Kayak to loan???

[MandysMom]

Anyone loan me a kayak? All 3 major tv stations here now say we may get as much as 4 inches of rain overnight Wednesday through Friday!! So glad I live at the top of a hill. Now to worry about our redwood tree 12 ft from my bedroom with gusts of up to 60 mph predicted blowing it towards the house! Ack!! I guess I should be grateful we still have the bus and could move in and its on the other side away from the tree and direction of wind!
Velda

[Irmi]

Best wishes to you, Velda! I don't have a kayak but we have relocated in the motorhome a couple occasions when our house flooded in hurricanes. It doesn't sound like you'll have flooding being on the top of the hill, but relocating until the storm is over may not be a bad idea. Check in when you can!

[MandysMom]

I have always said they will be building the ark before our house gets wet but this will be interesting. Luckily we have underground utilities so loss of power here is a real rarity. Plenty of food on hand so we hopefully can sit back and watch but am worried about the tree.
Velda

[JudyJB]

Sounds like you will need powerboat, not a dinky little kayak. Good luck but nice that CA is finally getting rain.

[JudyJB]

Seriously, please don't ever let anyone go kayaking in flood waters. A young man I used to work with did that and drowned. Left a wife and child. Apparently he got caught in brush or floating trash. Very sad.

[MandysMom]

We were here for the flood of 87 and the one in 96. Our city is unique because it does have a number of creeks, but also has hills. What happens here is creeks overflow into streets and in those other two times into some homes. After the 96 event, the city undertook a creek clean out and flood prevention. They removed trees that had invaded banks and took out about half dozen houses and built some concrete flood walls near bridges. Some houses were also elevated. I would guess that at worst a very few homes in Roseville may get wet and maybe some near creeks in Sacramento. But I think the wind will be the worst, downing trees and hitting houses and on roads. Hopefully we will get through this with minimal damage in the area. The cities and countries are certainly putting out the word and getting ready but this time are not even making sand bags available because they don't think it will be needed. power companies are on standby and have been going around cutting branches near transmission lines. I worked the night of the 87 flood and barely made it to work because we were living in Sacramento waiting for our house to be finished. I ended up working overtime because some of day crew could not get in. We had a couple come in labor from north of here because the route to their hospital was flooded. We had power and water outages through the night. Had to pour jugs of water over doctors hands to wash them before a few deliveries. I drove to see our in progress new house in the morning when I got off and it was fine but the neighborhood between the hospital and our house people were out pulling wet carpet and furniture out. It was difficult but it's not like the Midwest and other places where many square miles flood, we get sometimes a few houses near the creeks, so the rest of the community can help them because it's not like the entire area floods. I will stay in touch and let you know if my tree out front survives.
Velda

[MandysMom]

City of Roseville just upped the game, by announcing where people can get sandbags in advance. We have helped fill them in past but never needed them. And I sure hope certain neighborhoods which have gotten wet in past are ok. Sent photo of tree to son in MN who took plant science and worked a decade for county doing land restoration and planning and he said he thinks tree will be ok for now. Hope he is right. It's really grey and gloomy out today. Been so long since we had this kind of weather that I had forgotten how it feels. Definately feels like the calm before the storm which they say is due in overnight Wednesday . Hope the rest of you are having a good day. Mel has been out and blew his leaf blower through downspouts to make sure they are clear and finally took his cb antenna off the roof of the van where it was channeling rain in through a window seal. Found house batteries were down so plugged charger back in. Guess the gloomy weather had not given enough sun to the solar panels, though nothing was plugged in drawing. Have to check electrical after weather clears. Do not want to ruin the two AGM batteries! I think I will make a pot of soup tomorrow.
Velda