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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Rain washed sand and debris from the wash.
    When I first got married we moved into a trailer outside the base in 29 Palms. As most E-3s are wont to do . In the barracks, I lived at the top of the "hill". Unknown to us is the trailer park was in a flash flood wash. Guess that why rent was so cheap. It's the desert ... who thinks about rain?

    First flood come along WE did, that's who
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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Rain washed sand and debris from the wash.
    So it will 'clean up?' I feel so bad, that driveway is marvelous!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    So it will 'clean up?' I feel so bad, that driveway is marvelous!
    If you're a Marine, all you need is a garden rake, snow shovel and a deck broom. The garden rake is when you are done shoveling and sweeping, you can perfectly level your sand with equally perfect rake lines (all in one direction) to ensure a perfectly manicured lawn. The Company Gunny will assure you of this fact

    That would be a tough call. You could use a Bobcat (or skid steer depending on where you are from) but you'd have to be REAL careful not to tear up the drive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    So it will 'clean up?' I feel so bad, that driveway is marvelous!
    Someone is supposed to come out Monday with equipment to try and clean it up. Problem is that a lot of asphalt washed away. Not sure we want to haul anymore in until after monsoon season.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Someone is supposed to come out Monday with equipment to try and clean it up. Problem is that a lot of asphalt washed away. Not sure we want to haul anymore in until after monsoon season.
    We still need rain, we've mostly just had dust. Just north, they've gotten the rain.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Someone is supposed to come out Monday with equipment to try and clean it up. Problem is that a lot of asphalt washed away. Not sure we want to haul anymore in until after monsoon season.
    Need crushed stone ballast under the asphalt with that kind of sandy soil.
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    Back to @jimnyc comment about the son driving the new truck.

    My son was taught to drive at first by his step-grandpap on days I was at work,
    even though he was underage at that time. Julian had a Buick sedan.

    When I moved north to Humboldt county CA, I made Neil take
    Driver's Ed. Then I let him practice in my old GMC K-5 Blazer.

    He found out really quick the turning radius was much greater than the Buick sedan
    and the cars used by the Driver's Ed teachers.

    My old International Scout II had a turning radius sharper than a Jeep CJ-5,
    and the K-5 was close to the Scout's radius. My Yukon can also out steer any
    factory RICER on the road....
    I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Someone is supposed to come out Monday with equipment to try and clean it up. Problem is that a lot of asphalt washed away. Not sure we want to haul anymore in until after monsoon season.
    Dig a culvert to divert the water, or build a levy wall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    My Yukon can also out steer any
    factory RICER on the road....
    Yep!
    If the freedom of speech is taken away
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    Quote Originally Posted by High_Plains_Drifter View Post
    Dig a culvert to divert the water, or build a levy wall.
    Had one before and water moved all the sand away from culvert and couldn't drive over until repaired. Culvert fills up with sand and cactus. And the washes can change from year to year. We had four washes cross the property this time. Easier to drive over rocks and cactus than exposed culvert.

    Levy wall would have to be on neighbors property and would change course of water for several neighbors downstream.

    Everyone in neighborhood said this is once in a decade storm. However, had this house since 2011 and this is third time we've had a storm like this. And, no rain since. Go figure ... it's monsoon season.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    Need crushed stone ballast under the asphalt with that kind of sandy soil.
    It's there.

    We have mountains all around and this comes off the mountain. Three neighbors upstream had major damage as well. It's not that it rained on our property that hard .. it was a flash flood type of event.
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    Doesn't seem fair to have water issues in the desert.

    Speaking of unfair, we need to be wary of our own weird issues- inland hurricane worries. Something I never heard of happening until the last 20 years or so.
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    Rensselaer PTI is actually in Troy, NY, not in Rhode Island.

    And a 2018 4Runner is much different than a 2004 4Runner! Same with any new car, just not in me to allow it to be used as a "test" vehicle, even in a wide open parking lot. After the accident, and new vehicle, I now get weird every single time I have to hit the breaks, I look at reverse lights in front of me and to the sides. I pay more attention to every detail for now. I'm ALREADY at the breaking point when letting the kiddo drive, no need to worry about the vehicle as well!!

    He'll get driving lessons and they supply a car. Or hell, we will ultimately get him a vehicle, and hopefully something smaller and easier to handle for a first time driver. One of my 1st was a full size van when I was 17, and you're dang skippy, I drove over and through everything in the learning phase!!

    He needs and will get the license of course. I'm thinking more of a Camry size vehicle for him, and for any testing as well.
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