Porch Curtains

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Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

You would not have been watching anything this morning, except the road, if you'd been driving around here today. LOL We had about 10-inches of rain in this area between midnight and 6:00 a.m. Many people living near the bayous and creeks had to be evacuated from their homes.

I feel so sorry for some apt. dwellers; they recently moved into a brand new apt complex, and woke up to find water seeping in from underneath the floor.

The street in front of my house had some water accumulated along the edges earlier, but that's gone now. We didn't get our paper delivered on time because of the heavy rains and many flooded dtreets, according to the delivery man.

Emily

How dreadful. Our street occasionally flash floods, IF we get more than

3" of rain in an hour and another inch the next hour, but because we live in the old part of town the original developers allowed for that. Our house is raised up on pilings in the traditional manner, and the lawn slopes down towards the street, so altogether I figure my living room floor is about five feet above the center of the street.

We didn't even flood after Katrina (praise Heaven!) because we are - again - in the old part of town which was built on the high ground.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

If you had bamboo curtains, made for a patio to help block the sun, they might help to keep the rain from blowing to the center of the porch, but the floor would very wet, and puddle, along the sides. You probably need to have windows installed. Barbara in SC.

Emily,

I'm so glad you're alright. I was thinking about you all day. ;)

Sharon