3rd freakin year in a row!!!!

[indacup]

We got flooded again. THREE years in a row now.

FOXNews.com - Iowa Governor Says Immediate Danger Has Passed After 'Catastrophic' Dam Break

Course is completely underwater....shop (as of 5:15pm) had about 18" water....we just got done replacing the flooring and drywall about 6 months ago after the LAST flood.

If there is a bright side to this, we were tipped off that the damn was in danger and I was able to evacuate the equipment, and expensive components, golf carts etc late last night and earlier today....

 

[Youngun5]

Sorry to hear it, Rory.

Keep your receipts of repairs for tax season! (Wow....I really need a 3 week study break from this accounting stuff...)

 

[indacup]

Thanks for the support...here's an video clip...you will see our course underwater at 42 seconds into it...

WATCH: New Aerial Footage Shows Flood Impact in Monticello | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Local News

 

[warbirdlover]

Damn!! That is some tough luck Rory. The whole city of Milwaukee got flooded in that storm. Nasty.

Have you considered putting your building on stilts (JK) or a high cement block base?

 

[SilverUberXeno]

Have you considered moving to a town that doesn't get flooded every year? Like... any other town in the country?

 

[nututhugame]

Have you considered moving to a town that doesn't get flooded every year? Like... any other town in the country?

My thoughts exactly. Not to be a jerk, but seriously. How does the old saying go, "fool me once....."

 

[SilverUberXeno]

Well, it's cheaper to rebuild from a flood than to move an entire business to a new location, I'm sure. But THREE rebuilds is pushing it. There's always the chance that this one will be the last one. Established customer base in Monticello and such, but... Can you build a shop that floats or something??? You're locking yourself up in a cage with a rabid dog and HOPING that it doesn't bite you.

 

[Bignose]

Iowa must now be due for like 300 years of drought after the last few years. I'm not a native, but the locals here in the middle (Des Moines) keep swearing up and down that the last few years have been very unusual. In my mind, Iowa = winters where is snows at Thanksgiving and doesn't melt until April, and summers of flooding. It's all I know!

 

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Why don't you just move the ****ing shop?

 

[mont86]

Sorry to hear about the bad luck Rory...

 

[bames]

Thats terrible. Here in ND we have had 3 years of very unusually wet weather and flooding as well. I know how difficult it is to clean up after mother nature. What a hassle - sorry.

 

[Dave Ireland]

Hey Guys, is there any sign of Rory about ? I've just seen he's swamped under again. I put an order in 2 weeks ago for a new Graman G-70 and despite me keeping vigil for the mailman have not had any contact.

 

[indacup]

Hey Guys, is there any sign of Rory about ? I've just seen he's swamped under again. I put an order in 2 weeks ago for a new Graman G-70 and despite me keeping vigil for the mailman have not had any contact.

Dave-

Shop will be back up on Friday...but I can have it drop shipped direct from Graman to you...please email me on my personal email with details (flex, address...etc) and i will have them drop ship ASAP.

send the info to my personal email ( [email protected] )


Thanks!

 

[Dave Ireland]

Dave-

Shop will be back up on Friday...but I can have it drop shipped direct from Graman to you...please email me on my personal email with details (flex, address...etc) and i will have them drop ship ASAP.

send the info to my personal email ( [email protected] )


Thanks!

Hi Rory, thanks very much for the kind gesture, email sent.

Kind regards

Dave

 

[Bignose]

Today was Ames' turn for flooding again. Several points crested higher than the 1993 flood. We had 5 inches Sunday night, 3 inches Monday night, and 4 inches last night. Yay Rain.