Assessing damage/fixing hydro turbines after 50 year flood, 520mm of rain in 4 days!!

[@SeanHodgins]

All of your neighbours are lucky to have you around taking care of the place!

[@flyingmunkie0]

A good man will do his best for community and family. We should all hold ourselves to this standard.

[@M896]

I hope they chip in financially for your time and materials

[@TheZombieSaints]

@@M896 it would be nice but I doubt he's expecting any money back, what goes around, comes around.

[@aritakalo8011]

@@TheZombieSaints Yeah. The good karma system. Bartering stuff (some time on as "fair" trades as "you can have it, I don't need it any more") and doing favours for each other. Building a new building and needing extra pair of lifting hands.....Guy like Marty won't be raising a roof alone, ever (unless he wants to or should I say even insist to). "Marty I see you hauling building materials. You putting up a new building at your place? You know.... I would have free time next weekend to come and help?" Next weekend, that one person has also talked couple other locals to come and help Marty, with Marty's new roof raising. Since you know Marty is a good neighbour and people like helping good neighbours. Marty's own stretch of road is bust? Couple local farmers tractors might show up to help. Even without Marty needing to ask. Because Marty is a good neighbour. Not that Marty doesn't have the equipment to deal with it alone, but again Marty is good neighbour. People like to make good neighbours life little easier. ahemmm if good neighbour feels at home and people are nice, good neighbour is more likely to stay around longer rather than moving away and be nice to them also. What goes around, comes around.

[@piiik3]

@@flyingmunkie0 hahahaha best joke ive heard in a while...have u been out in society lately? everyone is acunt.

[@three6ohchris]

I sincerely hope that Marty's neighbors and friend truly appreciate how lucky they are that they have him. He's one of a kind. Sorry you're having to deal with all this Marty. Look at it with a silver lining... you have tons of new video material for a while, lol. If you need help to cover the financial burden of repairing everything, don't be afraid to say so and create a way for us to donate!

[@t.j.pantazis8769]

Waiting for Post10 to show up with his rake

[@wontshutup1144]

Gotta love post10! Look at that swirl

[@darreng745]

@@wontshutup1144 Or listening to him talking about waaater

[@seanodonoghue8248]

definately post 10 jobs here

[@southothehighway]

Post10 needs to go global!

[@robertsnowdon6932]

Could be a good idea to bring lets dig 18 with him though.

[@bubbabigmin]

Hey Marty! Kiwi guy living on Kauai in Hawaii here, I thought I had seen some rain back home and then we had over 1200mm in just 24 hours a few years ago, it was truly biblical! Blew out almost every single bridge and culvert on the entire north shore where I live. Once section of road took almost two years to fix and reopen due to massive land slides and bridge washouts. At one point it was dumping so hard we got 300mm in a single hour, I went outside and almost drowned, it's hard to explain how hard it was raining, plus the thunder and lightening it was unbelievable!

[@leslieaustin151]

Wish you all the best, Marty. Hope it gets sorted OK, with your bank of machinery I’m sure it’ll be fine once the weather settles down again. Stay safe Mate. Water is powerful stuff! Les in UK

[@AndrewBryantPianoTuner]

Get them to pay you something or at least make a contribution

[@noelgorman5022]

@@AndrewBryantPianoTuner @a@@a

[@odiesclips7621]

There's never a hint of despair in your voice, Mate. Always on the positive, Marty. Cool and calm when anyone else would be in tears. Thank you for this video. No one would believe it, if it weren't recorded. Best of luck to you and your neighbors!!!

[@mikeznel6048]

When you live out there and do things for yourself, you know crying about it isn’t gonna get it done.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

@@mikeznel6048 Yup, all crying does is waste time. Marty is a proper old fashioned take it in your stride kind of guy. Problem = Opportunity to provide solution.

[@BrianA2906]

You preempted my comment, so I'll piggyback. Marty, you're an absolute Valium when confronted with adversity. I tend to the opposite - going ape shit at times. Even though I'm totally aware of the mal-adaptive nature of this response, even at the age of 67, I can't always suppress it. Probably because I inherited it from my late father. Makes me wonder what kind of temperament Marty's male role models displayed. By the way, REVEL in the ability to perform physical labor while you can. I've already lost half my licks, and believe me, it doesn't matter how Zen you try to broach it in the abstract, in reality it's a fucking nightmare.

