The fridge is at the top of the stairs to avoid water.
We officially have water in the living space as of last night. When we left saturday, the highway we take was shut down because it was under water.
We made it by 30 minutes.
Oh shit, I almost forgot. The home I live in is being worked on today because out foundation is caving in. If I ever give you real estate advice
just tell me to shut it.Voodoobillyman - 6-16-2008 at 11:15 AM
man, I have been keeping up with this through the news as much as I can. my heart goes out to you and yours brother, shit is crazy.Discipline - 6-16-2008 at 11:17 AM
That's fucking crazy.CR83 - 6-16-2008 at 11:31 AM
All in all we are very lucky. It isn't a full time home. It will be for my in-laws one day. There are some peeps who are down and out but this
community is amazing. EVERYONE bands together. I seriously have never seen white and black people get along so well. They are all river folks.
They love beer, boats and fishing. They will make it. I know it.clevohardcore - 6-16-2008 at 12:32 PM
Your advice is always appreciated. This is something you can't control. A whole lot of circumstances have to be just perfect for this to happen like
it has. It's devastating, but not impossible. Like you said, if people are acting like adults then things will be ok at least on the NON- mother
nature side of things. Keep us posted and are prayers are with you and every single person in those areas. I imagine its very hard to deal with.BDx13 - 6-16-2008 at 01:01 PM
that's wild stuff.
good luck, homie.CR83 - 6-16-2008 at 01:39 PM
Thanks Dudes. We have had a drought for the past 3 years. Then this past winter we had record rain and snow. Same with Iowa and MN (parts of them
at least). Since the ground was so dry, we had additional run off.
The shitty thing is that when a levee breaks in Iowa, that is good news for me and the Missouri Peeps.
I'm going to document the foundation work at my house as well. The big dig started and Chez R83 this morning. Good dudes too. Really nice and they
are helping me landscape other parts of my yard. Just amazing. God, I love the Midwest.newbreedbrian - 6-16-2008 at 03:59 PM
that's rough chris, i hope everything turns out ok for ya manDAK - 6-16-2008 at 04:23 PM
Floods suck. I've been through one before.tireironsaint - 6-16-2008 at 07:05 PM
Fuck man, that's a raw deal. I hope everything works out ok for you and yours.DaveMoral - 6-16-2008 at 08:44 PM
Chris, bet flood insurance is just prohibitive out there huh? That sucks. Only industry in the world that wants you to pay to NOT use their services
and will refuse your patronage if there's a chance you will use their services.
Hope all goes well for you man.upyerbum - 6-16-2008 at 08:57 PM
Sounds like a good bunch of folks, reading that I wished I was around to fill some sandbags, I'm a pro. You can beat down people like that, but you
can never beat them. Hope shit works out as well as it can.CR83 - 6-16-2008 at 10:20 PM
Yes we have the flood insurance. They of course tried to weasel a bit but my father-in-law aka Catfish got them to recognize. We are all good. Just
a pain in the butt. We are lucky it isn't our full time crib.BDx13 - 6-16-2008 at 10:40 PM
i KNEW Catfish wouldn't stand for the B.S.
"Catfish don't stand for the B.S.!"upyerbum - 6-17-2008 at 08:17 AM
Catfish knows the score.CR83 - 6-17-2008 at 08:19 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by BD
i KNEW Catfish wouldn't stand for the B.S.
"Catfish don't stand for the B.S.!"
He's a cagey bastard.CR83 - 6-18-2008 at 10:46 AM
Mrs. CR83 and Her Mother are up in Clarksville, MO right now. They made Sloppy Joes for 100 last night. They are sandbagging as well today. Catfish
rocked it yesterday and hauled sand in his pick up truck.
The bad part is that others have to suffer in order to make it better for our little get-away town.
More to come.CR83 - 6-18-2008 at 10:47 AM
By the way, the Mayor of this town is awesome. Being Mayor is a non-paying position. She gets nothing financially out of her job and she is breaking
her back to keep things going. Great lady.BDx13 - 6-18-2008 at 11:28 AM
i'm amazed by how calm you seem.
if my house was half under water, i'd be furious.CR83 - 6-18-2008 at 01:46 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by BD
i'm amazed by how calm you seem.
if my house was half under water, i'd be furious.
Well, I think it helps that this is our "vacation" home. Not a full timer and cost less then half as much. It is larger then my full time joint but
what can you do you know? It's the river and sometimes I think it just likes to remind us who's boss. We also know that it floods every year. This
is an extreme flood but you just have to live with it then roll up your sleeves for clean up.CR83 - 6-18-2008 at 05:30 PM
My MOther-in-law was on the news. I'm trying to locate the clip. Will post if possible.
Mrs. CR83 is sore from tossing sand bags all day. She's a trooperCR83 - 6-19-2008 at 09:20 AM
Today's update. 500,000 plus sandbags for a town of 490 people. Totally crazy. Where this reporter is standing is about 100 yards from where the
river normally is. The actual lock and dam is under water there. It is really crazy.Furly - 6-19-2008 at 09:56 AM
That's a whole lotta suck you're dealing with. Keep on truckin and good luck with all the repairs.CR83 - 6-19-2008 at 10:08 AM
You'll need to page down to view them. All the spots on the walls are where mold has set in. The carpets used to be a very light brown. Take a look
at the picture in the bathroom at the toilet paper holder. Went right up to the level of the paper. Pretty cool.
