New Englanders: The ark is ready

Davev · 05-14-2006

Check in here, New England peeps. Are you making it? Get two of every animal and load up the ark. This is insane. I'm going insane. Wave after wave of torrential rain. All night. All day. Icy northeast gale wind. Woke this morning (and all night) to the sound of torrents in the gutters, pounding the metal shed. Weather pattern is STUCK and not moving. Haven't seen the sun or had temps out of the 40's for 4 or 5 days, no end in sight. Haven't seen this much rain in I don't know when. If this was winter, we'd have 4 or 5 feet of snow already, probably more. Had to dig a trench with the neighbors yesterday to create a river to the storm drains. Turned the furnace off and cleaned the fireplace for summer last weekend, maybe I jinxed us. Fireplace has been cranked last two nights and furnace is on now. Dear God: please make it stop... Thank you

http://www.letstalkweather.com/cgi-b...780&height=600

PS the bead factory has been evacuated..

tgd156 · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by Davev

Check in here, New England peeps. Are you making it? Get two of every animal and load up the ark. This is insane. I'm going insane. Wave after wave of torrential rain. All night. All day. Icy northeast gale wind. Woke this morning (and all night) to the sound of torrents in the gutters, pounding the metal shed. Weather pattern is STUCK and not moving. Haven't seen the sun or had temps out of the 40's for 4 or 5 days, no end in sight. Haven't seen this much rain in I don't know when. If this was winter, we'd have 4 or 5 feet of snow already, probably more. Had to dig a trench with the neighbors yesterday to create a river to the storm drains. Turned the furnace off and cleaned the fireplace for summer last weekend, maybe I jinxed us. Fireplace has been cranked last two nights and furnace is on now. Dear God: please make it stop... Thank you

http://www.letstalkweather.com/cgi-b...780&height=600

ah...it's only a shower. i'm in stoughton ma. i planted a few palm trees, set up a few palapas and hired a few illegals to serve me drinks. feels just like playa during the rainy season.

**sctx** · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by Davev

Turned the furnace off and cleaned the fireplace for summer last weekend, maybe I jinxed us. Fireplace has been cranked last two nights and furnace is on now.

dude, summer started 3 months ago

Davev · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by sctx

dude, summer started 3 months ago

Summer is on a Tuesday this year for us I believe..

Nerak936 · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by Davev

Summer is on a Tuesday this year for us I believe..

That's it, Dave. Keep up the positive attitude!!

Actually I was enjoying our glorious weather so much just last Tuesday that I slammed my car door into the top of my head in the Braintree Stop & Shop parking lot. At this point I'm ready to throw myself into the middle of Route 18 during rush hour.

Hang in there, dude. Even though YOU are the one responsible for all of this by turning off your furnace and cleaning up your fireplace. (Can't turn off my heat until June 15th by law. Besides why take all the fun away from my tenants. Heat is included in the rent, and turning up the thermostat and opening the windows is waaay too much fun.)

Jillian · 05-14-2006

This is making me soo depressed! trying to find things for a 2y/o to do inside for days at a time, when all he wants to do is go outside really is not fun

! Though we did go to the Y pool yesterday and the library, but I want to be outside finishing the yard! I looked outside a little while ago and my street has turned into a river.

Are we up to 6 days straight?

Nerak936 · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by Davev

PS the bead factory has been evacuated..

When their hot tub becomes flooded, they know it's time to get the hell outta here!

STOGEY · 05-14-2006

Softy and I went to the gym, came back at noon time and have been bailing out ever since. Will probably be bailing out the rest of the night and into tomorrow.

Stuff happens.

maestranba · 05-14-2006

We've been waiting for our backyard to get landscaped since last Fall when they put in the new septic system. Don'tcha know the guys came last week and sprayed the hydroseed the day before the rains came. The sun hasn't been out since, and the green stuff has all washed into the woods!!

Well, we'll have some very grassy woods this summer!

I just hope we don't have to pay for this!!

To make matters worse...we also have water in the basement because we're waiting for new siding and they've taken down some of the drain spouts. Oh, the joys of renovations!

Please...please...let the sun come out. My students all have cabin fever and REALLY need to get outside!! (So do I!)

tgd156 · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by PlayaHereWeCome

This is making me soo depressed! trying to find things for a 2y/o to do inside for days at a time, when all he wants to do is go outside really is not fun

! Though we did go to the Y pool yesterday and the library, but I want to be outside finishing the yard! I looked outside a little while ago and my street has turned into a river.

Are we up to 6 days straight?

i am about 30 minutes south of boston and it's still coming down. not as bad as the northeastern part of the state but bad enough. it's suppose to break by wednesday. as they say.."if the rain keeps up, it won't come down".

