what is there to do at topeka

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by Ken Haase

Chuck Norton, "seven inches of rain in the past few days" doesn't exactly sound like "year-round sunshine" to me. JK. Hope everyone still has the same real estate they started with before the rains came. Good Luck.

Ken,

When I was a kid, back on the farm, we got seven inches of rain while I was at a double-feature movie one Saturday night. We had to wait until morning for the water to go down far enough so that we could cross the creek to get home. This wasn't quite that dramatic except in the high-risk areas.

Looks as if this system has moved on as of this morning, thanks for the concern. I doubt that we dried the storm out completely but I think we wrung most of the moisture out of it out between here and Barstow. Today we should have 60°+ with sunshine and most of the rest of the winter will be a carbon copy. We'll be working on the race cars in tee-shirts. Except for the unfortunate souls who have consciously chosen to live in those high-risk areas for the purpose of seeking seclusion or affirming their elevated economic status, we are relatively unscathed.

My granddad imparted a few bits of wisdom to us a couple of generations back. They're merely common-sense things that farm boys need to know like, "Always drink upstream from the herd," but one of the most important was the reminder to always look around before choosing a place to live. For the most part, basic geologic truths serve us well, i.e., canyons have become canyons because water naturally follows that path until it reaches sea level. If you choose to live in a canyon, you will eventually be subjected to more water than you can deal with. This is only one example and it does nothing to address the basic question that faces Californians, "What will you do when the "Big One" hits? But then, life anywhere carries certain risks. You pay your money and take your chances.

For the time being, we're fine. Thanks for asking.

c

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Chuck Norton

Ken,

When I was a kid, back on the farm, we got seven inches of rain while I was at a double-feature movie one Saturday night. We had to wait until morning for the water to go down far enough so that we could cross the creek to get home. This wasn't quite that dramatic except in the high-risk areas.

Looks as if this system has moved on as of this morning, thanks for the concern. I doubt that we dried the storm out completely but I think we wrung most of the moisture out of it out between here and Barstow. Today we should have 60°+ with sunshine and most of the rest of the winter will be a carbon copy. We'll be working on the race cars in tee-shirts. Except for the unfortunate souls who have consciously chosen to live in those high-risk areas for the purpose of seeking seclusion or affirming their elevated economic status, we are relatively unscathed.

My granddad imparted a few bits of wisdom to us a couple of generations back. They're merely common-sense things that farm boys need to know like, "Always drink upstream from the herd," but one of the most important was the reminder to always look around before choosing a place to live. For the most part, basic geologic truths serve us well, i.e., canyons have become canyons because water naturally follows that path until it reaches sea level. If you choose to live in a canyon, you will eventually be subjected to more water than you can deal with. This is only one example and it does nothing to address the basic question that faces Californians, "What will you do when the "Big One" hits? But then, life anywhere carries certain risks. You pay your money and take your chances.

For the time being, we're fine. Thanks for asking.

c

It good to hear you are OK....Merry Christmas Chuck.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Glad Chuck broke internet silence.He's the best writer with the most intellegent posts in this whole Forum.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

Glad Chuck broke internet silence.He's the best writer with the most intellegent posts in this whole Forum.

For sure!

[Ken Haase]

It's devastating to see the destruction and loss of homes and property that occurs each time one of these storms hits. Whether it's California, Nevada, Arizona like is happening now, or the Gulf and East Coasts during hurricanes. Or floods in the heartland,etc.

I was visiting family in Agnew,Nebraska (Eddie Rezac would know where that is) in 1963.The area was experiencing a drought at that time. As we were returning to Agnew from Lincoln, you could see a large thunderstorm looming in the West. That is the most impressive lightning display I've ever seen. Well, it rained 5.5 inches on the rain gauge at the farm house, but it was reported to have rained nearly 14" at David City several miles to the NW. The resulting flash flood caused much devastation. In Valparaiso a mother and child were swept away and perished. Salt Creek, which ran through the middle of my relatives farmland spilled over it's banks and flooded the low-lying fields and my one Aunt's home. The day before you could easily have stepped across that nearly dry creek. There were numerous drowned cattle caught in the branches of the trees along the creek. It was an event I'll never forget.

Sorry about the verbosity, but I guess we're a little closer to Topeka now. Geograpically speaking, that is.

[david ring]

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