Members phkrause Posted July 25, 2008 Members Posted July 25, 2008 Praise the Lord that you and yours were not hurt, and your home made it through. pkrause Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Amelia Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Quote: We don't have insurance. Maybe I should buy some, huh? I have auto and life insurance but no home. But really, I don't think I would have a claim. Everything is in tact Shane, you were certainly blessed this time. But I would look into insurance anyway. It would be nice, in the event of anything coming down the pike, to at least be able to purchase clothing and food and rent someplace if you did suffer devistating conditions like your neighbor. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Dr. Shane Posted July 26, 2008 Author Posted July 26, 2008 I talked to my neighbor that lost his roof. He has insurance and is lucky. His house is built up on block piers so the water never got to his floor. The reason he is lucky is because if the flood water had reached his floor his insurance company could argue that not all of his damage is from wind and thus not pay him as much for the damage. Wind insurance is different than flood insurance. We don't live in a flood plane so we can't buy flood insurance. Well, that may change now. I have been picked up as a part-time reporter for our local newspaper and am working on a flood story for next week's edition. Our storm sewer drains into a drainage ditches which empty into a flood way. Once the flood way reaches a certain height they have to close the gates from the drainage ditches so the floodway waters can be contained. Once they close the gates the drainage ditches backup and the storm sewer no longer works. What is needed is a lift station, which is a big pump, to pump the water from the drainage ditches into the flood way. Our flood way looks like it is only at about 25% capacity so there is a lot of room for these flood waters but no means to get them into the reservoir. Once the waters go down we will need to pump out our septic tank. The City was out there today taking hot food and water to people still in their homes. They have a pump out there pumping the water out of the subdivision and into a field on the other side of a drainage ditch. One of our city commissioners was there distributing the food. No one died in the storm. The last category 2 hurricane that hit here left almost 60 dead so we have come a long way in hurricane preparation but as my flooded subdivision shows, we still have a way to go. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Reddogs Posted July 28, 2008 Posted July 28, 2008 That brings back some bad memories.. hurricanes Andrew, Ivan, Katrina, Frances, Charley, Wilma....it will be nice when we get to heaven and dont have to worry about anything blowing our house down..... Hope everything turns out alright Shane, and we will keep you in our prayers... Quote
Dr. Shane Posted July 30, 2008 Author Posted July 30, 2008 We returned home yesterday. There was still water in the street but we could see our lawn again. There was about 4" of water in the street when I went to work this morning and it was all gone when I came home. The septic tank is full and the ground is too wet to get a truck back there to pump it out. I opened a clean out and am just letting our waste water run on the ground. We have a camping, portable toilet we are using so that we don't send any human waste down the drain. Our tap water isn't safe to drink without boiling it first so we are drinking bottled water. The National Guard has been bringing hot meals and water out to all of us in this subdivision twice a day. Today may have been the last day since the streets are dry now. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Members phkrause Posted July 30, 2008 Members Posted July 30, 2008 Praise the Lord! pkrause Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
rush4hire Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 I'm so sorry about these disasters. All I can say is people need to be ready to meet their Maker. Death is right around the corner in one form or another. [color:#BF0000]2 Cor. 5:6 Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 5:8 We are confident, [i say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. To be absent from the body is to be ready for death at any time. I know that's a new one for some, but that's what it means. Quote I cant make a sig with 30 chrs
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