FYI: Where I'll be...

[BrianG]

Update: Was able to move back into the house last night. Basement is a mess understandably, and spent all days yesterday hauling everything upstairs and outside to throw away. Man, am I tired and sore! Waterlogged items are NOT light! City inspectors came over this morning and told me pretty much what I already knew: hot water tank, furnace, washer/dryer need to be replaced. Today's task is to hose down and squeegee the basement (how ironic that I will be adding MORE water), and then sparying it down with bleach to kill germs/mold. Ug.

Oh, and a helpful tip: Plastic storage bins do float, but not so well if cracked. Also, if unbalanced, they tip over, rendering their water-proof properties invalid.

Jerry: From what I've researched, this repeating weather pattern has been greatly influenced by a static jet stream. Usually, it fluctuates over time, but lately has been static for over a week. This causes weather patterns to rotate over an area bringing the same weather over and over and over again. Scientists don't know why or how it shifts, it just does - and is hard to predict. It does go static every so often, it just was static for a lot longer than usual this time. Just the last day or two it has shifted like it is supposed to, so patterns should start varying once again. Just here alone, it has gone from 90*F+ and ~90% humidity and rain, to much dryer and cooler sunny days.

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BrianG YGPM

[JERRY2KONE]

Good to hear BG. You will overcome and be back to normal soon. My opinion still stands about living too close to water ways and living above sea level. If I were you I would consider selling and getting out of that situation before the next wave of trouble hits that area. Just like New Orleans it is a cycle that will inevitably come again over and over and over. Why put yourself in that volnerable position? There are plenty of places in the USA that do not have these kinds of issues(Earthquakes, Floods, Huricanes, Tornados). Higher ground is the key.