Gurn Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, johngould21 said: Are you on evacuation alert? I'm living In Powell River, so no flood worries here; but I have lived in Squamish, so have seen a lot of flood damage before. My best wishes for all those people and areas that are being threatened. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 People in Princeton are getting nervous again. Buddy Chewie is at risk yet again. His house was under 4 feet of water 2 weeks ago and it's looking like a possible repeat if this rain continues. Only blessing is that it's gentle and consistent, not monsoon like as happened previously 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Warhippy said: People in Princeton are getting nervous again. Buddy Chewie is at risk yet again. His house was under 4 feet of water 2 weeks ago and it's looking like a possible repeat if this rain continues. Only blessing is that it's gentle and consistent, not monsoon like as happened previously The town has military helping with the sandbagging, and repairing the dyke along the Tulameen, but will it be enough? If they're getting as much rain as us, big problems. A friend of mine had their house flooded and the front yard had about 5 feet of water on it. Told they had 5 minutes to get out last week. I, at one time lived in the house next door. and many houses along that area are badly damaged. The worst part is so many of these people are doing the restoration on their own, without proper PPE. Most of those homes were built in the late 30's and 40's and I'm sure all the drywall has asbestos, unless they have been remodeled recently (1990) or later. Edited November 28, 2021 by johngould21 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, johngould21 said: The town has military helping with the sandbagging, and repairing the dyke along the Tulameen, but will it be enough? If they're getting as much rain as us, big problems. A friend of mine had their house flooded and the front yard had about 5 feet of water on it. Told they had 5 minutes to get out last week. I, at one time lived in the house next door. and many houses along that area are badly damaged. The worst part is so many of these people are doing the restoration on their own, without proper PPE. Most of those homes were built in the late 30's and 40's and I'm sure all the drywall has asbestos, unless they have been remodeled recently (1990) or later. One of the very small mercies in the Sumas flats area is that most of the houses that flooded were restored after the 1990 flood so there were no worries about asbestos in the drywall or linoleum. Sewage, diesel fuel, fertilizer, chemicals from the railway tank cars that were flipped over across the line, and everything else that was in the water was a different matter though. This isn’t a very good picture as it was taken through a rain-splattered window but it shows how the flood is starting to re-form. This area was almost completely free of water by Friday. The building in the bottom is Westgen where you may have seen cows being rescued by people on jet-skis on the news. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, 4petesake said: One of the very small mercies in the Sumas flats area is that most of the houses that flooded were restored after the 1990 flood so there were no worries about asbestos in the drywall or linoleum. Sewage, diesel fuel, fertilizer, chemicals from the railway tank cars that were flipped over across the line, and everything else that was in the water was a different matter though. This isn’t a very good picture as it was taken through a rain-splattered window but it shows how the flood is starting to re-form. This area was almost completely free of water by Friday. The building in the bottom is Westgen where you may have seen cows being rescued by people on jet-skis on the news. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 6 hours ago, 4petesake said: One of the very small mercies in the Sumas flats area is that most of the houses that flooded were restored after the 1990 flood so there were no worries about asbestos in the drywall or linoleum. Sewage, diesel fuel, fertilizer, chemicals from the railway tank cars that were flipped over across the line, and everything else that was in the water was a different matter though. This isn’t a very good picture as it was taken through a rain-splattered window but it shows how the flood is starting to re-form. This area was almost completely free of water by Friday. The building in the bottom is Westgen where you may have seen cows being rescued by people on jet-skis on the news. yep; I was out there today. Pooling water on the shoulders around Sumas and Whatcom exits. No3 Road is still a complete swamp with water 'not far' from overflowing onto the freeway altogether. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: yep; I was out there today. Pooling water on the shoulders around Sumas and Whatcom exits. No3 Road is still a complete swamp with water 'not far' from overflowing onto the freeway altogether. They announced a short time ago that the Nooksack River has overtopped its banks again so things are pretty tense out here again tonight. The rain has eased up a bit though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) https://t.co/5NzTiQzMRI?amp=1 forced to close the flood gates due to the Fraser being to high… Edited November 29, 2021 by kurtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Checking in on things there. Y'all good? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 6 hours ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said: Huzzah! Gasoline restrictions extended until mid-month! https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/11/29/bc-gas-restrictions-emergency-extended/ Quick, get into a panic everyone! Saw someone filling up 4 jerry cans in the trunk of their car last week, I'm expecting the selfishness to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Smashian Kassian said: Saw someone filling up 4 jerry cans in the trunk of their car last week, I'm expecting the selfishness to continue. Say something, do something. If there's no recourse or accountability then people will do as they please because it's human nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Tortorella's Rant said: Say something, do something. If there's no recourse or accountability then people will do as they please because it's human nature I called a woman out on filling jerry cans but she just said she had an exemption as an essential worker. Her HRC power suit and Toyota Venza made me skeptical though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: Say something, do something. If there's no recourse or accountability then people will do as they please because it's human nature its also human nature for someone to beat you with a tire iron. We can't start policing each other, we've seen what that approach does with covid. We need better leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, JM_ said: its also human nature for someone to beat you with a tire iron. We can't start policing each other, we've seen what that approach does with covid. We need better leadership. I doubt it. The vast majority of people are afraid of confrontation; but that's also seldom why people say or do anything when they should. Those who do talk tough are only capable of that. Those who threaten violence are almost never willing especially with other people around. I wouldn't expect someone to enforce this either but it can't hurt to call them out in front of everyone else 'HEY EVERYONE, LOOK AT MR.SELFISH HERE WITH HIS FOUR JERRY CANS.' What're they going to do about it? Jack $&!#. At least you may have made them feel somewhat uncomfortable after. Edited November 30, 2021 by Tortorella's Rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Is it pouring on the coast? How are things looking weather wise? Snow level is rising meaning mass run off with these temps so that coupled with the rain has me wondering how everything in the Abby area is doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Massive piss show in Abby reigns on. It started last night and hasn't waivered slightly as far as I can tell. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 The western end of Sumas prairie is almost completely flooded again today after being nearly dry on Friday. Most of the areas that were evacuated last time are again. The water isn’t quite as deep yet but it’s raining steadily. Also quite warm so snowmelt from Mt Baker is becoming a huge concern. Today’s view taken moments ago. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Anyone familiar with Othello Road and the KVR Trail/Othello tunnels outside of Hope may be interested in this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 3 hours ago, 4petesake said: The western end of Sumas prairie is almost completely flooded again today after being nearly dry on Friday. Most of the areas that were evacuated last time are again. The water isn’t quite as deep yet but it’s raining steadily. Also quite warm so snowmelt from Mt Baker is becoming a huge concern. Today’s view taken moments ago. The old lake bottom will fill up. Very sad to see, but it’s inevitably going to happen. Really, it’s the freeway that’s most important. That route needs to be protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, Alflives said: The old lake bottom will fill up. Very sad to see, but it’s inevitably going to happen. Really, it’s the freeway that’s most important. That route needs to be protected. If the Barrowtown Pump Station fails the freeway will be under 8’ of water. If the lake re-forms we will lose the most fertile and abundant farmland in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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