[@petnzme]

Kiwis don't believe in despair. They just get the job done.

[@jojodroid31]

Always a plan how to fix stuff.

[@mathieugillet]

This is the "behind the scene" of the off grid living we don't often see. Thanks for showing us that.

[@John-gj9db]

Geez I thought you were in Granity there for a minute with all that water pouring down off the hills. Pretty stressful times. Looking forward to lots of “road rebuild” videos. Thanks Marty, trying to fix your turbine, clear culverts all while filming . Good work 👍

[@caveweta]

That’s some mighty rain. We got 70mm in the Waikato and that was enough to fill the water tanks. You’ve had over 400mm . That’s some rainfall. Go well Marty.

[@jafo9346]

There is no one better to have around during a a catastrophic event than Marty T.! I'm always amazed at how quickly you are able to assess and repair...anything! Good going Marty. Cheers from the states.

[@s10m0t10n]

For a man who seldom seems to be short of an improvement job, the weather is giving you a real challenge, Marty. Hope for the best for you, family and neighbours. Stay safe.

[@paradislarry]

Next Episode ... Marty T ... Builds an Ark ... as difficult as it is, self sufficiency is always the way to go ... You Rock Marty !

[@GMans-World]

All the best mate, thinking of you guys... keep safe.... if there is an upside, this heavy rain and washing out culverts will give you plenty of content on here when repairing all the damage

[@rickatkins1493]

I feel your pain Marty, I lived in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. And I remember well lying in bed at night listening to the sound of boulders being washed down the stream in front of my home. And the learning curve of re-working your gravity flow water systems. Retired and living in Charleston South Carolina now. But if I was close by I would be there with you.

[@TheDAMeaning]

On the up side, good content for the channel, also, what a great shot with the Hilux turning onto the track with the flower just budding in the foreground. Best of luck, do keep us posted 👍

[@dfishpool7052]

Stay safe Marty; very impressed by your efforts to keep the turbine going and in sorting out culverts in extremely difficult circumstances. Hope the weather improves soon. Cheers

[@ApprenticeGM]

Thanks for sharing Marty, always good to see you fixing things in your off-grid challenge-filled life! Stay safe and good luck.

[@daveb7999]

Glad to see you've got some power up and running again. Do take extra care while working on the road repairs, we wish you, family friends and neighbors the very best. Thanks for taking us along for the assessment, Marty, I keep an eye out every day for your latest videos, they are all so great to watch.

[@chris_1337]

Marty, it sucks that you have all this extra work to do now, but the upside is we'll get to enjoy a bunch of videos of you doing it! Stay strong and good luck!!

[@boomish69]

Genuinely concerned there for a bit Marty, great video , really shows the power of nature! Thank goodness you have the tech & power to sort it, inspiring stuff, wishing you & your neighbour’s well, hope everyone makes it through the storm safely..

[@subwiser]

I live in an area that is dedicated "river extension area". It's been quite a while since the last flooding, still it's always crazy to see water in places it's not supposed to be and the damage it can do there. I hope you, your family and friends are doing okay!

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

"River Extension Area"......... so a Floodplain then? Why use one word when three can be used? Sounds like the sort of modern corporatespeak we are used to from local government?

[@sekou3758]

@@nickmaclachlan5178 You off your meds?

[@JPGuay]

Your reaction and resilience to adversity is exemplary. Our one meter snow storms havocs are dwarfed. Your are real pioneer and I love to follow your daily challenges. Well Done !

[@larrycroft470]

All i can say Marty is you are an amazing man. My prayers for you your family and your countrymen. For more reasons than just this flooding...

[@bobuk5722]

Hi Marty, I can see it's never ending hard work but I think you and your family have a better quality of life than I had during much of my working years. My very best wishes to you all. Loved seeing your son helping with the little tractor. Cheers.

[@caahacky]

You tackling those slips and culverts will make great videos. You certainly have the gear for it.

