Gustav

Ya know, in our old house I would have said "Bring it on!" cause it was just so high above the surrounding terrain that flooding wasn't a remote chance. With this new place, I'm a bit concerned.

I finished today cleaning the parts of the rain gutters I can reach. I have a section on the back of the house that's bent up pretty badly. I think it got messed up when the big tree fell before I bought the place. That piece is pulled away from the house a bit so some rain will run between the gutter and the house. Oh well, can't fix it now. I cleared out some brush and dirt along a fence line where I saw standing rain water gathering before. I hope the water will run under the fence easier now. I shut the sprinkler system off. There's room in the garage for the Pilot, Prelude, and Shadow. The Jeep will have to rough it out in the driveway. The wireless rain gauge is on the patio table and ready to go.

Who knows? The storm could bring us nothing but I know at this moment NOAA is showing it coming right at us...


Like I said, I'm not worried but I am concerned.

UPDATE: Gustav was LAME!! We got only a slight breezy day and some spitting rain from it here in the DFW area.