Post by fallon on May 3, 2024 8:50:39 GMT -6
Yesterday was a mess here. Dh got out after an hour delay on his flight to NC.
The backyard french drain kept getting covered by leaves, grass, etc. The boys kept going out to clean it and so it would drain. We easily had 5" of water standing on our back patio and yard. NEVER have we had this, not during Harvey not during any other rains. It was a tremendous amount of rain in a very short period though.
Our street flooded. Had no idea how darn ignorant some people are, but we saw it yesterday. We have some new people on the street and they totally panicked. My jaw dropped at some of the dumb crap they did. One neighbor finally went up to one of the new guys and said man, you need to calm down and stop being an idiot. He told him, you are a grown assed man. The guys mil is visiting and she left her car on the street, which is not what you do when we are supposed to get hard rains, because the street will sometimes take on water. This is a drainage issue that was never addressed anywhere in Kingwood after Harvey. Anyway, we sent a group text to the street and told him his car would be taking on water pretty soon. He goes to move the car and drove to towards the lowest part of the street, where the water was the deepest. One awesome neighbor waved him into his driveway and told him he couldn't go any further and not flood his car. He let him leave the car in their driveway. Meanwhile he walked back to his house and took his suv out of his driveway and parked it in his freaking front yard. That was when our next door neighbor went up to him and asked him wth he was doing. The guy was panicked. My oldest went over to help the guy get his suv off his front yard and backed up to his garage. The guy was in total panic mode. He couldn't remotely think. So my son and the next door neighbor got him straightened out. This same guy has a storm drain at the end of his drive, they told him, he had to get outside, even in the rain, and rake any debris off that to keep the water going. Also to not be surprised to see others on the street in his driveway doing this either. The guy has never dealt with this weather, and he is a first time homeowner. He and his wife and no clue what is going on. When he pulled his suv to his front yard, we were all standing there slack jawed. Who the hell would take a car that is way up a driveway and move it closer to the rising water? Panic causes all brain activity to cease.
The guy was so relived when someone else took over and made decisions for him. My son and the neighbor moved his cars so they could get their cars in their driveway. It was like the man had no spacial awareness. There was a ton of room for his 2 cars in the driveway. The guy kept thanking them. I hope he learned a lesson yesterday and he is better prepared for today. He and his wife are in their 30's, and have 3 small kids. We all felt bad for him, but were still shocked at the decisions he was making. Of course if you haven't ever dealt with anything like this, I guess you really have no clue. ( I am being nice)
The backyard french drain kept getting covered by leaves, grass, etc. The boys kept going out to clean it and so it would drain. We easily had 5" of water standing on our back patio and yard. NEVER have we had this, not during Harvey not during any other rains. It was a tremendous amount of rain in a very short period though.
Our street flooded. Had no idea how darn ignorant some people are, but we saw it yesterday. We have some new people on the street and they totally panicked. My jaw dropped at some of the dumb crap they did. One neighbor finally went up to one of the new guys and said man, you need to calm down and stop being an idiot. He told him, you are a grown assed man. The guys mil is visiting and she left her car on the street, which is not what you do when we are supposed to get hard rains, because the street will sometimes take on water. This is a drainage issue that was never addressed anywhere in Kingwood after Harvey. Anyway, we sent a group text to the street and told him his car would be taking on water pretty soon. He goes to move the car and drove to towards the lowest part of the street, where the water was the deepest. One awesome neighbor waved him into his driveway and told him he couldn't go any further and not flood his car. He let him leave the car in their driveway. Meanwhile he walked back to his house and took his suv out of his driveway and parked it in his freaking front yard. That was when our next door neighbor went up to him and asked him wth he was doing. The guy was panicked. My oldest went over to help the guy get his suv off his front yard and backed up to his garage. The guy was in total panic mode. He couldn't remotely think. So my son and the next door neighbor got him straightened out. This same guy has a storm drain at the end of his drive, they told him, he had to get outside, even in the rain, and rake any debris off that to keep the water going. Also to not be surprised to see others on the street in his driveway doing this either. The guy has never dealt with this weather, and he is a first time homeowner. He and his wife and no clue what is going on. When he pulled his suv to his front yard, we were all standing there slack jawed. Who the hell would take a car that is way up a driveway and move it closer to the rising water? Panic causes all brain activity to cease.
The guy was so relived when someone else took over and made decisions for him. My son and the neighbor moved his cars so they could get their cars in their driveway. It was like the man had no spacial awareness. There was a ton of room for his 2 cars in the driveway. The guy kept thanking them. I hope he learned a lesson yesterday and he is better prepared for today. He and his wife are in their 30's, and have 3 small kids. We all felt bad for him, but were still shocked at the decisions he was making. Of course if you haven't ever dealt with anything like this, I guess you really have no clue. ( I am being nice)