Louisiana Tacomas

i’m just tired of working outside during all this. hope yal are doing good as well

 

Family around Lafayette had a close call but everybody’s dry. Hope everyone is doing well.

 

Lake Charles on Monday and Baton Rouge on Tuesday took heavy flooding. Supposed to be more of the same today. Headed north to Tulsa, so may have to bite some of it along the path. Might be able to fit the crawfish pirogue as “Plan B”…

 

Lot year left...not to mention hurricane season is just round the riverbend

 

No paddling necessary, but found heavily soaked land all along the route. Bad rain around Baton Rouge and near Shreveport. Ominous clouds entering Oklahoma (Cherokee), but just light rain.

 

We are on vacation at Disney World and a neighbor sent me a quick picture from a couple of days ago. The rain fall has been tremendous.

About 4 weeks ago, the state completed a 2 year project with a pumping station. This was to help other areas, to the north and west, get some relief from flood waters in the event of a hurricane, etc. Since this pumping station has been activated, neighbors at the back of our subdivision have come within 2” of water entering their house. The water level in the picture is 3 feet higher than normal. Our parish officials have said that the pumping station has had nothing to do with the recent problems. WTF?

 

Contractors and council persons made out like fat cats though...

 

You must know exact where this is then. It’s criminal.

 

so much room for activities

 

Awful departure angle though.

 

Learning to enjoy the tedium that is soldering wiring harnesses. I only have another 24 solder joints ahead of me to build this T harness for the 4 channel, then rip out half the interior to install everything. But the sound will justify it in the end.

 

Just think of all the extra room if it had been a longbed…

 

Sound improvements are almost always worth it. Soldering sessions = f uuun.

 

I think I've seen your truck! I rarely see PreRunners around NOLA, and only one the color in your thumbnail. WhoDat! (Hope this doesn't seem creepy)

 

I’m actually up on the Northshore, not creepy at all. I didn’t go out looking for a Pyrite Mica truck when I was shopping used 2015’s but I’m happy to have found it and it’s quickly become my favorite color.

Also nice that it hides dirt and dust. Every camping trip she gets filthy.

 

You can't miss my bearded SR access cab with the HUGE (but not-yet-complete) headache rack. I'm in mid-city.

 

Guap-did you ever tune your truck?

 

Not too many LA themed patches. But this one just dropped. LA company too.
https://www.themountainsawait.com/product/swmp-awts

 

Y’all please be careful out there. Just finished buttoning up the house in Mandeville. See y’all on the other side.

 

I’m an evacuee… When everyone says “get out” I listen.
Stay safe everyone!