we helped handyman collin fill sand bags because he was in a hurry. >> it's a mess. they have an inch of water in the back room. >> his friend jim on fourth street flooded over night. >> you can learn to do when your business is going under water. >> here's why. >> i think they did some hillside retaining stuff and in doing that it kind of puddle into river flow so it comes directly into here. >> rain run off blasts the building's foundation and draining system. >> i can figure out this isn't working. it's just a big bucket of water. maybe they used to have a pump but it's just a big hole of water now. >> instead of pumping iron, tony is headed to home depot to purchase a new pump which is where we found them running low. not i am you know to a leaking roof but despite the flooding and poor driving conditions, people are keeping this storm in perspective. >> we need it. fill nose lakes so we can go boating. >> beyond boating, reservoirs still need storm after storm like this one to reach non drought levels. live from the park, katie,ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a mudslid