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A Disaster Area

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7 Oaks Road Declared a Disaster Area On Valentine's Day 2019, the land around our mountain property was flooded. New water courses and islands were carved by the force of too much water in one place at one time.  Here is what our electronic controller on our irrigation pump looked like after the flood. Burst compression fitting Sometime after we saw the new landscape, the INSIDE of our home flooded.  And we experienced, too much water in one place at one time.  About 8 days of sitting flooded water from this little pipe that blew off the compression fitting caused inside disaster.   Fred had wanted to pull the washing machine out of the upstairs because his insurance days showed him what can happen. And happen it did.   I was not with him when he discovered it. After the initial shock, he went into action- sweeping water out the door, ripping out drywall, removing furniture, cutting the waterlogged carpet that now weighed 500 lbs, to get it off the har