CA Peas - How are you doing with the rain and wind ?

Oh did the crazy, heavy rain come out of no where. Then the sun played peek a boo. Then super heavy rain. Then hello sun again. Then light rain. Still lightly raining.

Just no crazy wind...but that may come tonight.

I thought it rain was over so I went to Costco to get gas. Gas prices haven't gone down, by the way.  As soon as I pulled away, it started raining again. I came home to a big wet dog. I swear that dogs loves  the rain. The smaller dog was dry but the rain freaked him out so he decides to take the  couch blankets and drag them around the den. Part of the couch was wet because the wet dog decides to sit there. I look outside and One of our downspout extensions came loose and I had to fix it in the pouring rain. 

Soooo, I wipe the wet dog down and brush her out. I wash the couch down and dry it with the blow dryer. I throw the blankets in the wash. I had to get out of my soaking clothes anddry my hair. I just now plopped down....with a headache to boot. 

We live in one of the burn scar areas and did have mandatory evacuation ordered Wednesday evening. Order lifted early this morning and other than a few road closures, everything is safe and sound.

So how is everyone surviving the current storm?

I've had to clear our patio drains multiple times and I'm watching the pool level as it is rising faster than the overflow can drain the water. Poor DH has been stuck about 5 miles from home for the last hour because of flooded roads.

well.. since I am in northern ca.. it was warm and absolutely clear air today.. it was so clear and warm dh went for a 26 mile bike ride (circled SF).. and there was a green flash over the ocean. I'm sorry for all those in so cal.. and I-5 being closed at the grapevine due to snow..

Ha, I didn't realize it was just SoCal getting hit this time. 

bc2ca we just watched a live video on fb yesterday of a friend that lives in San Diego. He was asking for suggestions on how to drain his pool, because it was to the tippy tippy top and his yard is completely flat and the rain water was just pooling on his patio and not draining, he was super worried about it plus the pool water flooding his house. We were too late watching his video to tell him what to do, but another friend of his was able to instruct him on what to do. It was comical watching him as he walked around the outside of the house saying "where are the drains??? Why would a contractor put in a pool on a completely flat back yard and not put in some drains"? Then a minute later he says "oh good! There's a drain! It's 40 ft from the pool and only 2 inches wide, and there is absolutely no water going into it, but hey there it is!" LOL As he was showing the drain, you could see the gutters on the house overflowing like a waterfall and he was saying "oh ok, that's awesome too". They just bought the house this summer and with this storm he's finding out the things he needs to take care of in regards to drainage and such. He's lived in San Diego his whole life and remembers the good ol' days of when it rained in the winter every year and the San Diego River actually having water in it and not townhouses like it does now, but it's been a long time. I was glad he was having a sense of humor about it all. It could have been a real mess if he hadn't have figured out the pump situation.

Well my area (San Bernardino County near the S.B.N.F got a wee bit over 1" of rain between the 2 days of rain.

No crazy winds this time.

I was on the road all day today, all the way out to Inglewood, Long Beach and back to the east foothills. Wow, it was really wet! Surface streets and freeways flooded, raging rivers with police cars on bridges watching for trouble, soggy wet homeless encampments. It was an interesting day, to say the least. Luckily, I didn’t have any major traffic incidents, so it only took 2 hours each way. I’m exhausted.

Came back to an office and warehouse with leaky roofs. We had repairs scheduled for the choir room at our church, but they didn’t happen in time and it is completely flooded. Luckily my house is warm and dry.

katlady ya, it’s ridiculous. I grew up in San Diego. Moved in 2001. When they built those condos in the riverbed before we moved I was flabbergasted. Mission Valley floods every time it rains hard. My parents used to take us down by the town and country to watch the river flow over the golf course a couple days after big rains. I hate to see the day when the weather finally goes back to a more normal cycle where it actually rains more than once or twice a year. Everything built in the riverbed will be completely destroyed.

I hope everyone stays safe in the flooded areas throughout Southern Ca.

Haha, yes and we should have mentioned how cold it was yesterday. It stayed in the 50s all day! Freezing!

The rain is gone and it is a beautiful day. Can’t believe how warm it is, mid to high 60’s.

Great to see you posting - I hope your neighborhood wasn't impacted with mud slides on top of everything else you've had to deal with in the last month.

had a 2+ hour commute to work yesterday.

Also found out that Sheila (my Subaru Outback) is a sassy wench.
I'm on the 110 freeway in downtown LA and my dashboard flashes "it's been 2 hours since you turned the ignition on".

I was stumped. What does this mean? Does Sheila turn off because she's tired? Is Sheila as done with commuting as I am?
I'm taking her to get serviced tomorrow - they may have to wash the sassy off that wench!

Coming to work today was positively blissful - just over an hour (the usual).

My poor friend was on the tarmac at Burbank Airport right after a Southwest plane went off the runway.
9 hours later she finally got to Phoenix (yup, she could have driven faster).