I hate rain

I hate rain. In the past two days I have emptied my rain gauge twice, It was over flowing both times and it holds 5 inches. The news says we have had over 20 inches of rain. At one point we were stranded at home because the creek had over flowed and the road was submerged.

I was coming home with my 4-year-old daughter after picking her up from school due to weather related early release. The creek was already over the road but I forded it anyway. I had to do that four times between school and home. I don’t like doing that in a two-wheel drive Ranger. Even four-wheel drive wouldn’t have made me comfortable. Those things don’t weigh enough. At one point I had water over the axles, fortunately it wasn’t flowing so I went for it. I had already made four detours to get around water.

I also have the creek on the back of my property. At one point it was five feet from the fence between it and the house. Normally it is more like fifty feet. I swear it was flowing at around 25 knots. The house was never in danger as there is still about thirty feet of elevation change between it and me.

Now if we can just keep it from raining any more and we don’t get any wind.

Just wanted to vent, thanks for listening/reading.

Please send some out here. We need it.

I am just up the road from you, our ceiling at work was leaking like crazy.

weren't you guys in a serious drought not too long ago?

similar situation in central texas, they had a big rain shortage, lake travis was down over 50'. then we got crazy rain and it was in flood for a couple weeks. now its back to being 70' low.

What little work I've been able to round up for this month is all outside. So yeah, berkeley rain.

We haven't had any real rain yet, just enough to make my shop wiring play up, stupid loose wire

Yeh, its feast or famine in these parts.

Maroon, where do you work?

A Porsche parts place in Marietta.

Yeah, Alpharetta has places out here where it's completely flooded out. Mansell was passed the tires and North Point had it's spots.

Kimball Bridge, crossing over the water has access restrictions because the river is up over the bridge . . .that's always fun.

I'm south of you in Macon, and we had missed much of the crap until just a couple of hours ago, when TSHTF.

I read that spaghetti junction was completely shut down this morning, which I can't even comprehend.

As soon as the power here went off.and came back on, I turned off all the electricity and just lived with candles for while. For some strange reason I find the deafining thunder sort of comforting. Don't ask me why, I always have. Sitting around a house wiith no light except for candles and cordless flashlights is soothing to me.

Turns out that the power never went out a second time..

Sometimes I just like to sit in the dark.

Y'all take care up there in Acworth; Lord knows you deserve a break.

Maroon, You work at Automobile Atlanta?

I live east of Atlanta (St Mtn area) and the NWS radar indicates at least 10" of rain in the last 24hrs. That doesn't include what's fallen since the last time shadows were seen a week ago.

Couple of observations:

1) The recent drought really sucked, but the alternative is worse for too many folks.

2) My gutters/downspouts are badly clogged.

NYG95GA wrote: I'm south of you in Macon, and we had missed much of the crap until just a couple of hours ago, when TSHTF. I read that spaghetti junction was completely shut down this morning, which I can't even comprehend. As soon as the power here went off.and came back on, I turned off all the electricity and just lived with candles for while. For some strange reason I find the deafining thunder sort of comforting. Don't ask me why, I always have. Sitting around a house wiith no light except for candles and cordless flashlights is soothing to me. Turns out that the power never went out a second time.. Sometimes I just like to sit in the dark. Y'all take care up there in Acworth; Lord knows you deserve a break.

I was driving up 285 to 400 from Douglasville to Alpharetta and some parts of 285 (around 2-2:30pm) had 4 inches of water. I just purchased an S14 and it is lowered. I was able to feel the front lip pushing against the water. Needless to say, everyone was taking their time.

On a side note to that, I thought it looked pretty neat seeing everyone on 285 with their hazard lights on. At the same time, it sucked because the reason for it was this, near cataclysmic rain we're having.

oldsaw wrote: I live east of Atlanta (St Mtn area) and the NWS radar indicates at least 10" of rain in the last 24hrs. That doesn't include what's fallen since the last time shadows were seen a week ago. Couple of observations: 1) The recent drought really sucked, but the alternative is worse for too many folks. 2) My gutters/downspouts are badly clogged.

I live right beside Oldsaw in Clarkston. My exit on 285 keeps flooding out. Kinda glad I never lowered my Passat to compensate for the big wheels I put on it. The only upside right now is that most of the cars in the ghetto where I live are not affected by water less than two feet deep.

Right now they have 285 closed on the west side because the Chattahoochee river is flowing OVER the highway.

"How high's the water pa?....."

porksboy said: Maroon, You work at Automobile Atlanta?

Hey, someone is good at the guessing game!

I go from Cumming to Buford everyday and drive right by Buford Dam and it shows the lake level, shown today at 1067 today, up 2 feet from last tuesday...

I've got family in Roswell, he wanted to seed his lawn this month but...they may build an ark instead

maroon92- are you at the Porsche depot? I know we've got one down there somewhere.

Barack Obama hates white people.

Kanye West hates fish sticks.

at least he's not a gay fish

maroon92 wrote:

porksboy said: Maroon, You work at Automobile Atlanta?

Hey, someone is good at the guessing game!

No amount of rain could wash George Hussey's reputation clean......

maroon92 wrote: A Porsche parts place in Marietta.

I used to drive by that place almost everyday... i think i even applied there too...

In reply to Snowdoggie: No, he likes fish sticks. He is one to.

I live in Henry county and we've been lucky so far. Several co-workers live in Douglas county and they are having a rough time.

mapper wrote: In reply to Snowdoggie: No, he likes fish sticks. He is one to.

So that means he IS a gay fish.