Join Us In Our Backyard Pools

Here's a good view of how much the backyards flood in two of the backyards on Oak Avenue. There are more flooded backyards besides the ones you see here. This inundation of an entire yard didn't start until 2007 with the two foot elevation of the grade for two new homes on Maple Avenue.  

Come on in!! All we need is a wave machine. And don't forget, if you get tired of swimming in the backyard, you can float a boat down the street when you go out in front. Or ride the waves made by the cars that usually fly by. These folks [below] must live on Oak, they're driving more carefully. Oak Avenue gets a double whammy -- street flooding and backyard flooding. Triple whammy, if you count the water that fills up the window wells and makes its way into basements when the backyards run out of room. Or via the storm sewers that get so full they start to upchuck via the basement sinks and drains. Not to mention the non stop sumps, pumping for days after the storms. For years, the ground water level has been rising to up close and very personal levels. Good times.

This photo is another from June 26 -- this one after the rain stopped. But there's still plenty of water to go around.