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Anyone else in MA getting flooded

youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
edited March 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
I've been vaccuming water out of my basement since 8AM this morning. We have had 7" of rain in the last 36 hours and the ground is so saturated that my bulkhead in the basement is finally letting water in. Every 10 min I have to go down and vaccumn the water off the floor. I have probably bailed about 50 gallons of water out so far. :twisted:

Make it stop!
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  • shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
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  • KJ284707KJ284707 Posts: 16
    I usually get a little water in one certain area of my basement when it rains heavily. With this storm there is water everywhere. There are people who I work with that called in today because they had to spend the day cleaning out the mess in their basements. Trust me, it's not just you!!!
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,256
    I had a permanent sump pump installed in 2006 when I returned home on Mother's Day night after being at my in law's overnight and having gone to the PJ show in Hartford to find my crawl space filled to the top with water and my furnace knocked out. That pump has been going full bore this weekend.

    3 of my employees called in today to pump out their basements.
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    i live high in methuen so no but the spiggot river in methuen is cresting.. and yes.. that god damn dam in the center of town might breach.

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  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    crazy down here in ny also


    i think its coming to an end though




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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    youngster wrote:
    Make it stop!
    +1
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  • PearlOfAGirlPearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    I'm on the boarder, but originally from MA., if it keeps on raining the Merrimack River will be over flowing soon :shock:

    Wish you were here...
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    I'm sick of it but at least it's not snow.

    5pm. Time to go for a swim. I almost want to stay at work!
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    I'm watching the news now in between vaccuming and parts of Waltham are under water. Doesn't Crazy Breed work in Waltham? Did you have to bring your canoe to work today? :lol:
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  • jecicajecica Posts: 954
    We have had 2 pumps going for over 24 hrs. It just won't stop. Can't wait for the 70 and sunny this weekend. I need someone to check our place on Plum Island...
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    jecica wrote:
    We have had 2 pumps going for over 24 hrs. It just won't stop. Can't wait for the 70 and sunny this weekend. I need someone to check our place on Plum Island...

    Plum Island :shock: The news said it's seen better days. I hope your place is OK.
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  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    I have to make the drive from VT to Lowell tomorrow for work- leave home at 5am to be there for 7am - how are the conditions there? I don't want you guys to be flooded out but it would be way cool to drive for 2 hours only spend 1 hour onsite then drive back the 2 hours and call it a day

    younster you poor bastard, my heart goes out to you, i've been there and it does suck big time - big time!!
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    CantKeepMeHere wrote:
    I have to make the drive from VT to Lowell tomorrow for work- leave home at 5am to be there for 7am - how are the conditions there? I don't want you guys to be flooded out but it would be way cool to drive for 2 hours only spend 1 hour onsite then drive back the 2 hours and call it a day

    younster you poor bastard, my heart goes out to you, i've been there and it does suck big time - big time!!

    I know, thanks man. I have some work to do sealing up these cracks when everything dries out. Oh well, at least this didn't happen tomorrow when the Boston tix go on sale. :thumbup:
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  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    youngster wrote:
    CantKeepMeHere wrote:
    I have to make the drive from VT to Lowell tomorrow for work- leave home at 5am to be there for 7am - how are the conditions there? I don't want you guys to be flooded out but it would be way cool to drive for 2 hours only spend 1 hour onsite then drive back the 2 hours and call it a day

    younster you poor bastard, my heart goes out to you, i've been there and it does suck big time - big time!!

    I know, thanks man. I have some work to do sealing up these cracks when everything dries out. Oh well, at least this didn't happen tomorrow when the Boston tix go on sale. :thumbup:

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  • jecicajecica Posts: 954
    youngster wrote:
    jecica wrote:
    We have had 2 pumps going for over 24 hrs. It just won't stop. Can't wait for the 70 and sunny this weekend. I need someone to check our place on Plum Island...

    Plum Island :shock: The news said it's seen better days. I hope your place is OK.

    Exactly..Thankfully it isn't right on the water like those poor people.

    Just for everyone's amusement, not once, not twice, but THREE times today the hose on the sump pump decides to pop off while I am standing over it. Soaked to the core. I am running out of crappy clean up clothes. I rather have pee in my mouth than basement water all over me. At least I know what is in pee. Basement water, can't really be too sure of that. :D
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Finally stopped raining here. Now if the fuckin water would stop coming in the basement..... :evil:
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  • florence151florence151 Posts: 597
    Rain in Northampton area but no flooding in my basement.

    Changed the grade a bit when I bought the house and put leader extenders on the gutter leaders to direct the water away from the foundation. So far so good.

    Good luck. First house I owned had to have a sump pump.
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  • mulva9mulva9 Posts: 417
    I was hauling 5 gallon buckets of water up my basement and outside non-stop from 5-11 PM. My entire road is a lake and my house is an island completely surrounded.

    Couldn't get a submersible pump anywhere in the state of MA. Finally have it under control (I hope)
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    mulva9 wrote:
    I was hauling 5 gallon buckets of water up my basement and outside non-stop from 5-11 PM. My entire road is a lake and my house is an island completely surrounded.

    Couldn't get a submersible pump anywhere in the state of MA. Finally have it under control (I hope)

    Good for you. I hope your street dries up quickly. It is now 2:15 and I am STILL hauling 5 gal buckets up every 20 min or so. I have been doing it since 8AM and I refuse to give in until it stops.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
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