[@ColdSold1eR]

Your land is so insanely beautiful, even with all the rain

[@lylekoss3776]

Marty so sorry to see all the issues you and your neighbors are having now . Your great ability and your equipment is going to be very helpful getting you through this situation .. I wish you all the luck and safety . From Southeast Iowa USA

[@billforrest4205]

Well Marty you have your work cut out for you! And you seem to have plenty encouraging words from your subscribers, as well as a few good suggestions. someone suggested a box culvert at the washed out road, I wold concur that a concrete or block wall entry with an angled grate of rebar or similar would divert the worst of the debris from blocking the culvert and causing washout. Fabricate some Gabions from old mesh/chainlink fence or similar even the bulk builders bags (polyethylene ton bags) when filled with Rock provide cohesion to stabilize the fill and prevent washout. I've been constructing drainage solutions in the Scottish Highlands for 30 + years I feel your pain! A deep pool on the uphill side of the road culverts with gabions/box entries help stop the cutting force of the water casing washout . Gabions on the downslope of the steep sections (or step weirs where the water runs over progressive stepped gabions/concrete/blocks) will help stop bank erosion and the danger of landslide/losing the road. Best of luck with it and if you'd like any advice just message me 🤞👍

[@tolbaszy8067]

Fortunately, you live on a mountain of superb road building material! The water bars are simple, but very effective controls for dirt roads to divert runoff from travel lanes into ditches, but the steep slopes you are dealing with are a huge challenge. Looks like you will be up sizing culverts. Good luck! Thank you for taking the time to make the video.

[@MurrayC]

Sadly 50 year floods are becoming 10 year floods. Probably worth over engineering the culvert when you rebuild it - bigger pipe so less chance of getting blocked or two pipes.

[@ian-c.01]

A narrow pipe like that can be close to the surface of the road without compromising on the weight carrying capacity of the road too much but two pipes side by side would reduce the load capacity, as would a bigger pipe unless it can be set much lower than the road surface.

[@andrelacombe2822]

recently my area had 2 once-in-a-century spring floods in a 3 year period, after the second one the flood plain maps were redrawn, some people had to abandon their homes

[@jamesmaida47]

Seeing you taking it all in stride and just doing the work is a hell of an inspiration. Stay the course, y'all are doing awesome.

[@michaelfisher9671]

Seeing that roaring water I thought your turbines were going to be gone completely.

[@GeneralSpecifiK]

I appreciate the extra time and effort you go through getting the external camera angles. Best wishes for you fixes!

[@robertsnowdon6932]

Take care Marty and good luck with the cleanup.

[@Vvvrrrmmm]

This brings back so many memories, we were flooded like this multiple times, many times fixing the pipes, recovering pump etc. Driving over the crossing the carolla lifted off the ground once, thank god it was front wheel drive and had enough weight over wheels with the engine to drive out. All the best with the clean up.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Having a low voltage hydro in those conditions works very well in your favor, I think that has been a big reason for reliability of the electrical components.

[@MartyT]

Exactly, I would be very wary being around the wet turbines with the factory stator putting out 400v, modified stator at 70v max is plenty

[@bobb819]

Two steps forward one step back. In the face of all that's been thrown at you and you still have a great attitude! A lot of men would have pulled the plug and walked away. All the best to you. RB in the USA.

[@KarenTookTheKids364]

This looks rough. Is there somewhere we can send contributions to help out Marty? I'd like to chip in for repairs and upgrades if I could. I owe it to you considering the hours of free entertainment. 👍

[@michaelfisher9671]

Like, subscribe and tell your friends. That’s how you can help

[@wiseoldfool]

I'm impressed you filmed all this while tackling the problems. Thanks for sharing. It's a bit hard to take in when we have major bush fires happening here in Western Australia, with storms on the way, that could deliver a mix of dry lightning and floods.

[@bigbird2100]

Mother nature always wins sure your gonna be busy and all the culverts and water way's are cleared out now.Might be a good idea to make another hydro power unit ready to be swapped out.Stay safe great video 👍

[@ritchiechristopher5603]

You have had a major event there Marty. Its a good job your are a man that just gets on and plans repairs and fix's instead of whinging . With your drive and skills and of course all your accumulated plant you will be back to normal in no time - I wish you all the best from UK.

[@rockadon1977]

Look after yaself Marty. Still a couple more days of it left. Hopefully you can recover some hard fill out of the mess. Hit up those FH fallas, see if they can dump some over your way, Ya never Know.

