Michigan Roll Call

[BurningMonkey]

Where I75 and 696 meet there was over ten feet of water! Really? Rained 5inches and it causes that much flooding?! This summer blows. It needs to be 95degrees already...

Most people don't realize what 1 inch of rain means. Over a 12' x 20' area (like a normal-sized deck, say) 1" = ~150 gallons of water. Multiply that by the size of a freeway, and all the surrounding land which is paved so the water can't soak in, and you have massive amounts of water arriving in a short time, and it all has to go somewhere, which is the lowest point...

I'm not surprised. Really, I'm not.

 

[coacheric]

Where I75 and 696 meet there was over ten feet of water! Really? Rained 5inches and it causes that much flooding?! This summer blows. It needs to be 95degrees already...

I94 and 696 was shut down also for flooding. (more my side of town).

 

[katiekatiegirl]

You wore me out just thinking about it, girl.
Sorry 'bout that...

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[BurningMonkey]

You're lucky you're cute or I'd drop you like a bad habit.

I'm lucky also that you haven't dropped any bad habits in a looooong time...

 

[pawaz]

Most people don't realize what 1 inch of rain means. Over a 12' x 20' area (like a normal-sized deck, say) 1" = ~150 gallons of water. Multiply that by the size of a freeway, and all the surrounding land which is paved so the water can't soak in, and you have massive amounts of water arriving in a short time, and it all has to go somewhere, which is the lowest point...

I'm not surprised. Really, I'm not.

Then add in a storm drain that haven't been cleaned in years and there you go a flooded freeway.

 

[k_m_d_]

Coming back to the homestead this weekend.

 

[Lib67]

West Side

I'm really really glad that the West side didn't get hammered like you all. We have seen our share of flooding out our way and it frickin' sucks.

Hope none of you guy's homes were damaged.

Lib

 

[coacheric]

My sub was fine from what I've heard. We sit a bit higher than Warren.

 

[BurningMonkey]

Warren got hit hard. Flooding everywhere...
I live in Ypsi, so we didn't have any problems. I did have a few qualms about taking the freeway to work, but they proved groundless.

 

[BurningMonkey]

Coming back to the homestead this weekend.

Just visiting, or coming back to stay?

 

[BurningMonkey]

Then add in a storm drain that haven't been cleaned in years and there you go a flooded freeway.

With that much water in that short a time, the storm drains would have been useless, anyway...the fact that they're plugged is why it's still flooded, however.

 

[coacheric]

With that much water in that short a time, the storm drains would have been useless, anyway...the fact that they're plugged is why it's still flooded, however.

For some of the areas they are blaming copper thief's

 

[manbear1977]

What a mess, hopefully everyone here wasn't hit too terribly bad. And hopefully it clears up quicker than they are expecting.

 

[k_m_d_]

Just visiting, or coming back to stay?

Just visiting. Not sure a permanent return is ever going to be in the cards for me.

 

[michguy75]

Hi ladies

Canton Michigan here, where is everyone?

 

[bicumdrnkr]

37 y/o bi male (mostly straight) male in Ann Arbor/Howell area.

Into just about everything...

 

[BurningMonkey]

Just visiting. Not sure a permanent return is ever going to be in the cards for me.

Gonna catch the Dream Cruise? Or something else calling you back?

 

[BurningMonkey]

Welcome, bicumdrnkr and michguy75.
Come on in, sit down, and crack a cold beer...

 

[katiekatiegirl]

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[coacheric]

We have beer?

What about diet dew?

 

[BurningMonkey]

We have beer?

Sure. We have beer, kebobs, Diet Dew (for Eric), a couple of steaks, three-bean salad, wine, mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and some Spanish Fly--oops! That last one was supposed to be a surprise...

 

[coacheric]

I got some floured chicken I can bring over

 

[katiekatiegirl]

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[BurningMonkey]

I like where this is going. I'll bring the dessert!

Wait--I thought you were the dessert.

 

[katiekatiegirl]

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