Will a Harley slow me down?
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Need help with slowing down water flow in swale
Comments (10)I considered not responding to this thread. What I have to say is not an answer to the question or what the OP wants to hear. Still, he may benefit and other readers can learn from the mistakes made. When building a new home, it's best to complete a grading and drainage plan before starting construction. There is a minor potential for flooding for this lot (flood zone X) that should be assessed and a height of foundation selected to ensure protection. If it was my house the grade at the foundation would be a few inches higher than the highest point in James Drive to the south. With luck, that is the case. When doing grading, it's a good idea to make a base property drawing that documents the grading before construction begins. Drainage law varies from state to state. Most states follow some modified version of the Civil Law of Drainage. It is a violation to block the natural flow of water from a higher property from entering your property, and carries liability for all damage for doing so. In this case, after construction started, water pooled on Lot 7, submerging newly planted trees. Whether the pooling was caused by construction or an insufficient capacity of the county's road ditch may be in question, but without a documentation of the original grades the poster is not in a good position to defend against a claim from the Lot 7 owner. The poster may have to regrade to accommodate the drainage of Lot 7 and pay for the replacement of any of the trees that die. While I think it was right of the county to tell poster to regrade such that Lot 7 drainage was not blocked from getting to the road ditch, I fail to see how the county has authority to require the swale MTguy constructed across his property. Moreover, the swale also violates the Civil Law of Drainage by diverting water to flow onto a lower property (Lot 5) in a place different from historical flows. The lower owner has a legal cause of action that the flows be stopped and all damage be compensated. A consolation with an attorney might be in order. I'm sorry you didn't find your way to this forum earlier....See MoreI think I need to slow down, and smell the Plumeria
Comments (16)Barbra, I keep thinking of this post and i have to say that i am right there with you!!! Thank you all for the kind wishes for my first Grandson coming in Sept. Tks Peg... Living room is always an option.. I Like that one! Kasie...im already looking for an infant Plumeria shirt for his first post to all of you to introduce him!! : ) K...you know me to well.. but, you are right.. Greenhoue it is!!! LOL NC...great idea... then after he wakes, he goes back to mom!! LOL.. It will be fun!!! I cant wait!!! Wendy...I am glad as well as my daughter.. they really think that my Plumeria are all i think about. Well, I do think of other things too! ;-) I guess its time to go work on the backroom.. it is raining anyway!!! LOL... Barbra.. sorry to take your thread and turn it into a thank you note to some. When the big day nears.. i will start a new thread and let you all see my new "special Bloom" Thanks everyone!! You are THE BEST!!! Laura...See MoreClients talking to me slow me down.
Comments (4)Unless it cuts into you getting on to another client and throws your whole week out of alignment since you are charging by the hour it just means she is going to be paying a little more for the extra time. That is one reason to charge by the hour - a situation where you might come up short if you were instead being paid a pre-determined amount based on a bid or estimate. With some clients it does seem the social interaction is part of what they are paying for. I've been on a site working as an assistant to another gardener, applying herbicide and seen a second gardener from another company (her own) chat with the client just about the whole time I was there. If the customer doesn't think it matters that they are paying you to shoot the breeze, then maybe it doesn't....See MoreKitten antics, when will they start to slow down?!?
Comments (24)OMG can we relate. We have a ten month old (who looks like Shadow's clone by the way). He is a maniac. We have never had a kitten like this (he is our 4th) and our joke is that we actually got a dog. He digs in the trash. He begs constantly by sitting on his haunches and waving his front paws at you whenever he wants something. He chews - on anything - furniture, boxes, etc. He fetches (which is cute but less so at 5 am). I routinely search for new cat toys to keep him from being bored - you can totally tell when he is. We too are waiting on a bit of maturity but are worried that the chewing is just his personality!...See Morejohn_hyatt
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