Our internet is finally back up and running!!!! Thought I'd just post a few of the pictures we took of the flooding in our neighborhood.
The front street was a total lake Saturday. It was amazing how fast it all rushed in. This is about the point that two of our neighbors had their basement windows implode in.
This is a view of the "road" behind the house. The big pipe in the picture is from a construction site half a mile away. The water actually came up even higher. Eventually the MPH part of the sign was totally submerged.
This view is from about 6am Sunday morning of Kensington Ct. in Windsor Place. We have a land contract sale on our old house there - so the title is still in our name. The basement had about five feet of water in it at this time. We weren't able to get into the house until later that afternoon as the current owners had been evacuated Saturday night and weren't back this early. When we got back over there in the afternoon I didn't have my camera but the water was half way up the stairwell.
I finally remembered to take my camera back over on Monday when we were able to get into the basement and start hauling stuff out. The picture you see is of the storage room. You can see the high water mark on the back wall.
We were so very, very lucky to have made it through this unscathed. This is of the neighborhood next to Windsor. These houses have to be gutted down to their studs inside. It has been wonderful to see how people have come together to help each other through all of this. Times like this can bring out the worst in people - like the bastards that were arrested for looting. The ones arrested had their pictures and names on the front page of the papers which should make their families so proud. Cheers to the Republic for doing that!! But mostly what I've seen is people acting at their best. Family, friends and even strangers came out of the woodwork to help with the nasty clean up work and all that goes with it. I'm very proud of our town with the big heart. Thanks to all of you that called to check on us and sent your prayers our way!
I finally remembered to take my camera back over on Monday when we were able to get into the basement and start hauling stuff out. The picture you see is of the storage room. You can see the high water mark on the back wall.
We were so very, very lucky to have made it through this unscathed. This is of the neighborhood next to Windsor. These houses have to be gutted down to their studs inside. It has been wonderful to see how people have come together to help each other through all of this. Times like this can bring out the worst in people - like the bastards that were arrested for looting. The ones arrested had their pictures and names on the front page of the papers which should make their families so proud. Cheers to the Republic for doing that!! But mostly what I've seen is people acting at their best. Family, friends and even strangers came out of the woodwork to help with the nasty clean up work and all that goes with it. I'm very proud of our town with the big heart. Thanks to all of you that called to check on us and sent your prayers our way!
2 comments:
It is just amazing what water can do. I like the photo of David watching with a beer in hand ~ Diana had to do the same! You were truly blessed that the new house was spared. See you soon.
As many times as you see this is still as sad each time. I have cried more this last week then I have in a long long time. It is just HEARTBREAKING to see peoples lives on the curbs. We were so LUCKY.
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