Rain, Rain, Go Away...

[Rowdy]

Now that we have turned from the Sahara-like weather here to more Ecuadorian-like, how is everyone holding up weather-wise? I live in Bixby and the only thing that is affecting me is my job is a lot busier and I have to drain my pool every few days about 2-3 inches.

Whenever there is a dry spell, I make sure to mow my lawn when I can. Otherwise I don't want to feel like Tarzan with a lawn pumped up on steroids.

[sgrizzle]

I have an area that needs guttering but you have to plan in advance and it isn't staying dry enough to really plan ahead. I laid down sod in March and (like other sod layers) hoped it would take...

NO PROBLEM

[cannon_fodder]

Work turned slow.

Dogs wet and muddy.

Garden drowning.

But I like watching the puddles gather rain.

I hope we get some of this rain in July/August to keep green country green.

[tulsa1603]

quote:Originally posted by Rowdy

Now that we have turned from the Sahara-like weather here to more Ecuadorian-like, how is everyone holding up weather-wise? I live in Bixby and the only thing that is affecting me is my job is a lot busier and I have to drain my pool every few days about 2-3 inches.

Whenever there is a dry spell, I make sure to mow my lawn when I can. Otherwise I don't want to feel like Tarzan with a lawn pumped up on steroids.

Because of all the trees around my area, I have a fescue lawn, which is hard enough to keep going in an Oklahoma summer, so I'm LOVING the rain.  I hope it's like this all summer.

[RecycleMichael]

We haven't had any ozone alerts yet this summer.

http://www.ozonealert.com/

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

We haven't had any ozone alerts yet this summer.

http://www.ozonealert.com/

Yeah, air quality is great. Might have to start growing gills though.

I think we'll be out of any ozone alert panic for a couple of years:
http://www.ozonealert.com/scorecard.htm

[RecycleMichael]

Not true. The standard is calculated by a three year rolling average and we have had two bad years in a row. We had 15 exceedences last year.

We need to have a really mild summer to not go on the dirty air list.

This is the link you should look at...it shows the more complete history of ozone in Tulsa.

http://www.ozonealert.com/8hrexceed03.htm

[sgrizzle]

I'm just saying that if this continues, this year will be so low, it will keep the 3yr average down.

[Steve]

No problems really at my house, knock on wood, but I feel for my neighbors across the street.

Every time we have prolonged period of heavy rain, somehow the stormwater backs up into the sanitary sewer system and causes all the toilets and bathtubs in the houses across the street from me to back up.  This is in the midtown 26th & Yale area.  About 3-4 weeks ago, it was really bad and my neighbors had to put sump pumps in their toilets and tubs, with hoses draining out the windows, to keep their homes from flooding.  For the first several hours, it was just clear stormwater backing up, but it turned into stinky raw sewage after a few hours!  This happens to them about every 3-4 years, and all the City will say is "Sorry, there is nothing we can do about it!"  It has never happened to me in 20 years, always to the houses across the street from me.

Does anyone know how or why stormwater runoff gets into the sanitary sewer system?  Shouldn't the sanitary sewer system be sealed separately from stormwater?  Perhaps excess stormwater in leaking in from sewer manholes.  My subdivision was constructed in 1954.

[tulsa1603]

quote:Originally posted by Steve

No problems really at my house, knock on wood, but I feel for my neighbors across the street.

Every time we have prolonged period of heavy rain, somehow the stormwater backs up into the sanitary sewer system and causes all the toilets and bathtubs in the houses across the street from me to back up.  This is in the midtown 26th & Yale area.  About 3-4 weeks ago, it was really bad and my neighbors had to put sump pumps in their toilets and tubs, with hoses draining out the windows, to keep their homes from flooding.  For the first several hours, it was just clear stormwater backing up, but it turned into stinky raw sewage after a few hours!  This happens to them about every 3-4 years, and all the City will say is "Sorry, there is nothing we can do about it!"  It has never happened to me in 20 years, always to the houses across the street from me.

Does anyone know how or why stormwater runoff gets into the sanitary sewer system?  Shouldn't the sanitary sewer system be sealed separately from stormwater?  Perhaps excess stormwater in leaking in from sewer manholes.  My subdivision was constructed in 1954.

It's supposed to be separate, but my office, which was built in the 1920's, has it's gutters tightlined into the sanitary sewer.  It's illegal now.  We only found out about it when we had a problem with the tightline and dug it all up.  Now we just let it drain into the yard.

[RecycleMichael]

I want to install a rainwater catch system for my home and use it for irrigation year-round.

http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/rainwater.html

[Rowdy]

^&%*&^%*&^%*^&%*&%^&%*Y#KJ#OEOE^*&(^!!!! MOSQUITOES!!!

[Tulsa Twister]

Just got back from Tulsa (returned to Phoenix) on vacation and i have to say i enjoyed the rain. Moments of torrential downpours..........everything is beautiful and green.

Being a desert-dweller, id just say, enjoy it while you got it........the water is precious as it brings life. Probably will bring more snakes and ticks too...........oh well. Tulsa was beautiful.

[AMP]

Rain is about to kill our Race Track business in Kansas.  Had to cancel the first 6 weekends due to rain, flooding and soggy parking areas.  

Finally got it open weekend before last, but had to cancel Fri and Sat nights then run both on this past Sunday.  

Scheduled for a Test & Tune tomorrow night, but the rains have returned to haunt us again.

At least the large strip pit water retention area is full of water, could always be worse with no water for the track.  

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

Rain is about to kill our Race Track business in Kansas.  Had to cancel the first 6 weekends due to rain, flooding and soggy parking areas.  

Finally got it open weekend before last, but had to cancel Fri and Sat nights then run both on this past Sunday.  

Scheduled for a Test & Tune tomorrow night, but the rains have returned to haunt us again.

At least the large strip pit water retention area is full of water, could always be worse with no water for the track.  

Sounds like it might be a good time to bring in some heavy equipment and regrade.