Arkansas homeowner doesn't give up

[Gale Hawkins]

Mississippi River flooding: Residents build homemade dams to saves houses | Mail Online

 

[crazyal]

The government, since they are going to pay anyway, should offer this service for anyone with flood insurance. Maybe pay contractors to build these and provide a pump to push the water out and fuel to run it. The cost to rebuild one house will offset the cost to save 5 or more so even if it didn't work every time if you saved half it would still be a savings.

 

[Whitnel]

I noticed in the first video he had a sandbag wall around his house. Later in the video it was gone and the bags were on the outer wall. That was a lot of sand bags to move.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

It looked like the external plastic liner was saving the day in places where there was water flowing and not just back water.

It worked because these people had a week or two to prep. It was a lot of work but now life is back to normal where others will be upto a year I expect yet not quite the same as before.

I guess since this flood was almost equal to 1927/1937 floods if in the future one built a couple feet higher they would be fine for next time.

 

[orezok]

What bothers me is the fools who are racing around in their boats. Don't they have any idea what additional damage their wakes might be causing. If your "dam" is marginal in height, it might only take one significant wake to breach it.

 

[reelbig]

OMG :newhere:

 

[Danno1]

What bothers me is the fools who are racing around in their boats. Don't they have any idea what additional damage their wakes might be causing. If your "dam" is marginal in height, it might only take one significant wake to breach it.

Ya, I was gonna make some comment a few days ago about a no wake zone sign on the dam. But I forgot...............


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