Good morning!!!!

[sseelhoff]

I'm floded in wife is flooded out. 6am to 2:30pm 3.8". 3" came very quickly. We are getting some more showers again.

Thats a 3' dip in the road on the other side.

You win.

 

[txdon]

I don't want to win - my cook is on the other side of that low water crossing!

 

[riptides]

I don't want to win - my cook is on the other side of that low water crossing!

Been there, same situation. Is this a once in a 100-500 year, lifetime event?

If not, you may need to rethink ways to your homestead.

 

[txdon]

Is this a once in a 100-500 year, lifetime event?

Twice a year event. Drought/flood/drought/flood.

I went to turn my pool pump on to drain some water but a big chicken snake was by the switch startled me, what next.

 

[sseelhoff]

Twice a year event. Drought/flood/drought/flood.

It's Texas. Go big or go home.

I went to turn my pool pump on to drain some water but a big chicken snake was by the switch startled me, what next.

Chicken.

 

[ronjhall]

I'm floded in wife is flooded out. 6am to 2:30pm 3.8". 3" came very quickly. We are getting some more showers again. Thats a 3' dip in the road on the other side.

Look like they will have to dump another load concrete over the culvert again.

 

[txdon]

Look like they will have to dump another load concrete over the culvert again.

Yup.
Cook made it home the back way.

Ron the land behind me is for sale - the back area connected where we were clearing the fence line. It's open coastal hills 94 acres for $400K all minerals included (you just don't see that any more) but, a contract is already on it when I called. Should have gone the back way a little sooner. It would have made a good winter destination.

And hey! Chicken snakes bite!

 

[KevT]

Don, I have to admit that I have never heard of a "Chicken Snake". Had to google it. The reason for low carb and no grains whole or otherwise is diabetic reasons, losing weight is just a great benefit. We are trying to head it off at the pass with diet before drugs are needed.

I have the roofing for the run-in cut and ready to go up, cured all the air leaks on my new compressor, and cut 3 large oak logs that have seasoned for a year into turning blanks. Ended up with 17 ea 8x8x8 blocks and 22 ea 8x8x5 blocks. And yes, when you guys talk of making firewood it makes my eyes tear up.

 

[txdon]

Don, I have to admit that I have never heard of a "Chicken Snake". Had to google it.

They are also called rat snakes when they eat rats, chicken snakes when they eat eggs. Ron took this youtube of Whipper harassing a rat snake/chicken snake on the driveway a few years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNi1NmcaqIY

 

[300UGUY]

You guys in Texas get a lot of extremes - heat, flood, drought, the only thing we have you beat on is cold. But I'd trade a bit of heat, drought or flood for -15F any day!