AggieDave 6 #26 February 22, 2005 QuoteNope! The vehicles flipped over on the side of the road around here are primarily SUV's; their high CG makes them roll-prone when involved in the minor accidents we see here during the rains. I didn't say SUV, I said a heavy 4x4, there is a stark difference! QuoteWell, the picture labeled "train station" basically _is_ a storm sewer; it was just being used as a construction road too (hence the road leading into it.) Remember the big race in the movie version of Grease? That was filmed in an LA stormwater canal. If anything, a lot of the problems we have is that people consider them access roads 11 months out of the year, and every year construction equipment/trash/even people get washed away when the rains come. I find this very interesting. So they're open to drive in and no one cares? That seems like a bad idea to me, but I don't live there so I don't know how it all truely is.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casurf1978 0 #27 February 22, 2005 billvon, The 101 by Encino flooded over last night . It was on the news this morning, a few CHP veterans said they have never seen anything like this. I just want the rain to stop, so sick of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #28 February 22, 2005 QuoteI've been trying to keep up with the rain and storms going through cali, but do you have the total rainfall amounts for your area? Its too bad that El Nino hates us so much and that yall don't have storm sewers and such to help with this sort of thing. Shit... San Antonio went through this crap 3 times (anyone who lives here knows the drainage problems).. '98 we had "The Great Flood" (what the TV personalities in SAtown call it). That's one good thing about my move up north, I won't have to deal with swimming waist deep on a city street to get to H-E-B. Oh... enjoy the summer you CA people..... think of the MASSIVE amounts of mosquitos and ants you are going to have soon! ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laurie 0 #29 February 22, 2005 Not as far as I know...but Square One and manifest have sandbags out front...We're probably going to have quite a few "swamp monsters" for a while (those that over shoot the grass)... Dom (dgskydive) knows about that from the last rains!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #30 February 22, 2005 QuoteHow is the Perris area fairing in this crap? We're ok. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #31 February 22, 2005 QuoteWe're ok. Looked pretty melty to me..."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #32 February 22, 2005 QuoteLooked pretty melty to me... It's not like it's raining Milk Chocolate. Besides, the daily swim to work is a great workout.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #33 February 22, 2005 Maybe, I've got a weird pc but, the images came-out real sharp on mine? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,426 #34 February 22, 2005 >So they're open to drive in and no one cares? They're not officially open, but get used (illegally) a lot. Homeless people like to live in them, for example, and often construction equipment uses them (legally) to work on bridges, train stations, roads and such. They make excellent parking lots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #35 February 22, 2005 QuoteMaybe, I've got a weird pc but, the images came-out real sharp on mine? They all look fine to me except the very last one - it looks like a bunch of green and grey blobs. I thought maybe it was my monitor, but I just looked at it on our two other monitors and it looks the same... I dunno, I'm probably just hallucinating... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #36 February 22, 2005 QuoteI dunno, I'm probably just hallucinating... You're not. It's as if it was saved in 256 colors. Reduce size, then compress images, LOL.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #37 February 22, 2005 QuoteIt's not like it's raining Milk Chocolate. Besides, the daily swim to work is a great workout. So I guess I'll be swooping the pond even if I'm not actually swooping the pond this weekend. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,426 #38 February 22, 2005 To answer your question better: The two pictures named "canal" are two of these storm sewers. The first one shows some construction debris that got left in the sewer when the rains hit. Note the easy road access and the freeway work being done overhead. The second canal pic shows how big and flat these things can be; perfect for racing on or parking your backhoe for a while. There's also a picture of a minor mudslide that was stopped by a chainlink fence near a mall. There's practically a waterfall there now. The trail picture is a picture of one of my favorite mountain bike trails; a lot of trails around here double as rivers when it rains. The last picture is for Keely, to prove to her that her vision isn't going (and to get her to stop going on about how bad the picture is.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #39 February 22, 2005 Quote(and to get her to stop going on about how bad the picture is.) I didn't mean to go on about it.... It's Chuck's fault because he kept asking me about it... But I'm glad to see that you finally figured out how to resize a picture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyejumper 0 #40 February 22, 2005 Any chance Perris will dry out by the weekend? Here's a tiny view of the rain-soaked dz: http://www.skydiveperris.com/cams/webcams.asp?c=m From Laurie's post it sounds like it's more flooded that this cam view indicates. I hope at least the North field is a bit dryer by Sat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,426 #41 February 22, 2005 >Any chance Perris will dry out by the weekend? Dry is a relative term. How's your accuracy? There might be some non-underwater grass to land on; it won't be dry. And often little "bridges" get built over the worst of the puddles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #42 February 22, 2005 Quote>Any chance Perris will dry out by the weekend? Dry is a relative term. How's your accuracy? There might be some non-underwater grass to land on; it won't be dry. And often little "bridges" get built over the worst of the puddles. Umm, time to demo some gear from Square1? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #43 February 22, 2005 QuoteUmm, time to demo some gear from Square1? Have you seen the sign that they put out when the landing area is muddy? It has a picture of someone completely covered in mud while wearing Square One demo gear... and a copy of the invoice that the customer got for the repack and the cleaning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,426 #44 February 22, 2005 >Umm, time to demo some gear from Square1? Sure! I believe the current cost to wash a rig is $145 - but you can jump it as many times as you want that day for that price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyejumper 0 #45 February 22, 2005 I guess this answers my question about "drying out" by the weekend. At least the swoop pond will be full. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC208B 0 #46 February 22, 2005 Bummer Bill. It's been dry in the pacific NW all winter (and warm). Always like this in Maui: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #47 February 22, 2005 Oh, the incessant rain... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surfers98 0 #48 February 23, 2005 Well at least now I can do my water training for my B-license at the DZ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #49 February 23, 2005 Quote Well at least now I can do my water training for my B-license at the DZ... Hell, from the pictures I've seen you'll NEED the training AND a floatation device to do jumps.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #50 February 23, 2005 The high we have been enjoying is just starting to break down. The visibility really deteriorated from one load to the next today. Hopefully this will change the weather right down the coast (not that we're complaining about the sunshine). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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