daugen
Epic Contributor
good morning all. An unexpected extra day of calm here, now the nastiness isn't due until Friday though rain coming earlier.
I actually might be able to finish the lawn mowing today, put away some final small things.
If the storm keeps plowing inland it means it will leave here earlier which is good.
supposed to be 90 degrees and hot today, and for sure sticky.
Kyle, there is a water management/ditch district with primary ditches leading to the River. That said, only so much it can handle within so many hours or it all backs up into properties. I expect the front of my property and driveway to be under water. Otherwise have about a one degree pitch going to the road in front and about a one degree pitch in the rear going to main six foot deep ditch. Going to be lawn lakes for awhile.
Wouldn't surprise me if my little garden shed toppled over. More concerned about the solar panel on it, pretty good sized sail. Might think about how I can anchor that building and maybe take the solar panel off and store it. Done for the year anyway so that's a good project for today.
Am also glad I reinforced the tall rv carport with 6x6's originally.
Have been wondering about the sliding barn doors. Don't have any locks on them at all. Think I might drop a few sandbags behind the main doors facing the wind, and go in and out the other end. Far side is near the woods and totally protected.
wind is now projected at ENE so am rethinking that also. That's the big tree side...Nice to have a tree line there, not so nice when large oak trees come crashing down. Fairly confident they will go in opposite direction due to many years of power line pruning. My elevated electric lines are on this side of that tree line so if something does fall this way, not near the house, down go the wires.
David in Hawaii thinking of you too. 20 foot surf, that must be pretty neat to see, from afar...
I actually might be able to finish the lawn mowing today, put away some final small things.
If the storm keeps plowing inland it means it will leave here earlier which is good.
supposed to be 90 degrees and hot today, and for sure sticky.
Kyle, there is a water management/ditch district with primary ditches leading to the River. That said, only so much it can handle within so many hours or it all backs up into properties. I expect the front of my property and driveway to be under water. Otherwise have about a one degree pitch going to the road in front and about a one degree pitch in the rear going to main six foot deep ditch. Going to be lawn lakes for awhile.
Wouldn't surprise me if my little garden shed toppled over. More concerned about the solar panel on it, pretty good sized sail. Might think about how I can anchor that building and maybe take the solar panel off and store it. Done for the year anyway so that's a good project for today.
Am also glad I reinforced the tall rv carport with 6x6's originally.
Have been wondering about the sliding barn doors. Don't have any locks on them at all. Think I might drop a few sandbags behind the main doors facing the wind, and go in and out the other end. Far side is near the woods and totally protected.
wind is now projected at ENE so am rethinking that also. That's the big tree side...Nice to have a tree line there, not so nice when large oak trees come crashing down. Fairly confident they will go in opposite direction due to many years of power line pruning. My elevated electric lines are on this side of that tree line so if something does fall this way, not near the house, down go the wires.
David in Hawaii thinking of you too. 20 foot surf, that must be pretty neat to see, from afar...
they are still showing long hours of over 75mph winds here. It's just now pushed back a day it seems but yeah, going inland