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Detour.


Detour.

Took a bit of shovelling, picking, and even just pushing water but I finally got the water to drain away from my house where it can go in the driveway and out into a drain in the street.



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good work Newfie!well done!

3 Mar, 2009

 

Thanks, Arlene..While I still have water coming in downstairs (practically impossible when your house is submerged in water) I figure that by rerouting such a large amount of water from the house couldn't hurt..All the snow I dug off the top of the trench I used to make a dam for the runoff coming towards the house..
A woman's work is never done!

3 Mar, 2009

 

That looks like a lot of digging Newfi............

3 Mar, 2009

 

The picking was the worse...Had to loosen ice at the bottom, which meant I tore up my lawn in the process, and flicked muddy water and ice all over me!

3 Mar, 2009

 

Well done.
That looks hard work.

3 Mar, 2009

 

Congratulations on your efforts. You really have done extremely well. Do you get flooded every year or is this year worse than normal? I hope the water hasn't done too much damage to your home.

4 Mar, 2009

 

Prone to flooding, but not this bad!
The snow melted extremely quickly, due to 11 degree temps.

4 Mar, 2009

 

Aye, that makes sense.

4 Mar, 2009



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