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Old 09-08-2017, 06:58 PM
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I have not asked for a guarantee, just info on what amount of rain the pond was designed to accept before flooding begins. It is not merely an academic matter. If the answer is 5 more inches of rain, and the prediction tomorrow is of 8 to 10 inches coming, then don't you think it would make sense to plan for the flooding by doing such things as moving your car from your garage to higher ground? And if the answer is it would require 12 to 14 inches of additional rain to flood your street, would not it make sense to then keep your car in the garage if only 8 to 10 inches are predicted?
Prepare for the worse.....the current estimate is 8". tomorrow it could be 18" Nobody knows and there are too many variables....plan for the 18" and if there is 8" you can smile, plan for 8" and if 18" shows up what the heck are you going to do.
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