Illinois Chapter December 2018 BS Thread
Dec 31, 2018 | 12:07 PM
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How high did the water crest..?
Dec 31, 2018 | 12:08 PM
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I think 10’ stilts would be a good investment.
Dec 31, 2018 | 12:09 PM
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Maybe build tree houses...
Dec 31, 2018 | 12:11 PM
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I’m guessing 3 feet up the walls. Couldn’t find the owners; all were abandoned on that street.
Dec 31, 2018 | 12:18 PM
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So are the owners helping with the renovations..?
Dec 31, 2018 | 12:27 PM
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I never saw them, was Sunday so I recon they were at church? They will need a new furnace, unless someone can work a miracle with the. Coleman.
Dec 31, 2018 | 01:39 PM
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Afternoon Illinois and gang on this New Years eve.
Dec 31, 2018 | 03:46 PM
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I take it none of these people had insurance either..?
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Dec 31, 2018 | 03:52 PM
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Wha..?
living in a flood zone it’s difficult to find.
Dec 31, 2018 | 03:54 PM
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I often wonder why people keep building in the same places just to get wiped out again in the future, if it we me I'd relocate...
Dec 31, 2018 | 03:56 PM
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Until the Govt kicks them out, or pays for their relocation, we’ll always have the impoverished to help.
Dec 31, 2018 | 04:00 PM
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Well looks like the idea of stilts might be the solution then or put pontoons under the trailers..
Dec 31, 2018 | 04:02 PM
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Here’s the rainfall totals. We stayed in the light pink areas.
Dec 31, 2018 | 04:07 PM
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28 inches in our neck of the woods....
Dec 31, 2018 | 04:12 PM
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Drainage works would help them immensely, but who will pay to be proactive?
