Happy Friday!
It’s been a week since the big storms hit Fond du Lac. After hearing numerous stories from friends of their extreme flooding and basements, furnaces, water heaters, appliances, and electronics being ruined by 8 feet of water, I can count my blessings that I only had a trickle of water in my subterranean structure. After surveying my damage, I found a soaked bag of Kingsford Hickory charcoal in my wet garage. Not sure FEMA will accept that claim, but I can try. Below is a link to pics on the Fond du Lac reporter’s website. Not sure it will work, but give it a try. If it doesn’t, just Google the Reporter and it will get you there.

http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=U0&Dato=20080614&Kategori=FON01&Lopenr=806140803&Ref=PH

Now if somebody could design a water heater and furnace that can survive a flood, you might have something. Even if you could move the electronics higher or even have the ability to quickly remove them, when the waters begin to rise, you might have something. All you engineers reading this, think about some solutions. Of course one could always not build a basement, and then they wouldn’t flood. Brilliant! (rhetorical) Where would we go in the event of a tornado? Which is exactly what happened last Thursday as the city’s alarm system was blaring.