Rain Storms 2010

With an old house, everytime it rains we spend time running around the house to make sure everything is secure and no water makes its way in. So far so good. We are on day three (or four) of nasty weather including tornado warnings, high winds +60 mph, and flooding pretty much everywhere in the county. But everything here has held up nicely.

Something we didn't think about until far too late are the sun sails covering the patio. They are in fact, sails. Attached by nylon rope and metal bolts to our house and the wall around the patio, the tension in the wind pulls on the house creating the most eeiry sounds. Roger was concerned about how the wall of the house would hold up considering we had no idea whether or not we were bolting into something solid. But all is well. Even the rope is holding up.

Next year, we will consider taking the sails down as the winter settles in, just like the patio furniture.