Stubborn Arkansas homeowner decides not to take flood sitting down

[Squisher]

Now that is resourcefulness. :thumbsup:

http://www.dump.com/2011/05/15/may-...-tenaciously-builds-moat-to-stop-flood-video/

 

[Pheran]

Wow, he must have had some construction equipment to pull that off.

 

[highland145]

dayum.

 

[Ns1]

dude that guy is epic

 

[RedRooster]

That's pretty awesome.
Reminds me of when I go out drinking though and wake up in the middle of the night on the virge of puking. I don't want it to happen, and do my best to stop it, but I know its coming.
I get that same feeling of helplessness watching this.

 

[Gooberlx2]

I get that same feeling of helplessness watching this.

It is awesome, but yeah. Depending on how long it takes the water to recede, he could be doomed. Especially if people cruise by without regard for their wakes. :\

 

[KaOTiK]

wow, impressive.

 

[Evadman]

Can someone host it on another site? that is blocked for me.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

That right there is a man

 

[Gibsons]

Pretty awesome, hope it works out for him.

 

[classy]

That is incredible. That is truly amazing. LOL, Dude just built a make shift island.

 

[Kobota]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sidents-build-homemade-dams-saves-houses.html

more homemade levees

 

[tokie]

Amazing. I wonder if he used to be an engineer or something.

 

[Away]

Can someone host it on another site? that is blocked for me.

Don't know if Youtube is blocked for you, but this is the same video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgKsehkcIF8

 

[mmntech]

Good ol redneck ingenuity. If there's a will, there's a way.

 

[Evadman]

That worked Away, thanks!

 

[RedCOMET]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-houses.html

more homemade levees

The article should have said "Suck it Army Corps of Engineers"

 

[weadjust]

Some good flood photography can be found here.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/05/mississippi-floodwaters-roll-south/100069/

 

[angminas]

Did it show how much water the pump was pushing out? Wonder how big a factor that was in the success.

 

[Zargon]

thats a levee/moat not just a moat I think

pretty damn cool though

 

[JulesMaximus]

The article should have said "Suck it Army Corps of Engineers"

Maybe he works for the Army Corps of Engineers?

 

[Away]

That worked Away, thanks!

:thumbsup:

 

[Vic Vega]

Good ol redneck ingenuity. If there's a will, there's a way.

Redneck has nothing to do with it, dumbass.

 

[MarkXIX]

That's a straight up "Fuck you flood!" if I ever saw it.

 

[Nintendesert]

Hmmm buying thousands of sandbags and filling them vs. buying flood insurance. Decisions decisions.