Hmmm...

[ghost2]

Apparently, I live in a county that is on the verge of being declared a federal disaster area because of very heavy recent rainfall. In this city alone, the post office got flooded out and they had to evacuate to a different building. Which explains why they failed to deliver mail last Friday; I had been confused when we got nothing in the box all day. At least one school football field is filled with water half the height of the goalposts, many basements have become health hazards with their contents a complete loss, and the police have probably lost several vehicles due to severe water damage.

The only reason I know any of this? I saw photos and articles in the newspaper. I notice no evidence of flooding in my area of town. The basement is as dry as a bone. Our gas, cable TV, and electricity had no break in service.

Well, I always knew this house was on high ground. I've lamented that fact often enough when laboring home, slightly uphill most of the way, on my bike.

What is with this weather anyway? Record snowfall last winter, record June rainfall leading to the worst flooding in recent memory. What's next?

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[cersia5.livejournal.com]

Was thinking of making a similiar post. I do live near the Mississippi River in Iowa. River drive has become literally part of the river. A creek generally that is almost non-existant flooded over the overpass and flooded some normally 'safe' homes. I didn't see it but I was told it was quite the sight. I should get new batteries to take a picture of a car that someone had tried to drive through the floodwaters in but didn't realize that the car ran on air and not water. Yes, I'm making light of that person's stupidity. The cities across the river that has a levy it's pretty noticable that even there the river was threatening to spill over the levies. We were lucky that the little creek near our home didn't flood anyone in our community.

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

Sometimes people manage to do stupid things. I heard about one man who went out to take a closer look at the overflowing river, fell in, and got stuck. Obviously he went a little too close! People need to use common sense.