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From: pucktricks
Date: 07-05-2006, 01:18 PM (1 of 12)
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So, my in-laws came down for the weekend, and they're having a minor drought up in Dallas (not allowed to water their lawn and such stuff). Well, while they're down here, we get rain. They leave the morning of the 4th, and I swear that afternoon we got about 6 inches of rain, at least. We got so much, so fast, it all happened in about an hourl; that we had a nice little lake in our backyard. Check it out our backyard lake (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pucktricks6802/album?.dir=/9abdscd) |
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From: stephi
Date: 07-05-2006, 01:30 PM (2 of 12)
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We didnt get the rain until late yesterday but we have had some seriuos little storms come through. I am so tired of resetting all my clockes because we keep losing power!!! Big puddles are soo much fun when you are a kid though!! 
Stephi
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From: Bama
Date: 07-05-2006, 01:59 PM (3 of 12)
We got a sprinkle before daylight this morning. Send more of the heavy stuff this way!  Our pond is about 2 feet low. 
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From: Pudge99
Date: 07-05-2006, 03:14 PM (4 of 12)
We are getting some nice steady rain right now and had a few thunderstorms yesterday. We watched the fireworks while getting rained on.  We NEED this rain so much. I am glad it is finally here. Gina
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 07-05-2006, 09:31 PM (5 of 12)
rain...whats rain... ??? we get the clouds..we get the lightening...we get the thunder...sometimes for hours at a time...NO RAIN..............  what the heck is going on...I've lived here 10 yrs and this is THE worst yr for no rain I've ever seen....it's weird... 
Chrys
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From: cshortsew
Date: 07-05-2006, 10:16 PM (6 of 12)
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Well north Florida may not be getting the rain but south Florida has been getting it's usual summer afternoon rain and then some. We did luck out on the 4th and had a couple of 60 seconds sprinkles but we had a couple of good rains today.
cshortsew
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 07-06-2006, 07:27 AM (7 of 12)
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Well if I could find a way I would pipe some of the rain that Eastern Canada has been getting to all of you who need rain. Our lawns and fields are as green as can be! Last Monday evening around 5:30 pm a section of Ottawa got so much heavy rain in a short time that the streets and basements were flooded. Someone took a video of a street corner where water was coming up out of a manhole 6 feet in the air...the local TV station showed the video on the evening news. It looked like a fountain in the middle of the street! I think yesterday was the only day we haven't had a rain storm in over a week. TTFN from
Judy |
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From: MaryW
Date: 07-06-2006, 10:40 AM (8 of 12)
We have had rain almost every day for three weeks. If it doesn't rain until fall we still have had our share. Every weekend it rains. 
MaryW
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From: esrun3
Date: 07-06-2006, 08:01 PM (9 of 12)
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Rain? Did someone say rain? What is that? LOL We are still dry dry dry. Ticia, I can't believe how big those boys have gotten! Such cuties! Lyn
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From: pucktricks
Date: 07-07-2006, 09:04 AM (10 of 12)
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Thanks! I know, they're getting huge. My doctor is not really wanting me to pick them up when possible. Of course that means they now feel like I should hold them all the time. Ticia |
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 07-07-2006, 11:00 AM (11 of 12)
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Well at least you have pictures for your DH to use to know where to put more dirt in the yard and then re-seed!!!! That's a sure way to get rid of the lake. Or you could get some fish and a pump and have a new fish pond!! I'm sure the kids and the neighborhood cats would love that!!!!! We had a flood here two years ago and it flooded out a fish pond the next block east of us. The people actually posted "LOST FISH" posters around the neighborhood!!!!!! DAHHHHHHHHH even if they where found I don't think they would be swimming anymore!!!!!! We could stand on the porch of the ladys house in back of us (on that same block) and watch the Catfish jumping and swimming around and little kids chasing them in the water. |
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From: pucktricks
Date: 07-07-2006, 11:57 AM (12 of 12)
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The lucky thing for us is when they were building the house they saw the drainage problem and actually added extra fill and built up our foundation a foot or so. Our neighbors next door weren't so lucky and had more of their backyard flooded. Amazingly enough the flood waters have gone back down, they actually did within a day or so. I guess that's the wonderful thing about hot weather drys you up faster. Ticia |
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