It's been a while but it's raining heavy again

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #184 on:** July 25, 2016, 10:14:36 pm »

Quote from: geronl on July 25, 2016, 10:03:10 pm

It's been a while but it's raining heavy again

Yep, got some rain accompanied by lightning and thunder here.

Sanguine · « **Reply #185 on:** July 25, 2016, 10:35:09 pm »

Got the lightning and thunder, still hoping for the rain.

geronl · « **Reply #186 on:** July 25, 2016, 10:37:26 pm »

Up to a few hours I missed the rain...

drip... drip... drip...

austingirl · « **Reply #187 on:** July 25, 2016, 11:28:00 pm »

Thunder and lighting and light rain in Medina. First rain since May 28th. Good chance for more tomorrow.

GrouchoTex · « **Reply #188 on:** July 26, 2016, 07:11:44 am »

Quote from: austingirl on July 25, 2016, 11:28:00 pm

Thunder and lighting and light rain in Medina. First rain since May 28th. Good chance for more tomorrow.

It rained pretty hard on my way to work today, from Sugar Land to Katy.

M1078 · « **Reply #189 on:** July 26, 2016, 08:40:21 am »

At our place in Spring Branch (Comal County) we got .14" total. Sure hoping for a little more today and tomorrow. Thursday I need it dry for a trip to Ft Hood and back.

Elderberry · « **Reply #190 on:** July 26, 2016, 10:25:03 pm »

We received 2 inches yesterday followed by 3 inches today(Houston/Hobby)

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #191 on:** July 27, 2016, 11:20:39 am »

Just had a brief shower here yesterday afternoon, but this morning we're getting a fairly good dousing.

Sanguine · « **Reply #192 on:** July 27, 2016, 11:57:46 am »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on July 27, 2016, 11:20:39 am

Just had a brief shower here yesterday afternoon, but this morning we're getting a fairly good dousing.

Yes, finally raining in the Austin area!

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #193 on:** July 27, 2016, 12:10:49 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on July 27, 2016, 11:57:46 am

Yes, finally raining in the Austin area!

It's been a little unusual, very localized. It's raining now at work, but looking at the radar I would bet that it's not raining at our house a few miles away as the crow flies.

geronl · « **Reply #194 on:** July 27, 2016, 12:11:13 pm »

we had some rain yesterday and I thought I saw some gray clouds out there again.... that would be 3... 3! days in a row if we get some rain today.

austingirl · « **Reply #195 on:** August 13, 2016, 04:21:14 pm »

After two months with no rain, I am grateful for the rain that started last night. Not a lot -but a little more today and hoping for more over the next few days.

A doe and her tiny fawn walked up to my front porch looking to munch on my mostly-deer-resistant plants. I could count every rib on mama.

Sanguine · « **Reply #196 on:** August 13, 2016, 04:28:46 pm »

Quote from: austingirl on August 13, 2016, 04:21:14 pm

After two months with no rain, I am grateful for the rain that started last night. Not a lot -but a little more today and hoping for more over the next few days.

A doe and her tiny fawn walked up to my front porch looking to munch on my mostly-deer-resistant plants. I could count every rib on mama.

I got 0.4" yesterday! And, it's cool(ish) today. More rain in the forecast for Sunday and Monday.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #197 on:** August 13, 2016, 04:28:46 pm »

Its been a fairly dry summer up my way in Michigan.

Not terrible but I like lots of rain.

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

Sanguine · « **Reply #198 on:** August 13, 2016, 04:29:47 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on August 13, 2016, 04:28:46 pm

Its been a fairly dry summer up my way in Michigan.

Not terrible but I like lots of rain.

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
...

You're on the thumb, aren't you?

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #199 on:** August 13, 2016, 04:35:11 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on August 13, 2016, 04:29:47 pm

You're on the thumb, aren't you?

Nah, I'm down here in the heel of the hand in Southeastern Jackson County. I'm right on the borderline of moderate and no drought.

It rained pretty good overnight but this has been one of those years where the rain peters out 5 or 10 miles away and leaves us with humidity.