[@rockadon1977]

Shes pissing down over here in the Wairau Mate, so it must be cats n dogs there

[@timeflysintheshop]

Wow! A foot of snow does not seem so bad now! Stay safe Marty!

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

Well glad to see u and ur family is safe...well one thing Is for sure when the rain is over u will have loads of content of repairing the roads and trails.

[@alanmcrae8594]

Thanks for sharing your problem solving skills during an extreme weather event! I love the way you re-engineered your turbine intake on the fly and got partial power restored. (Like watching Scotty on Star Trek bringing the mains back on line.)

[@Brockblockaa]

All the best mate. Hope your neighbours are all ok. Glad to see you're stafe and still smiling.

[@NZDIRT]

The amount of rain we’ve had is crazy. Time to bust out the UH and get fixing haha

[@noelmoloney8840]

Amazing how clear the water is in the creeks. Shows a good healthy eco system. All the best in repairing everything.

[@ancientbuilds3764]

Reminds me of back home in Ireland! Anyhow, that culvert is nowhere near big enough. Time to upgrade! An easy cheap fix is to chop the ends off oil barrels and weld them together. A concrete one is desirable though.

[@mikehotchkiss8975]

Sympathy for you from Vancouver Island in Canada. We survived our 100 year rain and flood(Nov 21) and so will you

[@GaryT1952]

Sorry for your troubles Marty T...your perseverance and self-sufficiency is commendable

[@claudiogadda5344]

Hi Marty, I wish you and the family that the damage remains contained and no one get hurt in the whole community. Lot of damage made by the floods. Always impressive to see what water is capable of. I come from a mountainous area in North of Italy close to the Swiss border and experienced similar situation many years ago when I was living there. We tried to double the culverts whenever possible to have additional pipes in case one would clogg. Where the street is gone it is maybe possible to do so now. Wish you and neighbors lot's of strength and stay safe.

[@donaldmcgarrity4847]

Wish you all the best and a quick recovery from all the damage. Will say a prayer. Don in Nashville TN

[@kirk467]

Praying for y’all MartyT and I hope everyone stay safe and healthy brother! 🤙🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@vegas272007]

This is fascinating, thank you, you're a legend

[@keen0515]

Good thing you've been buying and fixing all this equipment. You're gonna need it in the very near future. Stay safe.

[@_Skim_Beeble]

With my driveway I had to put a second culvert to split the water volume, before that my driveway got destroyed just from one afternoon heavy shower. Not sure how long your driveway is but you may have to install several 300mm culverts....maybe a bridge for the large washed out sections.

[@The.Talent]

I think he mentioned in a video a few years back that his driveway is about a kilometre or two.

[@josephking6515]

@@The.Talent 6km long from memory.

[@The.Talent]

@@josephking6515 “fair decent” is the length my mind actually gave it.

[@josephking6515]

@@The.Talent Either way, it's more than a short stroll to check the mailbox. 😁

[@daveknight1154]

Wow that is a years worth of rain for us in Ontario. Marty enjoy your videos when my solar panels don't work I just brush off the snow. Best Wish to you and all in the NZ from Canada.

[@duard1220]

Keep up the good work Marty! We're with you in spirit every step of the way. Thanks for letting us see what you're up to!

[@yingle6027]

I'd say nows the perfect time to refurbish that submarine you found on the beach

[@fastvelz]

Great video Marty. Plenty of work ahead! This seems an opportunity to double the size of your culvert when doing the repair. Chances are that 'once in 50 years' storm will be back next year. All the best from Wales, UK. Ps. Yes, we get plenty of rain here too!

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

Hope you and yours are all safe and well matey. That is an incredible amount of rain in such a short period ! Any chance of pouring concrete in that front face of the culvert breach when you rebuild ?

[@briananthony4044]

This is from a tropical cyclone that brought down a lot of water from the equator, it hit the South Island then worked it's way up NZ. A 2nd such weather event is just hitting us again, this time it has hit the central North Island, although we are getting part of it in Auckland too. West Auckland always copes it worst with power lines down for days and severe flooding. This is our summer, there was a time when summer was hot and dry. All that water going to waste Marty, all that potential power. With all that's going on, you still had time to stop the truck, set up your camera, back up, then drive on down for us to see. 9:46 You are truly a dedicated reporter. It is 1am here is Auckland and the wind is whistling something fierce.

