tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106218623971866390.post2502969334071093693..comments2024-03-09T04:50:19.225-07:00Comments on Surviving Life: Rain in the desert can be destructiveSunnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12671891696662548892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106218623971866390.post-42206941090311214072014-09-15T22:59:53.564-06:002014-09-15T22:59:53.564-06:00Hi Stephanie,
Yes, there are drains in the street...Hi Stephanie,<br /><br />Yes, there are drains in the street, but not ones that are big enough to take in that much water at one time. Plus, they get clogged up with leaves and branches and other debris because we get LOTS of wind here. It is mostly sandy soil and water will not soak in fast when it comes down that heavy. <br /><br />I'm sure it isn't any fun to rebuild a home after a flood. When we sell the house we want to move closer to water (gulf, river, lake, bayou or something), But I think you take your chances if you get too close to anything like that. You never know when there will be a tremendous storm. I imagine if you sat up high and weren't real close to a large body of water you may be ok, but I'm no expert in that. We're just tired of looking at desert.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and your comments. We have another storm coming Thurs so we'll see what happens with that one. I'm glad we're on higher ground here.<br /><br />SunniSunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671891696662548892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106218623971866390.post-87024751552995205662014-09-15T08:18:40.365-06:002014-09-15T08:18:40.365-06:00I never thought about that!!! I'm glad your ho...I never thought about that!!! I'm glad your home was safe. We went through the 2010 Nashville flood and had to rebuild our home--it is no fun, believe me! I never thought about how the ground absorbs rain until that. I imagine the desert isn't really able to absorb water the same way since it's mostly sand? Or is it that there aren't drains in the streets like there are here.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com