Flooding is predicted and rainfall
totals are expected from 2 to 4 inches here...just like in 1983.
1983: Day 1 of the big flood. Lifeguard friends had just paddled by on their
boards. They woke me up by tapping on my
bedroom window. I was standing on the
curb and very hungover. Timothy’s Volvo
was down at street level. . The flood waters were one inch below the top
step on my porch. I felt really
lucky. Half a block away the surf was roaring
through doors and windows right through houses.
Everybody across the street was underwater as was daughter Laka. She woke to just purchased, college text
books floating.
Moments
later a fancy raised pickup truck roared down the street sending a wave of
water into the house. We ran after
it. The truck skidded around the corner,
hit the lifeguard unit, and tried to hide at the corner motel. We got it.
1983: Day two of the big Flood. We had time to sandbag, and compare notes
with neighbors. I was really lucky as my
cottage was at the high point on the block.
Everyone else lost their cars and house contents. By the end of the second day, I was able to
drive the old 10 color Datsun out of the flood area.
A flood is a terrible thing. If it floods there you should be OK. As I recall you are on the high ground.
ReplyDeleteHope there will just be NO flood.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you do with the culprits when you reached them? Were the lifeguards hurt?
ReplyDeleteHope you get through this unscathed.
PS Nice gams!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow.. what a mess. Water can do so much damage.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the cast is off.
I can't even imagine. I remember one time when we fought to keep water out of our basement, and that was enough exposure to flooding and the lack of control over water. Hope you don't have a repeat!
ReplyDeleteGood that the cottage was spared. Also good that the cast was removed.
ReplyDeleteReally, photos during the flood? Yikes. Flooding is unbelievable and the damage it causes. Glad you could move forward under the pressure. You must be a real survivor.
ReplyDeleteWhen we went through our flood we had three feet of water in our house. Not able to take many photos. I also had one still in diapers, and I look back on that crazy time wondering how I made it through.
ReplyDelete1983 was a good year
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look like the big flooding will happen this time.
ReplyDeleteWhat an experience that was, but being youthful helped you to survive it.
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