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<br />As an alternative to permanently closing an opening, sandbags, a gate;
<br />or a moveable shield can be emplaced if there is adequate warning (see
<br />the discussion of "access" under Levees and Floodwalls, above).
<br />
<br />"'lr J ,hn ,,_ Sh"aH~r
<br />Ti'C' ['ni\ ,.~~ l tv 01 Chic"~('
<br />1'" (,'n: lor [",. l'rl"-an Sl"~ l~'
<br />S~', ~ 5 ~:" i vc' rd (y _~'J"nllc'
<br />Coie i:C'. IlLn('is
<br />
<br />l)N"" '66
<br />
<br />D,-flr ",- ~:~,._-,rf"T'
<br />
<br />fortuna.tely, W~ haVE "nl)' had one chanc~ to test
<br />the ,,'alLs and the ~at("s, and t~_ey w,'rked pE'rf~ct-
<br />Iy. Th.. wat"f ':>egan tC' ri,e while I ,"'as 0'\ ~
<br />busilWS' ~rip to N,'~' York, b~t my ...i f,' anC a
<br />n~i.gh;-,('r ~'f're abI,- te> in~tall t'>e g<;tr5 ql-id:ly
<br />And, although t!w w...t~r ro"c to at l~a'~ t"C"' f.?et
<br />uh0ve rur floor 1"",1, the i~t('ricw 'Of the !','u''''
<br />re""inN1 c~m\)l,-tdy cry. Sin" the village SNrr-
<br />ingly solvpd the flood pn,bl,'" -~y cl~"ni"f. ,,",d rc".
<br />pairL"'~ the- storm S('W('YS, ,t h.', b~C1 llan'. years
<br />sin,,,..,,,l'<'lveevenput lnthegates. But'." sttll
<br />ha\'~ th('m.
<br />
<br />[ ,,- plc ased tc paS' <,n t~ "'rt",()n~ ...it1'1 similar
<br />pr,-.h1,'",' "n\,ln["rmati()()co"CC,"'''l'.''Y floo,:,
<br />pr",'Lng t.-ch~i~\J~5. I k""... h_1.: ~p.ettif1g It
<br />,",'m ~c t~ 'p,- "nc", house fl~"ded.
<br />
<br />O~r ~,~"'''' Is a (,f1~ story c',ick ho<.:s~, b....iit on
<br />eor,,-,-tc sl~h It ~_as ,eH'ssed f,o"l "nd
<br />hackp,'rchesanda
<br />~~~~g;~Q' n"~r th~ ~____ _______~--- ___
<br />hm " " >>c'C" I ~ -=-rJ"=---1>
<br />"d('rlnt~cfr"rt.. ____ .' 'I~I'
<br />h_l t~"r" an ,~ts
<br />"f rr~",h d~c'r' adl-'~ -- - -----'----_ -----_...i/
<br />., !.h' I','e_
<br />
<br />In addition. '~." haVE a sump pump tn drain an' s~~p-
<br />agE i~t() t:~e ""Ell to ,,'hieh the hot ai~ d\lot, are
<br />conn~eted. Thl' ~_Iet~ run undl'r the ('"nerete slah
<br />t" t;"e n'gist~r" in thc ~,;tl :~. Ohvi"usly. th"re
<br />is S~,'?;l!\e 1nto t'~" w~:t dudr.~ a L~"rl t~at lasts
<br /><ev~ral ~Ju,".
<br />
<br />D' rHi': c'ur-firn 0"00, I ("und that dirt shovd-
<br />,-.1 jr lr"nt c,f cur de>ors dld a fair jr>b <>f r.;-,Ld-
<br />l-'~ b,,~< .:1 L j'ut a ,,"'all art~urt ;-,f ",..tcr. But
<br />~ l~[ ~J, a te'l'pJ,-"rv ~"p,'di,'nt ~'>dCh lead to the
<br />['l"rp p~n,a~ent mp~"LlH'~ de"crlh,d bel""".
<br />
<br />..'E. of c"....ne, had th,- hClUS<> earcft'ltv cr['~ked f'_.r
<br />any crack, or op<,ning, bEt~'''~n t.hp >-'ri~k ~~as a~d
<br />th~ c"ncr~t~ baste
<br />
<br />:,,-q, \-;,' ~u\lt .1 2 1/2 :CM -"ii\:', ninhr,ed,
<br />rr,,'k ~'aI1 a,- ~oss tre lC:lgths of th~ f~0CLt an.:'
<br />r,,,,,k ]wr,-he,. ~ forot ...{d'> "aD ",'as ll'ft f()r a
<br />got,' in tll" f"'~t '.'al:. A fl;lrog", "''''' tre" ~~m<>nt-
<br />o:d t" tlw ,,'a,l ~n ""o:h ~i.d" ('f th~ entranc~ gal-'.
<br />T'l" i\at" is a 1 i n,'h thick slab of aLu[1'i~\Jm ",ith
<br />~ ,-a,;\, to ti;:ht"n
<br />r~:t.~pllLtrrnL;;h ~
<br />it for fa,t'-,n;,:~ _______________
<br />Dc gar" t;-, th( --_____________
<br />1IRng,'~ Th~ ,ide>, ---r-.-=
<br />:fi~;:'1;irk:~~Cc~ t-at ---- I--~ l
<br />the'. '". ,<lrl '}p In','r[e~ into., thc flan~e,. ""-1
<br />(cr,<'J, and caught. ~,l:h,"J,~h th' gat<> ..--!--- ~ .'
<br />~'ci~rts atout 70 ?~upjs. ,::s In,t~ILi- ,
<br />tl,-.~ is ~N too h~rd I!~ --I' -,r"--.
<br />.-,~d L!kc, ,m1\- a. f~", I~a.-r J....L _____ ----L__----
<br />r'''-,~tc'', :-h.- baek 'I'M .-,"1 ~_ - ---__
<br />C~," ha, a ''''pll~Rtc' i'o<'-~~ df~";:
<br />,,'t-tp, l'~,~pt that r --~--
<br />. >c. fLing", "rc [~s- _ ,-
<br />t('~pc Cl~CC,:V tc the Sl?k,f4!umt_
<br />C:'.'" ,ra-,c Fr
<br />
<br />The ",hole installatior, C()st less Lhar' $~OOO. Al-
<br />th"ug~ 1 ha'''~ ne,'er had a n~n~t"r'J I"" :'l'~ausc ?f
<br />my insurilnc", t~is d'''.lCC has br~lIi':ht pc~e" of rLlnd
<br />'.nrlh ie, ~"st. 1 ,,("~1~ Lkc tc' adrl trnt, hHaLsc
<br />I am ~~ a'-"tisl aCLC de<>ply (')ncprn( ~ "he"lt tlK ao-
<br />p~~r~rce "f :'", h""se., :'w aedit i()~ nf t,(- '"a~ls
<br />and gates has n..t J('L,act~d fr('['l t~~ h('a~ty 0: t h.
<br />hClll,einan\'....',.
<br />
<br />1 ~_d'lC no phot"f\raphs ~f t'~e installatie>n '>_It,
<br />if VOl,; f<.,-; it ...",1<' wlp y~L. I ~'",:d '0, ;:::];"' t--
<br />t akc- <~n" [er YO,I.
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<br />Le~ 1K koC'",' i, I ca~
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<br />Letter courtesy of Mr.
<br />that his protection measures still
<br />
<br />Stanley and Mr. Sheaffer.
<br />work.
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<br />Mr. Stanley confirms
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