Davev · 05-14-2006

Went to my crawl space midday to get something, now this NEVER gets wet - all my $hit floating in 4 inchs of water! Arrgh - no pumps to be had, jury rigged a wet dry vac with a swimming pool hose - bailing now, and pulling crap out of there still pouring outside - unreal..

Nerak936 · 05-14-2006

Yikes.... I think I'll put on my hip waders and go check the basement. Usually it gets a bit damp but not flooded. One of the few good points of having a house built in 1818 that has a dirt cellar and stone foundation.

That and the excitement of never knowing if I'm gonna dig up a Pilgrim when I do gardening in an as-yet uncultivated area.

ZAEM · 05-14-2006

We just had the no school announcement here in Amesbury. We just took a ride to check out the sites. It's a nightmare out there.

emc · 05-14-2006

Well you guys made our local news and the national news. It looks terrible.
Good Luck!

maestranba · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by ZAEM

We just had the no school announcement here in Amesbury. We just took a ride to check out the sites. It's a nightmare out there.

I want no school.... me too, me too!! My son was so sick of being inside, he went out to play basketball in the driveway in the pouring rain! He just came in drenched! What a mess!!

05-14-2006	#1 (permalink)
Davev life=playa Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: At the Funplex Posts: 717	New Englanders: The ark is ready Check in here, New England peeps. Are you making it? Get two of every animal and load up the ark. This is insane. I'm going insane. Wave after wave of torrential rain. All night. All day. Icy northeast gale wind. Woke this morning (and all night) to the sound of torrents in the gutters, pounding the metal shed. Weather pattern is STUCK and not moving. Haven't seen the sun or had temps out of the 40's for 4 or 5 days, no end in sight. Haven't seen this much rain in I don't know when. If this was winter, we'd have 4 or 5 feet of snow already, probably more. Had to dig a trench with the neighbors yesterday to create a river to the storm drains. Turned the furnace off and cleaned the fireplace for summer last weekend, maybe I jinxed us. Fireplace has been cranked last two nights and furnace is on now. Dear God: please make it stop... Thank you http://www.letstalkweather.com/cgi-b...780&height=600 PS the bead factory has been evacuated.. Last edited by Davev : 05-14-2006 at 07:56 AM.

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05-14-2006	#6 (permalink)
Jillian life=playa Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 30 Min west of Boston Posts: 778	This is making me soo depressed! trying to find things for a 2y/o to do inside for days at a time, when all he wants to do is go outside really is not fun ! Though we did go to the Y pool yesterday and the library, but I want to be outside finishing the yard! I looked outside a little while ago and my street has turned into a river. Are we up to 6 days straight?

05-14-2006	#8 (permalink)
STOGEY Allah Akhbar Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: salisbury, mass. Posts: 6,414	Softy and I went to the gym, came back at noon time and have been bailing out ever since. Will probably be bailing out the rest of the night and into tomorrow. Stuff happens.

05-14-2006	#9 (permalink)
maestranba añejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,688	We've been waiting for our backyard to get landscaped since last Fall when they put in the new septic system. Don'tcha know the guys came last week and sprayed the hydroseed the day before the rains came. The sun hasn't been out since, and the green stuff has all washed into the woods!! Well, we'll have some very grassy woods this summer! I just hope we don't have to pay for this!! To make matters worse...we also have water in the basement because we're waiting for new siding and they've taken down some of the drain spouts. Oh, the joys of renovations! Please...please...let the sun come out. My students all have cabin fever and REALLY need to get outside!! (So do I!)

05-14-2006	#11 (permalink)
Davev life=playa Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: At the Funplex Posts: 717	Went to my crawl space midday to get something, now this NEVER gets wet - all my $hit floating in 4 inchs of water! Arrgh - no pumps to be had, jury rigged a wet dry vac with a swimming pool hose - bailing now, and pulling crap out of there still pouring outside - unreal..

05-14-2006	#12 (permalink)
Nerak936 =^. " .^= Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 18,483	Yikes.... I think I'll put on my hip waders and go check the basement. Usually it gets a bit damp but not flooded. One of the few good points of having a house built in 1818 that has a dirt cellar and stone foundation. That and the excitement of never knowing if I'm gonna dig up a Pilgrim when I do gardening in an as-yet uncultivated area.

05-14-2006	#13 (permalink)
ZAEM life=playa Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Massachusetts Posts: 659	We just had the no school announcement here in Amesbury. We just took a ride to check out the sites. It's a nightmare out there.

05-14-2006	#14 (permalink)
emc life=playa Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cleveland OH Posts: 911	Well you guys made our local news and the national news. It looks terrible. Good Luck!

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