Storm Season

Monday provided us with two surprises. We were headed out to the Ranch with the specific purpose of repairing the generator so we could continue to get water out of the septic tank hole and begin to assess the situation. The first surprise was when we talked to our builder, and he told us that he had repaired the generator on Saturday, and that the guys were busy removing water even as we spoke. That was great news! The second surprise was when the strong thunder storms moved in, and after checking the weather report, we realized that we were in the outer bands of a developing hurricane! That was not such good news. We decided not to go out to the farm as there was nothing we could do, but our plan was to go today. It looks like Hurricane Gustav has other plans. We really aren't getting that heavy of a rain here in the capital, but the satellite image shows the heaviest parts of the storm south and west of here. The farm is south and west of here as well, so prudence leads us to not travel those roads today. Those of you who have been here know that the road to the farm is interesting enough without adding flooding, possible washouts, etc. We talked to Fran, and he is doing his best to stay dry and keep things in order there at the farm. His goal during the rains is to make sure that the channel we dug for the rain water to flow away from the building site remains open and not clogged with mud. Hopefully this will help lessen any possible water damage.