Texas man uses 400ft plastic dam he found on Internet to protect his house from record floods

dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | 11 June 2016 | Jessica Chia

[dennisw]

Texas man uses 400ft plastic dam he found on the Internet to protect his house from record 27-inch floods - and it worked!

Randy Wagner of Rosharon, Texas, drove to Louisiana to buy an Aqua dam He filled 400-foot tube with water to act as giant sandbag around his house Despite odd looks from neighbors, it kept his house dry as families in the county faced mandatory evacuations He paid $8300 for dam, a small price compared to cost of potential damage

It might not be the most obvious solution, but using water to fend off more water worked for one family during the Texas floods last week.

In preparation for the torrential rains, Randy Wagner of Rosharon, Texas, purchased an Aqua dam, a system of tubes that are filled with water to serve as one giant sandbag.

The 400-foot tube wrapped around his home and kept the 27-inch flood water at bay, leaving Wagner singing its praises while thanking God.

[dennisw]

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A country boy will survive and his family too.

[relictele]

Gina McCarthy’s EPA have deployed a SWAT team to execute him for disturbing a ‘navigable waterway.’

[dennisw]

God.

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In preparation for the torrential rains, Randy Wagner of Rosharon, Texas, purchased an Aqua dam, a system of tubes that are filled with water to serve as one giant sandbag

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The 400-foot tube wrapped around his home and kept the 27-inch flood water at bay, leaving Wagner (pictured) singing its praises while thanking God 

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'I was the crazy guy. Everybody was kinda going by, laughing at me. But today they are really impressed with this Aqua Dam,' Wagner told KENS5 (pictured, his house after the flood) 

[dennisw]

The time to prepare is before the flood!

[BenLurkin]

Looks like a good product.

[Defiant]

And I bet you can use the water in it over the summer to water the lawn.

[goldstategop]

$400 is a lot cheaper than fixing a flooded house.

If I lived in a flood area, this dam would be on my shopping list.

[SandRat]

This is a county boy;s Hill - Billy lesson to counties that worry and try to prepare for floods.

[r_barton]

Dam!

[Paladin2]

An accurate prediction on local water level could help in the decision making.

[Lx]

Only if he has a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive.

[SandRat]

Done the RED Neck way.

[janetjanet998]

If he did that in California he would probably get fined for not having permit

[GeorgiaDawg32]

the dam was 400 feet long.

It cost him $8300

[LostInBayport]

Fantastic story. His insurance company should give him a discount and send him some goodies.

[SandRat]

Yep! That’s it, A RED Neck DAM.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

[georgiegirl]

lol! so true!

[Gamecock]