I think its the age of the stunned. There is no preventative maintenance, no one care about your neighbors etc. Its raining here and a little wind. The neighbor puts there garbage out along road side. The bags were on the road basically. The school bus comes and instead of going around drives through them all. The garbage is now everywhere. Wind is blowing it into peoples yards. The one who puts the garbage out shuts the curtains while I pic it up. Our streets are littered every week by people who don't pick up flyers, they drive over several of them in there drive way every day. Stunned or slobs. When a storm is forecast they do nothing, not even a yard clean up, trampolines up against sheds, vehicles etc. No wonder insurance is high. A new breed of people that cannot will not do anything. When we bought our house there were few trees. I planted trees along the front and down both sides. Feel some good now having them become mature and block the debris that neighbors leave laying around. I daily check my buildings and roofs for repairs prior to storms and after, and make sure nothing is out side. Todays world is sure in a sad state with the new breed of people.
Winter Storms
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When we bought our house the walk up out of the basement was left open on the back, just the poured cement foundation and an exterior drain. When we would get serious rain in winter months I would sit nervously watching the drain not take the water away fast enough. After several years of watching and worrying about water I called a cement guy to come and cut my cement for a door casing. I framed the exterior walkout to the house as a add on, I can't think of any addition I have done that was such a good idea. No more water, or worry, I even got a wood room now for easy access of the rec room. Every thing is dry. I also use it as an area to clean rifles as its separate from the house and has a large sliding window for exhausting fumes. Water with no place to drain, or draining backwards sure can cause a headache and damages.I heard Bill Gates bought and moved the poleto control the climate Want to talk last dollar picked up four new pair of compression socks yesterday doc ordered for me since I tear up about 4 pair a year in the garden and yard
Girl puts them on the counter and says you owe $500 bucks I said what well they are now 125 a pair with tax they were 59 Like sweet jesus dear they are four pairs of socks but they are sigvaris brand she says Like that means something to me
What ever comes in weather I am ready now 100 kms and 2" of rain sadly is becoming a normal day around here
I recorded 162 kms in the yard with the big one so know my greenhouses etc can take 100 plus no problem and set up now to handle any water that comes in. Last week had over 30 gallons up the chimney clean out vs 3 gallons ( the most ever ) in the past. The days of bailing by hand are over set up a small drill operated pump to drain and so far working perfect but man the water table is high I have a 200 foot 6 foot deep french drain with two 4" discharge pipes and they have been full pipe for weeks now
IMO we will see two changes here however soon one what the insurance companies will still cover us for and changes to the building code. Talking to a guy maybe two weeks ago and he says after two claims with water damage the insurance will not cover him any more for any water damages and forget any damage from trees if with in a certain distance to you home
,All finished here
All done broke the old straw broom out
Wasting that good diesel this am. Over a foot. After 5 years of the wife saying I wasted money on my big blower, finally got to use it. So quick compared to plowing. Neighbors all done, now back to house remodeling.
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