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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:31 PM
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Wow! Good place to build a house on stilts for sure.

What's up with the double club FTE banners?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:53 PM
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What's up with the double club FTE banners?
Wow, figured as mod you would have heard about that one already. The silver should be there for a one year subscriber and the gold for three years, not sure why both of them show up.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:56 PM
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Wow, figured as mod you would have heard about that one already. The silver should be there for a one year subscriber and the gold for three years, not sure why both of them show up.
Sorry, that wasn't terribly clear was it. I meant why are you keeping both? Want the silver one disappeared?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 10:36 PM
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Sorry, that wasn't terribly clear was it. I meant why are you keeping both? Want the silver one disappeared?
I didnt put em there. Doesn't bother me.
On another note, just had a tree fall and pull the power lines down from a pole between my house and the transformer, but thankfully it didn't knock out the power. Guys are gonna have fun with this one since the water is probably a foot deep around the pole.
Neighbors still have a landline and DSL, well that is no more. ;-)
 
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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Well, you shouldn't get anymore snow melt, may the rains be light and the waters recede!
 
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Noland
Well, you shouldn't get anymore snow melt, may the rains be light and the waters recede!
From your mouth to God's ear! Every time I check the river forecast it goes higher. Not worried about it getting into the house, but I'm headed back home shortly to get my ATV, log splitter and tiller up on the deck. I just hope that it doesn't force me to drain the hot tub so that I can raise it higher.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 02:40 PM
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Whereabouts on the creek do you live?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Noland
Whereabouts on the creek do you live?
Ouchita River at Moro Bay in so.AR

 
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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While I drive the "most versatile SUV on the planet"...when your property has been soaked with several inches worth of rain/snow over the last three weeks. And nothing is growing to use all that water...street radials fill up with grass & mud quickly. And it's raining yet again outside as I type this out; oh joy. Good thing all of our run off hits the Arkansas and heads toward the rock; would hate for Jeff to get washed out because of the western frontier's abundant water issues right now.
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Steve, I've lived with my wife for over 38 years. She took one look at that truck and said, "I want a divorce.". Discretion being the better part of valor, I guess I'll have to pass.
Oh come on Walley, you just need to find some chrome for her bagger. That'll bring her around.
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Still rising. :-( Slowly, but rising. Hope it turns around soon. We've already lost two flower beds with over $100 worth of bulbs in them and another is about to go under. Oh well, that's the breaks of living on the river bank. Never permanently place anything on the ground that you can't stand to lose.
A Johny Cash song is coming to mind.


But look at the bright side, you'll be able to fish from the comfort of your spa now! No need to thank me....I'm an engineer, I solve problems.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 06:34 AM
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Yep, Johnny nailed it, sounds real familiar around here right now.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 08:26 AM
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Here's the extent of my real estate this AM. Not expected to crest until next week, but its only rising a few inches a day, so I think I'm OK.


Here's the last of the four tulip beds we planted last fall, that was $200 worth of spring bulbs thrown away. Maybe the Arbor Day Foundation tree selection will withstand the flood better.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 09:06 AM
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The view from my deck at 9:05 this morning.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 09:48 PM
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I know the flood is bad and dangerous and everything.......but it's also quite spectacular.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 11:23 PM
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I know the flood is bad and dangerous and everything.......but it's also quite spectacular.
Not that bad really, actually can expect it about every 5 years or so. I told my wife when she wanted to build the beds that its a chance you take. Never put anything on the ground that you can't stand to lose. I've been through many down here, just not one this high while living here fulltime. Most of our time is spent either on the deck or in the house, so high water just means a shorter walk to the steps.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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Hey, at least the ol truck is high and dry!

 
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