6 inches of rain sucks

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6 inches of rain sucks

#1 Post by curtiscapk » Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:58 pm

I just heard from my neighbor at the lake.

Here is what 6 inches of rain in 5 days did to my boat cover and the lake.
Luckily he looks after my stuff when he goes down.

I can't get down till next Thursday so I had him release the straps. which seemed to help a ton. I need to take down my pool cover pump to pump it out.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#2 Post by Tlowry » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:21 pm

I built a backbone out of 1-1/5" PVC that runs the length of the playpen to give the cover a ridge to keep that from happening.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#3 Post by curtiscapk » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:25 pm

I know.... it's on the list of to do's... :?
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#4 Post by LadyGT » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:20 pm

Tlowry wrote:I built a backbone out of 1-1/5" PVC that runs the length of the playpen to give the cover a ridge to keep that from happening.
My husband just made one for our boat. It looks like I have another high pitched house in the back yard. :biggrin2 It does the job so it's all good.

Hey, consider yourself lucky to have rain so it keeps the lakes and rivers full. You could be in a drought like California. Seventeen years ago, this lake was my stomping grounds. You could have a lake that looks like this. http://www.fromdatestodiapers.com/our-v ... olsom-lake Makes me sick.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#5 Post by tkrein » Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:44 pm

send the rain my way we are in a burn ban. just had a fire last week that came really close to my house. In fact it was so close we were in a mandatory evacuation for the night.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#6 Post by Seon » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:12 pm

We'll take all the rain you guys have, here in CA.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#7 Post by C_M_25 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:59 pm

Well it looks like you have a temporary swimming pool to keep you busy.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#8 Post by OldePharte » Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:17 pm

Wow! And we didn't much of anything.

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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#9 Post by NonHyphenAmerican » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:34 pm

Yeah, it could've dropped some in Kansas before heading east.

El Dorado is about 3.5 feet low.
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Re: 6 inches of rain sucks

#10 Post by Bamaman » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:43 pm

We'd be glad to send you some of our rain if it was possible. Two days rain, one day clear. And very heavy winds with the change of seasons.

I've been using a wet/dry vacuum to suck water out of such situations. They're fast, and easily emptied for another load.
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