[Combat Diver]

All,

Seems the rain in Brunswick Co. is getting the best of my wife. We've got two feet of water in the backyard, a foot up front, water coming in the kitchen, stilling raining and more forecasted. She's a strong women and dealing this without me.

CD

 

[Tnhunter]

I wish you and your Wife the best of luck! I also hope that your unit has a good program to help family members while you're deployed. My fingers are crossed for ya!!

 

[Combat Diver]

TNhunter, Thanks but I retired in 08', contacting now. Stuff always happens when I'm deployed and never home.

CD

 

[hailstone]

Been there and done that for the last six decades. Know how you feel and the worrying your going through. Just spent five months this year pumping water from my basement again for the second straight year. I live downstream from several dams that were built for flood control on the local river that flows about 100 yards from my house. Management of those dams by the federal government for flood control is a huge joke that only gets worse with each passing year.

 

[Bird Dog II]

CD, a few years back, I had the world come down on me from home via a Sat phone call at 0230 local. It was about the worst kind of news a father/husband can get. My chain of command did a good job getting me to Bagram and home ASAP (which as you know, still takes 5-7 days if you are in a remote area). So I been there in spades. If you need anything in particular PM and let me know. I'd be glad to help if I can.

 

[Pawpaw Tony]

must be rough,to try an concentrate on doing a good job ,where you at..while she handles the home front.. we can only hope an pray the water recedes..
bird dog.. every parent dreads that phone call.. i try not even think about it.. could happen anytime..im sure it would rock my world..
but ive been fortunate enough to not have recieved that type phone call ,so far..
mine wasn t a phone call. they told me as i was headed for her[the sick wife] room at brian center,nurseing home..i knew it was coming,, but it put me to my knees anyway..sure changed my world..

 

[Combat Diver]

Wife has reported that the water has started to reside, now the clean up begins.
CD

 

[ribbonstone2]

Sounds like she'll be OK, didn't sound like a lot of water got inside. Shouldn't be a problem, just let it dry out keep the windows open and let it dry out in the next couple of days. Should be fine without doing anything major.

Kitchen floor shouldn't be carpet, and that's really the only thing an inch of water is going to screw up in so short a time. Not high enough or sitting long enough to get into walls.

 

[Combat Diver]

Here's a pic she set last week. Fortunitly no carpets in the house.

CD

 

[m141a]

God Bless CD, hope you and yours fare well with the water.