We had 20 minutes of intense rain this afternoon. They said that LaGuardia airport got 2 inches of rain. I have talked about this before but the rivers that run down our street during a heavy rain, are caused by water from streets up above, running out of a 18" diameter pipe that comes out of the ground at the top of the hill, and all that water from those other streets comes down our street! They should have burried the pipe years and years ago, but they took a shortcut and we pay as a result. So I was stunned to see the water leaping up in the air at the bottom of our driveway! After the storm was over I found a 2 foot square piece of blacktop, 2 1/2 inches thick, that had been blown out of the street by the water pressure. And that came from the brand new street paving they did last year! There's another repair for the village!
4 comments:
That is amazing! I can remember being there as a kid and being amazed at the flood of water coming down the road when it rained. It was so cool at the time! Trace
That is crazy! The heavy rain and high winds yesterday was bad. Two huge barges ended up on the beach in Woodmont yesterday afternoon.
A dramatic shot that tells the story. On the positive side, be thankful your house is on high enough ground that it will not to be swallowed up by a Tsunami some day!
That is a crazy amount of water. Good thing your house is up on a hill!
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