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Post by oldie on Apr 26, 2019 7:53:58 GMT
The winter before we bought our place in the Ozarks, the neighbors told us it was 47 days before anyone could get out to town. Our roads tend to be banked the wrong way, and with the snow and ice accumulation, everything that tried to get out slid down into the ditch. One of the problems of living out in the middle of nowhere. It did teach us that we needed at least 2 months of food and medicines on hand at all times. Its not only ice, but a few years ago there was a fair size flood, took out a major highway bridge, so to get to town you had to go 75 miles each way instead of 30. You learn to be prepared for the everyday little events that can really screw up you day. When the power goes off, for an hour or a month, how do you keep the freezer running? You just have to play out every scenario you can think of and try to cover your assets the best you can.
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Post by luckydog2 on May 4, 2019 19:06:34 GMT
Wow , you did get some remote land ! I sure do hope it all comes out like you want it to . Sounds like ya'll must be in Mo. Here in NW Arkansas we didn't have a bad winter . But getting more than our share of rain so more than our share of mud . Well , good luck to ya'll !!!
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Post by oldie on May 14, 2019 4:54:16 GMT
Luckydog2, in the last ten days we have had over 16 inches of rain. We are on top of the hill but the road is in the bottoms and the bridge has been under water 3 times so far. More rain coming this week.
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Post by luckydog2 on May 18, 2019 20:25:12 GMT
Oldie , We have had ALOT of rain here too . I live beyond dirt and gravel county road on a southern bluff in the mountains in NW Arkansas. You go through 3 switchbacks coming down the mountain . Like for ya'll the road can be a challenge at times . The road is a path of least resistance for rain water coming down the mountain . We've put tons of gravel on the road over the years and it usually will work itself down to Lee Creek . Guess that's the price ya gotta pay ..... ya'll hang in there !!
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