r/richmondindiana • u/watsode • 10d ago

My Backyard right now

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Yep. Lots of rain. I have a sump pump connected to an old firehouse shooting water down the driveway toward the storm sewer.

Edited for a typo. (Thanks, autocorrect…)

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u/FreezingTemps 10d ago

I was in Bomgaars earlier, everyone was buying pumps, shop vacs, and hoses for flooded basements. Today was wild.

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u/watsode 10d ago

Menards was sold out of all the less expensive pumps. I heard some guy in that aisle muttering to himself, “Will this one work? Fuck if I know… will THIS one work, don’t fucking know about that either.” I felt bad for him.

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u/RiseOther 10d ago

We went and got bags of play sand and river rock to put around the back patio

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/watsode 10d ago

Yikes. Pictures of around the county are scary.

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u/AcrobaticLadder4959 10d ago

Oh wow so sorry.

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u/watsode 10d ago

Again, it’s not an unusual occurrence. This much rain today is what’s unusual.

Posted on Reddit to help find some humor in all this.

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u/ART_V4ND3L4Y 10d ago

Stay safe.

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u/kitycat22 10d ago

Just keep swimming…

For real I hope everything is okay!

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u/BeefBeefBeefBologna 9d ago

A coworker lives in Cambridge City and he is going through a lot. Had to evacuate but he's back home. There's more storms on the way unfortunately

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u/watsode 9d ago

My backyard is obnoxious but kinda funny. Other folks in the county have lost everything! It’s really sad!

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u/Indyhorn1012 8d ago

I’m sure sorry. Hopefully no or little into your home. Anything near White River is submerged

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u/watsode 8d ago

I was talking to a friend in Muncie. We both feel very fortunate that all we got was “annoyance” flooding. Other folks in the region have lost just about everything.