Son and family arrived home today in St Pete. Sent pics of a huge oak tree out front that fell away from his house into the street. Many pine trees in a park across the street uprooted. Big pine tree in back fell across the fence into neighbor's pool taking out the house power lines. BUT no flooding in the house so he's happy as a clam. Pool is clear full of water (not the good clear kind) but not sewage.
I’ll tell ya Boyz…if Iowa doesn’t get some serious moisture the next couple of months before COLD weather sets in (Dec, Jan and Feb), this winter is going to feature cities and home owners spending BIG $$$ repairing ruptured water mains/ pipes. You think city streets are tough to negotiate now with construction (and these interruptions ARE planned!), wait until we have some unscheduled water main breaks!
I’ve got a buddy who spends a lot of time trout fishing there also. It’s a beautiful area.
You know as the day wore on lots of people returned home and so many are saying that overall Helene was worse.
I have been told by “experts”….a neighbor has worked 30+ years for city street/water department…that moisture forms frost and freezes the ground in cold weather and this frost/frozen ground acts as “insulation” and keeps the ground firmer ands resists vibration better and vibration over time really wears anything under the streets…same reason why I keep only drain 6k gallons of water from my 20k gallon swimming pool when I winterize it…water pressure keeps the sides of the pool from contracting in cold weather.
Headin up in two weeks with my two boys before my son has surgery on his ACL
Seasons are nice, and the terrain is beautiful, but you have to live around a bunch of slackjaws in NE Iowa just for a few weeks of pretty leaves. I was back this week, did a big drive through the driftless region; roots. Bunch of dumpy towns set in a majestic landscape, and it all just keeps getting even shittier every year.
There are definitely plenty of hicks around here, that’s typical of all of Iowa, but Decorah is pretty liberal and a beautiful town. The scenery is the best in Iowa no matter the season. Feel free to never visit again, we won’t miss you.
Sorry to hear about your son, that sucks! How did he get injured?
I wasn’t at Kinnick, but it was another beautiful fall day. The next few days aren’t looking so great temp wise though.
Football injury. We will have a great time! Just camped near McGregor this weekend.
North Bear FTW! Just got a pic reminder on my phone: On this date 12 years ago my son caught a 29" 10 lb rainbow on the NBear.
I caught a nice Brown. Didn’t weigh it or measure but I would guess it was 5-7 pounds. My middle son was with me. We got a picture and threw it back. My son still asks why I didn’t mount it to this day.
I caught a 28" out of NBear a year or 2 before my son. Didn't mount that one because I had one I had caught in Colorado that I mounted previously. Regret it to this day as Colorado 'bow was only 20". It was delicious though.
Bummer. Same with my son. The Driftless is hard to beat. Enjoy the time with your boys!
