darthphunk
Active member
So in the Pacific Northwest, we've been having a pretty dry January... until this week.
We've been inundated with snow and rain. Everything all at once caused a perfect storm which caused major flooding in my area. My house is right on the banks of Mill Creek, but the last major flood was in 1996, and before that was 1964 ... so this was totally unexpected.
I got up at 7:30 to get my kids ready for school. I noticed the creek was pretty high and moving fast. I drank my coffee and took my kids to school. I went home and looked at the creek and it was much higher. I flipped on the news and saw that a town near me had been completely shut down due to flooding. I called my wife and told her to come home from work. I called my brother in law and asked him to come help me get sandbags. I then called OregonArcade to see if he could come help if things got out of hand. I had another cup of coffee and watched the creek get higher and higher. My brother in law arrived and we went to go get some sandbags. We went to the door, opened it, and saw a huge wave of water come crashing toward my house. I alerted my wife to go to the basement to move items away from the windows while I went to get Sandbags. While I was gone, OregonArcade arrived to help out my wife and diver the water to the sump pump.
I came with only 4 sandbags because they ran out before we got there. We blocked the windows, and began making a makeshift retaining wall with some cinder blocks we had.
After fighting to keep the water out for hours, it became apparent that we were fighting a losing battle, and needed to start saving items. We started with personal items and important things... then we moved to arcades. With the help of OregonArcade, Gozer, and lots of family and other friends... we were able to get all of the games out and safe to another location.
My house has no structural damage, and the main floor is pretty unscathed although we'll likely need to replace carpet, and hardwood in another room. My washer and dryer, furnace and hot water heater are dead. A good deal of personal items in the basement are a loss... as is my arcade space.
Here are some before and after pics:
My family is safe. We have insurance. I'll rebuild... eventually.
We've been inundated with snow and rain. Everything all at once caused a perfect storm which caused major flooding in my area. My house is right on the banks of Mill Creek, but the last major flood was in 1996, and before that was 1964 ... so this was totally unexpected.
I got up at 7:30 to get my kids ready for school. I noticed the creek was pretty high and moving fast. I drank my coffee and took my kids to school. I went home and looked at the creek and it was much higher. I flipped on the news and saw that a town near me had been completely shut down due to flooding. I called my wife and told her to come home from work. I called my brother in law and asked him to come help me get sandbags. I then called OregonArcade to see if he could come help if things got out of hand. I had another cup of coffee and watched the creek get higher and higher. My brother in law arrived and we went to go get some sandbags. We went to the door, opened it, and saw a huge wave of water come crashing toward my house. I alerted my wife to go to the basement to move items away from the windows while I went to get Sandbags. While I was gone, OregonArcade arrived to help out my wife and diver the water to the sump pump.
I came with only 4 sandbags because they ran out before we got there. We blocked the windows, and began making a makeshift retaining wall with some cinder blocks we had.
After fighting to keep the water out for hours, it became apparent that we were fighting a losing battle, and needed to start saving items. We started with personal items and important things... then we moved to arcades. With the help of OregonArcade, Gozer, and lots of family and other friends... we were able to get all of the games out and safe to another location.
My house has no structural damage, and the main floor is pretty unscathed although we'll likely need to replace carpet, and hardwood in another room. My washer and dryer, furnace and hot water heater are dead. A good deal of personal items in the basement are a loss... as is my arcade space.
Here are some before and after pics:
My family is safe. We have insurance. I'll rebuild... eventually.


But as long as you and the family are OK, you will survive and hopefully (in a long time from now) laugh about this, somehow... I hope.