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I may have no house to go home to
« on: Sep 13th, 2006, 3:48pm » |
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I may not have a house to go home to.
I live in Highland just one block from the area they are talking about in this story.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #2 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:04pm » |
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Thanks Jonny. I must have screwed it up.
I was trying to explain this to my wife on the phone while I was posting it.
She's at work right now too and she's freaked.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #3 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:11pm » |
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Bro, go the fuck home...thats an order!!!!
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #4 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:25pm » |
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on Sep 13th, 2006, 4:04pm, ExplodingEyeBall wrote:Thanks Jonny. I must have screwed it up.
I was trying to explain this to my wife on the phone while I was posting it.
She's at work right now too and she's freaked. |
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EEB - Get your ass home.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #5 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:25pm » |
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 I can't open the article, what's going on???
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #6 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:42pm » |
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Major flooding right by my house. 6 have collapsed within one block of my house. My house is 70 years old with a really bad basement that leaks real bad already.
Important t hing is that my wife and daughter are not at home right now.
If the house is screwed up, it can be fixed/replaced. My family can't.
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Storms wreak havoc in Region
By The Times
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:49 PM CDT
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The downpours that blasted Northwest Indiana this morning left much of northern Lake County under water, stranded motorists and even caused numerous basement walls to collapse.
Highland appeared to be the hardest hit, with firefighters and utility crews called out to numerous addresses where basement walls were giving way and gas leaks were reported. Many of the addresses reported appeared to be within a block or two of Grace Street, both north and south of Ridge Road.
Highland town manager Richard Underkofler said the biggest problems were on the town's north side, between Kennedy and Cline avenues, south of the Little Calumet River and north of LaPorte Street.
Though the rain has slowed, he said officials didn't expect drainage to peak until around 3 p.m. today.
Underkofler said the town today had received about 150 emergency calls as of 1:15 p.m., and the confirmed numerous reports included the collapse of basement walls.
"The saturated high ground water table comes up and puts stress on the basement walls because we have a shallow water table in Highland," Underkofler said.
People who were evacuated were being sent to the town's Lincoln Center, the headquarters for Highland's Parks and Recreation Department.
Underkofler emphasized that residents in need of evacuation should call 911. And he advised residents with water in their basements not to go into the basement because they would subject themselves to the possibility of electrical shock.
This morning's storms arrived after area grounds were already wet, especially after significant rainfall Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service reported that by 10:35 a.m. today, parts of Lake County -- specifically the Gary, Highland and Griffith areas -- had received up to 4 inches of water. A flash flood warning was issued until 3 p.m.
Areas of poor drainage and low-lying areas were most affected, prompting standing water on many of the region's roads.
Standing water was found on the Borman Expressway, as well as numerous side streets -- including main local arteries. Local law enforcement and emergency management personnel reported 4 to 12 inches of water on many roads.
After heavy morning storms, the rain is forecast to start to taper off this afternoon and evening, leading into a beautiful end-of-week stretch, with mostly sunshine and highs in the 70s from Thursday through Saturday, and possibly into the 80s on Sunday.
For complete coverage of today's flooding, read Thursday's editions of The Times.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #7 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:43pm » |
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I'm out of here in just a couple minutes.
I'll let you guys know what's up as soon as I can.
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« Reply #8 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:50pm » |
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OMG Pat, do NOT go in there, whatever you do! I don't want you to get trapped or have the house collapse on you! Thank God nobody is home right now.
Please update us when/if you can!
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #9 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 4:55pm » |
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on Sep 13th, 2006, 4:25pm, Melissa wrote:| I can't open the article, what's going on??? |
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Northern Wisconsin has been disconnected from the rest of the world. Didn't you get the memo? 
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #10 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 5:03pm » |
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I sent ya pm. Fill your basement up to the brim with city water,then no flood water can get in plus it equalizes the outside pressure.
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« Reply #11 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 5:16pm » |
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on Sep 13th, 2006, 4:55pm, brewcrew wrote:
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Why, are we being invaded?
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« Reply #12 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 5:20pm » |
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on Sep 13th, 2006, 5:16pm, Melissa wrote:
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Nope, just a media blackout. Go back to your homes. Nothing to see here.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #13 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 5:21pm » |
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Good luck, bro!
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #14 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 5:35pm » |
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I will be praying that you make it home safely and that your home is one of the few that is still ok. Becareful of the electricity!
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #15 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 6:07pm » |
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Goodluck, hope nothing happens to you your family or your house
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #16 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 6:30pm » |
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Hey EEB,
Hope all is o.k. My niece lives in Highland on Strong Street. Hope her house is o.k. too.
Let us know how it went.
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« Reply #17 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 7:28pm » |
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Lotta vibes Pat.
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« Reply #18 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 8:07pm » |
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Sorry to hear this but I'm with Jonny.
Go home and fence off your place in case FEMA shows up. 
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #19 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 10:57pm » |
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I HOPE everything is OK !!?? Our house is what they call an old settlers house......it's over 200 years old and the basement leaks cuz of springs and rain.....our sump pump works 24/7.....foundation is big sandstone block ! I think my gag me gold shag carpet was put in by the pilgrams Pam
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« Reply #20 on: Sep 13th, 2006, 11:12pm » |
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Oh my! I hope everything's OK, Pat. Check in when you can. Sending prayers.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #21 on: Sep 14th, 2006, 9:51am » |
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Thanks everybody. Here's the update. I don't know how long I'll be staying today. The river hasn't crested yet. I took the day off today cause I'm supposed to have a neuro appointment. I have to go there soon. When I get back, I'm walking down by the river to see how high it is. If I don't like how it looks, I'm picking up Mackenzie from School and going to my brother in laws house.
BlueMeenie. I had no idea you had someone that close to me. I'm not positive where Strong street is but I know it's close. If she is in Highland at all then she had at the least flooded streets and a big mess.
The houses that had damage were all very close to the Little Calumet River or Cady Ditch. I think Strong street was a little flooded but the houses there are OK as far as I know.
What a mess. The water was so deep and running so fast, my daughters sand box (full of sand) was moved from my front yard to another location about 80 feet west in my back yard.
The levee by my house breeched in two places and they're working on it now. The river that is 1/4 mile from my house isn't expected to crest till about 1:00 this afternoon.
http://www.nwitimes.com/extras/flood/
The very first picture shows the School that my daughter was in yesterday. I'm pretty pissed because the morons kept it opened and told me that everything would be OK when I called
them before shit got that bad.
It still looks like an island and it's open today too.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #22 on: Sep 14th, 2006, 9:54am » |
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Glad everybody's OK Pat.
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« Reply #23 on: Sep 14th, 2006, 10:05am » |
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Glad to hear that everybody's okay, Pat.
My youngest brother is east of you in St. Joe County. I hear they've gotten a good deal of rain, but not the kind of flooding that you're dealing with.
No useful advice to give, but you and your family are in my thoughts today. Best wishes to you and yours, and I hope the river crests soon, without any further problems.
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Re: I may have no house to go home to
« Reply #24 on: Sep 14th, 2006, 1:07pm » |
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I hope that things will stay ok, too. 
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