Depression

cedarranch · Jan 25, 2002

I am sinking into a deeeep depression here. Last night just filled it in on top of me. It all started in December when it just kept raining every freekin' weekend. Can't seem to get anything done for the rain. Needed to use the backhoe to deepen/widen the ditches along the drive but it his hard to dig mud. It has been raining now for days. As I came down the drive last night one of my culverts was blocked and the water was running over the drive and washing it away. In the dark, in over 3 feet of rushing cold water I had to clear the culvert of the tree that had washed down from the mountain and blocked the pipe. Took about an hour. Then at 6am this moring I had to try and smooth out the wet gravel/mud drive with the box blade so I could get the kids to school and me to work. Blading mud is not fun. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif I guessstimate I have lost about 10 tons of gravel total due to the rains. The back yard smells of sewage since the field lines are under several inches of water. Sat/Sun/Mon are supposed to be dry but then more rain. The creek is flooded and washed away my bridge to the lower 10 acres Wednesday. And now to top it all off. The wife just called to say the top of a large tree has fallen covering the drive so I will have to walk to the house. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
Talk about being overwhelmed!/w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif
I think I am just goin to find soemwhere to hide./w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

TerryinMD · Jan 25, 2002

Ceddarranch,

Sorry to hear about all your misfortunes. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

All that really matters is that you and your family are safe and sound. The rest is just stuff and can be fixed.

Terry

Knight9 · Jan 25, 2002

Cedarranch,

According to your website you were planning on adding a concrete wall to prevent gravel from washing away into the culvert area. I'm guessing this project just rose to the top of the list....after the regrading of the driveway of course!

Hang in there! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Kevin

Egon · Jan 25, 2002

There are them days or weeks when all seems to go astray but fear not, there is a sun out there and it will shine.

Egon

cedarranch · Jan 25, 2002

That one on the website was just one of three. Two with 12" pipes and one with about a 24" pipe - never measured it but I can crawl thru it. The big pipe was the one that got blocked with the tree and other crap. I had planned to replace the bridge with a culvert of 2-12" pipes, concrete wall on the other. Never thought this culvert would need any attention since I performed overkill on its construction. If I had the money I would hire a crew to complete it fast. But as money is now, I will be lucky to afford the materials. My wife and I grew up in the country and my Dad sure made things look easy. Gotta respect what the man did now. I have NO spare time. Every moment is consumed with one problem after another. Makes ya want ta go stick ya head in a hole!/w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

cedarranch · Jan 25, 2002

/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif, an optimist! You are right, /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif but I sure could use a break. Doh! No! I take that back! I did not mean break! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

cedarranch · Jan 25, 2002

days or weeks when all seems to go astray 
Try months! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

TerryinMD · Jan 25, 2002

Cedarranch,

I was going to say this in my original post. Go out and buy yourself some economy-sized adult beverages. After you clean up the tree and other trash to get up your lane, find a comfy chair, have some libations, and contemplate your plan of attack.

It will all become clear as time goes along. Ya can only do so much based upon time and money. Manyana..... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Go to this <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=off&Number=103064&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=>post</A> and click on the link.

Terry

cedarranch · Jan 25, 2002

economy-sized adult beverages
Need something harder than that./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif I do have the half full bottle of gentleman Jack and some tequilla left over from Christmas!/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Know any good drinkin' songs?/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif