Friday
Oct312008
A Storm and a Mud Slide
Oct 31, 2008
The weather here has been exciting if you call unpredictable exciting.
In the last month, we have had a severe wind storm, an earthquake, and now a rain storm too severe to comprehend.
We do not have streams or rivers on our mountains, but mud slides are a problem. Especially where new development is taking place as older developments are properly terraced. If you are in the way of the path the water wants to travel, there is no contest. The water pouring downhill will find its own path. Move or be buried.
[gallery]
Our homes are built strong to withstand the winds and the earthquakes but not the devastating rain and mud slides. So retaining walls need to be built to protect the houses. Stones and cement are very expensive but necessary to protect our homes. We need stone, sand and cement, but we know that god will provide.
In the last month, we have had a severe wind storm, an earthquake, and now a rain storm too severe to comprehend.
We do not have streams or rivers on our mountains, but mud slides are a problem. Especially where new development is taking place as older developments are properly terraced. If you are in the way of the path the water wants to travel, there is no contest. The water pouring downhill will find its own path. Move or be buried.
[gallery]
Our homes are built strong to withstand the winds and the earthquakes but not the devastating rain and mud slides. So retaining walls need to be built to protect the houses. Stones and cement are very expensive but necessary to protect our homes. We need stone, sand and cement, but we know that god will provide.
Reader Comments