[@MartyT]

Blowing a gale here too, stay safe mate

[@nickguest9071]

Is been the same on the east coast of Australia for months, it's rained almost everyday. Almost haven't had a proper hot summer

[@bengardiner3867]

Thanks for having us along. Not fun getting out of trouble in this case. Upload your efforts when you can. All the best of wishes from upstate NY.

[@beachbum5118]

during one of my many visits to NZ I was at Waitomo Caves and it had been pretty wet in the area. At one of the buildings somewhere near there was a poem titled "Rain". It seems to describe your present situation perfectly. Hopefully everyone in your area will get through this rough patch safely.

[@peteb2]

Blardy hell that's a lot of water... It's not a good feeling when the Elements arrive and knock the place around. Experienced it all here 1st hand in Kumeu not so long ago. That was a scary night.

[@gergc4871]

Clearing those culverts looks so extremely satisfying. I wish I was there to help. Oh and let's not forget Toyota for the Hi-Lux. "Proper bit of kit there."

[@cryptoman9530]

Wow, that's around 20 inches in 4 days. That's a lot of rain Marty. A city close to me previously held the United States record for most rainfall in a 24 hour period. In July 1979 Alvin, Texas received 42 inches (1066mm) of rain in 24 hours from Tropical Storm Claudette. This record stood until 2018 when Kauai, Hawaii received 49.69 inches (1262mm) of rain in 24 hours.

[@CastleBeavo]

tough times when NZ rain starts falling!! One bonus though is we will get lots of cool Marty T vids of the reclamation process! all the best

[@Sqeezerful]

Where is post10 when you need one ...?

[@ruadhscottygirl2480]

You make my toes curl driving alongside those drop offs!

[@jimmyeatshoe]

The force of nature! Thanks for the videos Marty. Hope you get all the issues fixed soon and keep safe. 🇬🇧

[@bruceleealmighty]

Compilation of work to do. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@peterpond7886]

When it rains it pours! You are amazing! Take care. Peter in Oregon

[@gripz001]

I hope you and yours are ok! Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery and clear weather!!!

[@ronrichmond4694]

Yes your neighbors are lucky to have you there...patient , skilled and resourceful. 👍❤️👍

[@haphazard1342]

Glad you're safe so far. Take care of yourself, your family, and your community. We're all looking forward to seeing your repairs. Got a couple big jobs ahead from the looks of things.

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

The power of water, eh? It never ceases to amaze me. I remember floods and changing creekbeds from when I lived in Tennessee. Benign creeks that would occasionally turn into raging torrents. Flood control and culvert/drainage repairs appear to be an endless concern there, considering the terrain. Hope the neighbors fared better than it appeared. Such watercourses will only clear so much volume at a time, I know... I need to go back and watch your turbine setup vid(s)... It's been on my to-do list. Good luck with the cleanup and here's hoping the rains ease up soon.

[@deborahwebb3598]

Our family is praying for you folks that there is minimal damage and all of you are safe.

[@JonnyFix]

You're a top bloke Marty! Keep safe. Looking forward to the culvert rebuild vid!

[@alexbetteridge8200]

Gosh!! Fascinating to watch… you stay so calm. I expect it’s because you know you will be able to deal with fixing things….would be great to live next door to you. Hope you and your family stay safe👍🇬🇧

[@Mr.M1STER]

5:03 I said the exact same word in sync with you lol The hilux starting first tip of the key after 6 months sitting... what a loyal machine.

[@BarnStangz]

WOW Marty! That is some intense rain fall! I hope with the way our planet is going, you don't have to deal with this every year, or even every 5-10 years... I'm glad you and your family (neighbors too) are safe. You can always rebuild and make it better. Looking forward to seeing what you do, at least you have all the equipment to make the job a bit easier as well.

[@barfass]

Man, I would be scared of the mountainside coming down. Wow... That is crazy man! Thanks for showing us this. So much work ahead.

[@terrydikkers4707]

Glad to see you are doing OK, I know with your skill sets you will have everything back up and running soon. GOD be with you and keep you safe.

[@jayeff3196]

Hope you guys are all ok Marty....a lot of work to be done....Mother Nature just showing us she is still in charge...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@soggybottom3463]

Conditions like that are best viewed from a dry armchair. Brilliant video, cheers.

