The Ford Barn

Charles Reese · 09-15-2013, 05:04 PM

Have heard from one of our FB friends in the Boulder CO area. He is experiencing significant damage to his home and shop. Please keep them, and others, on your prayer wheel for a speedy recovery.

Skrain · 09-15-2013, 05:26 PM

Best of luck to all Ford Barners in Colorado! I have family in Denver, but they are pretty much safe and unaffected in their part of town, thank goodness!

Has anyone any info on Bert's Model A Parts in Denver?

How did they weather the flooding?

SteveB31 · 09-15-2013, 06:12 PM

We at Berts Model A Center are just fine. While the largest river in eastern Colorado runs 100 feet from our front door, it remains only a bit over normal flow, since it is well controlled by dams upstream. After it flooded in 1965, the Army Corps of engineers built a dam, so that could not happen again.

Downstream, it is flooding the entire northern Colorado.

We have had more then an entire years worth of rain since last Monday.

Many homes and businesses lost, Many lives lost, Many roads and bridges gone, but hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow and all can start rebuilding.

On the up side.... no more forest fires!!!!!!!

Steve Becker
Berts Model A Center
Denver ,CO
In our 34th year .

Skrain · 09-15-2013, 07:31 PM

Good to hear it, Steve.
Our thoughts are with those suffering from the flooding!

Rowdy · 09-15-2013, 07:56 PM

Flooding expected here early this week. Likely mimimal as the Platte river is only at 5 ft. now and expected to be about 12 ft. at the highest. Had a lot of rail here last night, so will wait and see Monday and Tuesday. Hight water flooding in nothing like falshflooding and easier to predict and survive. Rod

Jim Brierley · 09-16-2013, 10:07 AM

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Thanks for the report Steve, glad you are high and dry.

Greg Jones · 09-16-2013, 12:13 PM

That's a relief, I was afraid your stuff might be washed all over Chestnut Street. It is a shame what you are all going through but Coloradans are tough folk and will bounce back. Yes I would say fire danger is over for the time being.

1931 flamingo · 09-16-2013, 02:54 PM

I was in Boulder years ago (IBM) and remember driving up the canyon road to a bar in Nederland. Quiet, beautiful, peaceful country. Can't believe what I'm watching on TV.
Pau

marc hildebrant · 09-16-2013, 09:21 PM

My picture of me/car was taken in Longmont, Colorado. That area (creekside) has been evacuated of people....it's an island now.

Lots of the area's around where I lived in Colorado are destroyed now....

Marc

Skeezixx · 09-17-2013, 01:34 AM

I'm hip.

I live in New Orleans and the coverage on the news is giving me Katrina flashbacks!

marc hildebrant · 09-17-2013, 08:38 AM

Skeezixx,

Just have your oil level checked by that lady in your picture and Katrina flashbacks will be replaced with other flashbacks !

Marc

09-15-2013, 05:04 PM	#1
Charles Reese Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 882	Colorado Flooding Have heard from one of our FB friends in the Boulder CO area. He is experiencing significant damage to his home and shop. Please keep them, and others, on your prayer wheel for a speedy recovery.

09-15-2013, 05:26 PM	#2
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: Colorado Flooding Best of luck to all Ford Barners in Colorado! I have family in Denver, but they are pretty much safe and unaffected in their part of town, thank goodness! Has anyone any info on Bert's Model A Parts in Denver? How did they weather the flooding? __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

09-15-2013, 06:12 PM	#3
SteveB31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 1,372	Re: Colorado Flooding We at Berts Model A Center are just fine. While the largest river in eastern Colorado runs 100 feet from our front door, it remains only a bit over normal flow, since it is well controlled by dams upstream. After it flooded in 1965, the Army Corps of engineers built a dam, so that could not happen again. Downstream, it is flooding the entire northern Colorado. We have had more then an entire years worth of rain since last Monday. Many homes and businesses lost, Many lives lost, Many roads and bridges gone, but hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow and all can start rebuilding. On the up side.... no more forest fires!!!!!!! Steve Becker Berts Model A Center Denver ,CO In our 34th year .

09-15-2013, 07:31 PM	#4
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: Colorado Flooding Good to hear it, Steve. Our thoughts are with those suffering from the flooding! __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

09-15-2013, 07:56 PM	#5
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Colorado Flooding Flooding expected here early this week. Likely mimimal as the Platte river is only at 5 ft. now and expected to be about 12 ft. at the highest. Had a lot of rail here last night, so will wait and see Monday and Tuesday. Hight water flooding in nothing like falshflooding and easier to predict and survive. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!

09-16-2013, 10:07 AM	#6
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,089	Re: Colorado Flooding Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the report Steve, glad you are high and dry.

09-16-2013, 12:13 PM	#7
Greg Jones Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 695	Re: Colorado Flooding That's a relief, I was afraid your stuff might be washed all over Chestnut Street. It is a shame what you are all going through but Coloradans are tough folk and will bounce back. Yes I would say fire danger is over for the time being.

09-16-2013, 02:54 PM	#8
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: Colorado Flooding I was in Boulder years ago (IBM) and remember driving up the canyon road to a bar in Nederland. Quiet, beautiful, peaceful country. Can't believe what I'm watching on TV. Pau

09-16-2013, 09:21 PM	#9
marc hildebrant Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 1,128	Re: Colorado Flooding My picture of me/car was taken in Longmont, Colorado. That area (creekside) has been evacuated of people....it's an island now. Lots of the area's around where I lived in Colorado are destroyed now.... Marc

09-17-2013, 01:34 AM	#10
Skeezixx Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 426	Re: Colorado Flooding I'm hip. I live in New Orleans and the coverage on the news is giving me Katrina flashbacks!

09-17-2013, 08:38 AM	#11
marc hildebrant Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 1,128	Re: Colorado Flooding Skeezixx, Just have your oil level checked by that lady in your picture and Katrina flashbacks will be replaced with other flashbacks ! Marc