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a soaking -to- a sunset in24 hours.

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., NHRE# 02863

You would never believe how much water I had on Sunday - Compared to Monday.

 

The Pemigewasset river took over my pond and back field area.

Same two piles of dirt 24 hours later...Flood my home - but grant me beauty and all is forgiven.

The White Mountain have cleared after a foot of rain -from Hurricane Irene.

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Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

I figure the river came up 20 feet in about three hour yesterday...and disappeared over night.

Aug 29, 2011 02:30 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I'm glad it is gone, hope you have power and can pump out the basement and don't have too much damage.

Aug 29, 2011 03:11 PM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Tammy, the basement is a loss, and there is stuff gone for good down the river...but I love this place and I'll get it fixed.

Aug 29, 2011 03:26 PM
Gerry Michaels
Glasswork Media Arts - Gettysburg, PA
GettysburgGerry Social Meida

Same two piles of dirt 24 hours later...Flood my home - but grant me beauty and all is forgiven.


Now that is a great line my friend!!!

Aug 29, 2011 11:31 PM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Gerry, it was crazy...the surge took 5 cords of wood, picnic tables, farm equipment and many other things of monetary value...but gave me this sunset the next night. Mother nature is fickle.

Aug 30, 2011 12:55 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

You have a great attitude, something I have to work on.  I wouldn't be taking it so lightly, LOL!

Aug 30, 2011 01:15 AM
Richard Weisser
Richard Weisser Realty - Newnan, GA
Richard Weisser Retired Real Estate Professional

Steve...

Wow, that was a LOT of water in a short period of time. One good thing about the mountains is that the flood waters flow away quickly, and that is a blessing. Great photos.

Aug 30, 2011 01:56 AM
Dawn A Fabiszak
Private Label Realty ( Denver metro area, Colorado - Aurora, CO
The Dawn of a New Real Estate Experience!

Steve Glad you are okay.  It's amazing the wrath of Mother Nature and then the beauty she leaves behind.

Aug 30, 2011 02:07 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Sharon, Richard & Dawn, thanks for dropping by and giving me your well wishes...I can rebuild what was lost, and no one was hurt that is the important thing.

Aug 30, 2011 02:27 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Steve glad to here that the water is going down.

The second and third pictures above are gorgeous.

Aug 30, 2011 05:20 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

George, it is depressing to see so much you worked for rolling down the river...But I'm fine and will take care of the issues as time goes by.

Aug 30, 2011 06:30 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

I'm sorry you are having to deal with this!   I know far too many people who have suffered due to the weather this year.  Glad you are okay though, stuff can be replaced.

Aug 30, 2011 09:55 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

thanks Ann I know you are right but it's little conciliation while I'm deep in the doo doo.

Aug 30, 2011 10:00 AM
John McCarthy
North Hampton, NH
Realtor - Seacoast NH

Hi Steve,

Yikes. You really took a beating up there. We had wind, but only about two inches of rain. What a beautiful apology the sky sent you.

Aug 30, 2011 10:08 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

John...We got 11 inches, and 14 on the Kanc highway...that all comes my way.

Aug 30, 2011 10:52 AM
Sheila Newton Team Anderson & Greenville SC
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner - Anderson, SC
Selling the Upstate since 1989

you certainly have the beauty!! that last photo is stunning!.. Hope the flooding wasn't too bad and glad you are ok overall.

Aug 30, 2011 04:30 PM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Sheila, I made it through the storm but the clean up is going to take some time.

Aug 31, 2011 02:09 AM