Gasconade River Record Levels At Jerome

[moguy1973]

Wow. Another round of inundating rain down that way again this morning. This is a very strange weather pattern.

[Wayne SW/MO]

What about the people who live or have businesses next to the water?

Stats show that 91.67% of flooding happens next to water. Be prepared.

[fishinwrench]

Well that's an odd way to look at flooding. Creates jobs? What about the people who live or have businesses next to the water? It may be creating jobs but it's not creating any income to pay for those jobs.

You mean like Me? I either repair the damage myself or hire someone else to do it. In my case I'll do a little of both, so I'll be buying a wheelbarrow, 2-3 loads of gravel, and either paying for/or bartering out for some backhoe assistance. It doesn't kill me and it helps a few others.

On the other end; Someone will undoubtedly smack a log with their lower unit and it'll all work out.

For operations with more damage than I received there are these things called insurance claims. I'd rather see all that premium money back in circulation rather than drawing interest for the insurance corporations.

Just my twisted viewpoint.

[fishinwrench]

Stats show that 91.67% of flooding happens next to water. Be prepared.

Exactly! LOL

I only carry liability coverage on my truck, so when I sense a hailstorm I squeeze it into the garage. The garage is fully insured.

Floods don't come crashing down on you like an earthquake with no warning, if stuff needs to be moved to higher ground then you'd better get off your butt and either move it, insure it, or loose it.

[Phil Lilley]

Wrench... they (Insurance Companies) get their monies regardless of payout. My insurance rate almost tripled last year and I'm coming up for review. And we all have to pass on that expense, so floods do create jobs but they make most everything more expensive for all.

Bottom line is that we do take a chance living and working next to water and for most of us we can't afford flood insurance. And the rain... we can't make it stop or start by worrying about it.

[fishinwrench]

Tripled !? With no expansion? That IS a bite. Why are they picking on YOU?

[David Unnerstall]

Stats show that 91.67% of flooding happens next to water. Be prepared.

And...... statistics also say that 76.89% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

[Wayne SW/MO]

And...... statistics also say that 76.89% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Where do you think I got mine?

[UnCivE]

UnCivE do you live in Richland? I am about 2 miles west of Richland. My gravel road was like a creek bed the last two days!

Yes, I do. I live right in town. I tell ya, I've never seen more damage to these gravel roads!

[Al Agnew]

Well, there are businesses that have to be close to the water, but a lot of businesses shouldn't have been where they were when they got flooded. If I was buying a business or building a business building, not to mention buying or building a home, one of the first things I would check on was whether it was in the flood plain or not. And it's pretty easy to see what's in the flood plain in the Ozarks...it's all that nice flat ground between the creek and the hills. The creek has been over that flat bottomland before and it will again. Most flood damage is caused by stupid decisions either by the present owners or by past developers, or both.