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Rain, rain, go away! Please check-in!!!

Re: Rain, rain, go away!

Yea its bad there. Massachusetts has some problems also. Southern Maine is getting hit the worst in the State. They have some dams ready to give, and one has already. My areas geological layout can handle the rain. However, that isn't to say there isn't allot of water!
Mosquito season is going to be Hell!

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Beyond sick. Approaching "utterly demoralized".

The nor'easter we had two and a half weeks ago killed our water heater. Due to conditions in our basement, it turns out that a tank water heater is, um, suboptimal, and a couple of earlier storms had knocked out the heater but we were able to get it working again. Not this time. So for two weeks we were in talks with our plumbing about replacing that and the furnace with a tankless combo unit. We finally settled on something, and work started Monday. (Yes, in this latest storm, in our dark, wet basement. I'm thinking we need to send the plumber a nice bottle of whiskey for enduring those conditions.) So we've been without hot water for two and a half weeks, and without hot water AND heat for the last two days.

Times like this, a gym membership is priceless. Even if I wasn't working out regularly anyway, access to the showers would be totally worth it.
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No need for a boat trailer this year! Just float to the mooring.

Actually not too bad out here. 9.24in / 234.7mm for the month.
I like living on a hill too.

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Just got an email from my SIL about the flooding.

My aunt and uncle are okay, only some water in their cellar. They are in Foster, RI.

My SIL's store got water in one room but that has receded but the store is still surrounded by water - Plainfield, CT.

Her mom's house has about 5 inches of water in the cellar - Killingsly, CT.

The bridge in Moosup, CT was under water.

My dad's house has water but not sure how bad it is yet - Putnam, CT. My SIL and her nephew went to the house the day before the storm hit and cleanned the gutters and spouts out and put some long troughs to lead the water away from the house.

Dkat, I'm going to change your title to reflect this thread as a check-in for our members.

I'm worried about birdfeedr because he's in Warick and I haven't seen him around for a couple of days. Hope he's okay.
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Re: Rain, rain, go away! Please check-in!!!

I work in Providence and live in NE CT. The drive down Route 7 into Providence was a mess on Tuesday AM as there was multiple instances of water across the road, etc. Closer to the city there were quite a few areas closed in North Providence and they had to move quite a few manhole covers as the system just could not handle the water. The Home Depot across from my office near 146/95 was flooded out with 3-4 feet of water.

I know a lot of people in Cranston got slammed, and the news showed cars in the Warwick Mall parking lot underwater. Some of my coworkers who were just getting their basements cleaned up from the last storm were socked even harder.

EDIT-Link to some pictures on Yahoo.
»news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Northeast···7560.jpg

In my area in CT the river is high but not close to the banks. Luckily we had some minor water seepage into the basement but nothing terribly substantial.
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Doing fine here in east Cambridge. Just a few puddles around the neighborhood, no problems.

A lot of leaking roofs and watery basements among people I know, but nothing severe.

The other side of Cambridge probably has worse problems (e.g. the Alewife Brook Parkway has been underwater).
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How bad is Warwick, RI?
New England Tech ACTUALLY CANCELED CLASSES!

I remember going in blizzards that shut down TF Greene airport next door AND the Rhode Island Public Transportation.

I've never seen their name on the RI TV station's 'closed' crawler before.

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I have to admit, now that it's all over with and the sun is shining (and we have a functional water heater/furnace,) I'm feeling like a bit of a whiner. I've heard some major tales of woe from people around me and on the news, and now my seriously damp basement doesn't seem like such a big problem. Our sump pump performed like a champ, and for this I am profoundly grateful.
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I have a friend in Medford Mass. She just recently (last fall) refinished her basement. New carpet, furniture, etc. All of is flooded and needs to be replaced. She is definitely not very happy. Her words, "I've officially found Hell."

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I have a new underground stream trying to run through my basement. Had to create three sump holes, now pumping from 18" below basement slab.

Some people have it much worse. After I got my basement manageable, I helped my friend. The water is still seeping in his basement. The fire department could get it down to 4 inches, we tried the rest of the way. We got his hot water and furnace going again. Marine veteran with bad health problems. How could I say no?

Yeah, I've been busy. Computer's on for the first time in a week.

I guess I can stop worrying about you then.

Sorry to hear about your basement though. Maybe you can direct that stream to your backyard and make a swimming hole.

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Easter Sunday, a bright, sunny 76 degrees. Drived to my sisters Easter dinner in my convertible!

Not hating that!

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It was low 50's, rainy, and cold here on Easter. We did however finish the Easter Egg Hunt before the storm hit - by about 5 minuites.

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I really need to get off my lazy ass and get out there with my camera. I look around and see all kind of "spring" stuff going on.