06.30.08
From One Extreme to Another
I can’t believe it’s been since February that I’ve posted. And at that time our city was experiencing record snowfalls and now, this Spring we have surpassed all previous flood records set in 1929 and 1993.
I took several photos of before, when I didn’t think the water would get much higher….then the next day when it did…and then following the crest of river at just under 32 feet, which is 20 feet over flood stage. I put them all together and made videos of the best ones.
Our house was not directly affected, but the whole city was told to conserve water since we had only 25% capacity left. Most people cared about the future of our water supply and complied. But of course there were some who thought they were better than everyone else and didn’t need to. Some people were caught on camera washing their car or spraying off their driveway after mowing while the rest of us were having to go without showers and flushing our toilets.
Most of the city seems to be back to our new normal, but the downtown and several neighborhoods are severly damaged. In fact, there is a long list of buildings to be bulldozed. Our public library had water in it over my head. They brought in freezer trucks to try to save the books and documents, but no word yet as to if it worked.
If you’d like to see the videos, go to my web site www.visionofgrandeur.com and click on the Video button.
