Flooding

[crashdown]

Yep...
We really considered location. Top of a mountain, good view, low flood danger. Near paved roads. Facing east, but good southern exposure for snow melt.
Property in good location for survivability of forest fires. Many escape routes in case of natural disaster. House construction good for snow, water, and other issues.
But shit if every road isn't destroyed from these floods.... Who woulda thought?

[trlcavscout]

Anybody with flood damage need help? We should set up a helping hand for members thread. Also make sure your insurance isnt gonna jack you before you file a water damage claim.

[blacklabel]

Don't flush your crapper if you're in Evans.

[Ronin13]

Today was crazy! This morning I heard on the radio that HWY 74 from Evergreen to Morrison was closed- so I figured I was okay to go North (WB) on 74 to get to I-70 from S. Evergreen... WRONG! They were turning people back at EVFD Station 1 (if not sure, look at google maps). I had to be at Rooney Valley LE Range by 7:45 and had to go almost to Conifer to get on 285, then take 470 to Morrison Rd to Rooney Rd. Made it in time for range time, but damn, talk about going the long way around.

Then driving back from training this evening hit a massive storm in Lakewood between Youngfield and C470- 2-4 inches of standing water on I-70. Downtown Evergreen is still closed, the dam is over flowing, the park below the dam is gone, and the bar just beyond there got flooded. Evergreen didn't get hit that hard, but what we got hit with sure did some bad damage to Bear Creek. Hope everyone is staying safe and dry- ANG troops deployed up north yesterday to aid with the evac. Hope no one lost their guns in the flood...

[crashdown]

Damn.....
We had one long ass, way out of the way out of here, and now it got washed out.
Lyons is peanuts compared to the thousands of homes up here, but we are getting no love from the media or authorities.
No grocery stores, no gas stations, just a liquor store without power.
Not a comforting feeling that we got a baby due any day.

[rondog]

Damn.....

Not a comforting feeling that we got a baby due any day.

Holy shit.....

[LeftHandBlack]

Yah Ive seen on the news how crazy its been but here in Brighton Nothing is going on! Crazy how the surrounding areas are so affected and we just had light rain mainly.

[XC700116]

I tried getting home as I've been on the road the last couple days, got about 2 miles from the house and hit the road block. It's sounding like my house so far hasn't been affected, but all roads in and out are closed. The most comforting info I've gotten is that the shelter is the middle school about 2 blocks from my house so hopefully my issues with all of it are limited to having to do some shopping for some clothes and checking into a hotel for the weekend or at least until the roads open.

I'm kicking myself in the arse for having pulled my go bag out of the work truck earlier this year and not getting it back in there. I had used some of the clothes in it on a road trip that went longer than expected so I pulled it out to wash the clothes and re-pack it and never got it back in the truck. Needless to say, that's getting done first thing when I get back home and it's probably going to be done in a bigger bag and have MANY items added to it.

[GilpinGuy]

I had to take the "back way" from my house today because the main road was getting a new culvert installed by the County. The rain washed a giant gully across the road.

I head down the back way (unmaintained road - basically a trail) and suddenly the car stops like a fly hitting fly paper, I see a wave of mud flow in front of me and I feel the car sink. I literally said out load "What the F*** just happened?" It was like driving into a swimming pool. The road was totally saturated, like quicksand, and knee deep.

I had to slog through the crap in my work clothes, hike back home, call in to work to tell them I wouldn't make it, and enlist a few neighbors to help me out.

In short, we got it dug out after 4 hours of slogging around in the muck. My back is killing me and the car is out - undamaged I should add.

Hey, I'm lucky. Many folks are WAY worse off.

[fitz19d]

I tried getting home as I've been on the road the last couple days, got about 2 miles from the house and hit the road block. It's sounding like my house so far hasn't been affected, but all roads in and out are closed. The most comforting info I've gotten is that the shelter is the middle school about 2 blocks from my house so hopefully my issues with all of it are limited to having to do some shopping for some clothes and checking into a hotel for the weekend or at least until the roads open.

I'm kicking myself in the arse for having pulled my go bag out of the work truck earlier this year and not getting it back in there. I had used some of the clothes in it on a road trip that went longer than expected so I pulled it out to wash the clothes and re-pack it and never got it back in the truck. Needless to say, that's getting done first thing when I get back home and it's probably going to be done in a bigger bag and have MANY items added to it.

Hey let me know if you manage to find a way in. (PM or whatever.) I'm in same boat, I live over on tamera near the school west end. Problem is one window well was retaining water despite not being in flood area. Was leaking first day but receded. Couldnt get home yesterday morning at 8am and had basically 24 hours to fill and leak and I have power strips down low for very expensive saltwater reef tanks.....