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Bracing for the storm

August 25th, 2017 at 01:23 pm

I made it in to work today and brought DD2. She's busy watching Hannah Montana on her phone while crocheting. We will only be here until 10:45.

I'm am ready to go home, put on my stretchy pants and hibernate. We have all supplies we need except for a battery powered radio. I have a ton of books to read and movies to watch.

My roof was repaired on Thursday. Since it is 16yrs old and the last time it rained I had a very small leak the size of a quarter but no water actually came down from the ceiling it just bubbled. They came out and did some touch ups and said the roof should be good for another 5 years. The repair guy told me it will be around $7K so now I know the number to save for.

I had my garage repaired yesterday. The chain came off and the rollers and springs needed replacing with some other things. I added a keypad to the outside which is really nice and they added a lock to my other garage door that has a broken handle on the outside. They don't repair the handle but that door is the one that is opened to take out the trash cans and I park on the other side.

I am so impressed with the companies. I found them on Angie's List and both had a worker at my door in less than 24hours after placing my call and the work done was great. Those reviews really help!

Now on to my neighborhood.

The subdivision is located between a watershed (the bayou or drainage channel) on the north side and the levee on the south side. The Barker Reservoir land borders the eastern side of the community.

Keep in mind that when designing Canyon Gate, the engineers made it so if the subdivision SHOULD flood, the streets are considered part of the drainage system would flood before the homes (which are elevated) do. All streets flow to Canyon Gate Blvd. and then to Mason Road to funnel water away.

Here is a YouTube video taken last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rHebkVdorc




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6 Responses to “Bracing for the storm”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    August 25th, 2017 at 02:47 pm 1503672430
    1503672430

    Wish you safety during and after the storm. My friend is in Rosenburg, so I'm a bit worried for her, but if the water drains the right way that will help a lot!

  2. Carol Says:
    August 25th, 2017 at 04:45 pm 1503679550
    1503679550

    Very good luck to you and all who have to weather this storm!

  3. PatientSaver Says:
    August 25th, 2017 at 11:21 pm 1503703307
    1503703307

    I hope you will be safe. It's going to be a terrible storm. 125 mph winds? I can't even fathom that. I remember how scary 60 mph winds were. I would feel better if you could somewhere further inland than where you are.

  4. My English Castle Says:
    August 26th, 2017 at 04:10 am 1503720656
    1503720656

    Wishing you a safe haven in the storm.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    August 27th, 2017 at 02:05 am 1503799533
    1503799533

    Hope you make it through safely!

  6. rob62521 Says:
    August 27th, 2017 at 06:42 pm 1503859357
    1503859357

    Hope you are safe and the storm didn't cause any damage.

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