[@potbelliedolman8939]

Howdy from East Texas, USA!!!! That sure is a lot of rain! Lots of debris! Be careful repairing the roads!!

[@topotone]

Whoa! Thanks for shooting vid amidst the intensity of it all. What a contrast from here in California where we should be having that kind of downpour. No rain since December. 75ºF yesterday....feels like 85 on my deck. We are sure familiar with that kind of flooding, tho....I'll find some old footage of our tiny creek, that turned into the Colorado River on a few occasions.

[@csnelling4]

Rough times Marty. Thanks for the video 👏👏👏👏👍🍺🇬🇧

[@robertbellini6491]

I live in BC Canada. We just went through something similar. They’re calling them atmospheric rivers. Good job on the clean up Marty.

[@ThePaulv12]

Culverts! I live in central Victoria (over the ditch) on an off grid bush block and yes I'm sharing my life with every deadly venomous snake known to man. Tiger snakes, Eastern Brown snakes, Copperheads and Red Bellied Black snakes all live nearby. It's just a matter of time before I'm bitten to death like that poor sod that fell into the coffin full of snakes in the 70s Bond film Live and Let Die LOL. Watching you tramping in the bush blissfully unaware of deadly snakes isn't something we're used to here except in those latitudes that get a proper winter like central Vic. So, I have 2300m of private road. We had a fairly big rain for these parts and a joint between 2 of 3 concrete culverts sections on an ephemeral creek snagged a branch and blocked it about 90%. The broken bit of the branch went in the 10mm gap between culvert segments and the crown bit snagged every leaf, twig, bit of blackberry, bark and bang it was blocked. Luckily there are two rows at this location and I managed to not have a disaster but let me say the water was level with the road but without flowing over it. The infill across the creek held. When the road was being put in the second row was an afterthought. I'm glad of that afterthought because it saved me. Moral is you can never have too many culverts on a critical access road. I'm always on the lookout for concrete culverts in the +600mm ID size. Recently I found five 750mm ID concrete culverts for $100ea which is neither cheap nor expensive but considering the cost of new poly pipe the same ID and 12.5m length it is ridiculously cheap - say $500 vs about $4000. They are just excess to my requirements for the minute but they'll get used when I upgrade the road at a certain location. It doesn't really matter if the mouths are broken or even if they don't have bell mouths. I've found it's more the joints rather than the deformities at the joints that can snag stuff, but they need weekly checking and checking before a large rain event. Of course that's no guarantee of them becoming blocked while its raining. Considering climate change, I would recommend putting a second or more rows in rather than enlarging existing. It gives some redundancy if one row gets blocked. You can stagger the heights of the two rows too.

[@terrytopliss9506]

You certainly have had your work to do with that Marty. You’re very ingenious with the hydro.👍👍

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Wow! Marty! I can deffently see your dilemma! If,the culvert washes away, there goes your road, down the mountain! A lot of problems, to consider! Yes, prioritys,, for sure! Thanks ,for keeping us, informed!🤔👍

[@andyfixedit1805]

Best of luck getting all that damage repaired. Glad you and yours are safe.

[@eastunder55]

You are remarkably calm given the flood damage in your area. I lived in Johnstown, PA, USA following a catastrophic flood in 1977. Fortunately, I wasn't personally affected but 77 persons died and so many people were affected. It was like a pall that hung over the area for years. Please be careful during the flood repairs.

[@42kitt]

You make me feel like a kid again when I was tagging along with my old man. We had to do the same thing for heavy rains in the Santa Cruz Mtns ...crazy how much your mtns/fauna look like the Northern Coastal Range in California

[@danielmurphy9140]

A real tragedy and our prayers are with you. Should be some really great content as you get into the repair after the rain. Outstanding opportunity to install a real conduit system. That drop-off on the road is shaky. We will be watching and praying as you fix all this. You the man!

[@scottygunter6644]

Many blessings from a neighbor in usa . Be safe sir and wish I was there to help. I appreciate how you take care of your neighbor we have to do that more now than ever . Blessings and positive energy coming from here. Be safe

[@The_Charlie_Whiskey]

Good to see you and the family are safe. Water is such a powerful force and your culverts will never be big enough. We live in hurricane country and feel for your neighbors and friends.