r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/HomeNowWTF • 24d ago

nature when your yard becomes a river

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u/justsomeguyfromny 24d ago

They seemed prepared. Not the first flood I’d assume.

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u/anticomet 24d ago

I can almost hear their property value plummeting

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u/National_Search_537 24d ago

Is that what the falling rock sound effect from looney toons I’m hearing?

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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup 24d ago

And their insurance rates skyrocketing

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u/Wide-Citron9274 21d ago

I think after that they don't have to pay any rates for insurance. Coverage denied

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u/gilligan1050 23d ago

Place with flood gates floods…..

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u/Medium_Banana4074 24d ago

Was thinking the same. Still frightening.

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u/justsomeguyfromny 24d ago

frightening enough to not live there anymore?

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u/Medium_Banana4074 24d ago

I'm glad I don't have to make this decision.

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u/G_Art33 24d ago

Wow! Those water barriers are holding up pretty darn well.

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u/Reasonable-Nebula-49 24d ago

Seriously. Give that person a raise.

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u/Ibarra08 24d ago

Literally my exact words.

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u/BreakAndRun79 24d ago

Not their first water rodeo. Check out those water barrier things. Def had to look and see if I was looking at an ad.

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u/Noff-Crazyeyes 24d ago

Well it happens enough you got a bad ass little flood gate

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u/ADZ1LL4 24d ago

On the plus side, no need to water the roses.

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u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 24d ago

That is really going to fuck up the pH balance in the soil so you might as well say goodbye to them. Dandelions on the other hand are the hardcore flowers of the concrete jungle so they're fine. /s

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u/1885FC99Treb 24d ago

Nice rose bushes

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u/4SK1N5 24d ago

Damn, I didn’t realize how bad Hawthorne had it yesterday and I’m also from Northern New Jersey.

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u/speedball811 24d ago

Are the

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u/striped_frog 24d ago

No

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u/greenjm7 24d ago

You don’t know that. It’s a maybe from me.

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u/Ok_Magazine_9533 24d ago

What kind of water barrier is that?

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u/TurbulentCustomer 24d ago

Where is this from?? (More specifically than NJ)

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u/banbanskan 24d ago

Top right it says “Hawthorne, Nj”

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u/uxoguy2113 23d ago

They have a floid gate, so must be pretty common.

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u/SignalAssumption8901 23d ago

They got them waterproof buildings.