June 16, 200817 yr It's so sad seeing these places I know and love being destroyed. My apartment (Iowa City) is in the 500 year plain and I am also under mandatory evacuation. My dad and I were going to rent a truck two weekends ago to get all my stuff, the truck wasn't available so we had to wait til Saturday. By then there was no way to get into IC. All I can do is hope and pray that too much of my s*** doesn't get destroyed.
June 16, 200817 yr Boy, seeing the Wig and Pen like that makes it hit home. I have a couple friends in the IC, and everytime I've ever been there, we ended up hanging out at the Wig and Pen. Hopefully these floodwaters are finally done rising and the cleanup can begin relatively soon.
June 16, 200817 yr Got anything else for us Mother Nature, got a blizzard or, a hurricane, or an iceberg, haha.
June 16, 200817 yr Yea, there's going to be a lot of crap that got washed out. Water is a powerful force.
June 17, 200817 yr QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 16, 2008 -> 03:31 PM) What happens when the water recedes? OUCH!! wow. that's insane.
June 17, 200817 yr I received this email from a good friend: Thanks for your concern, Greg. My family is ok, but many, many people here have not been so lucky. Lots of people were told when they bought their homes that there was no need for flood insurance because the water never gets this high. Levees are breaking, roads are closed, towns and hospitals are cut off. It's unbelievable. I look at all that is happening over there and I think to myself, "We might as well not have a government at all if we can not or do not give all we can to these poor people in Iowa." And I think it applies to our people in all disaster-struck regions.
June 17, 200817 yr Author I will say, disasters like this just make me more impressed by my fellow Iowans. They were interviewing someone from Burlington on one of the networks and he said "everyone is here, helping their neighbors. If they're not, then they should be." No one's looking to blame any hydrologists or anything. They just want to get back to normal.
June 18, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 02:59 PM) I will say, disasters like this just make me more impressed by my fellow Iowans. They were interviewing someone from Burlington on one of the networks and he said "everyone is here, helping their neighbors. If they're not, then they should be." No one's looking to blame any hydrologists or anything. They just want to get back to normal. i agree whole heartedly. iowans rock.
June 19, 200817 yr Author QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 08:57 PM) Play Ball.....?! http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?p=5255#more-5255 Thats in Memphis I think.
June 19, 200817 yr Actually, they played right in Des Moines. Here is the article on it: Empty Stadium Baseball The stadium had been completely surrounded by water. For those of you who don't know, it sits right where the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers meet up. It is a great location, but is right by all of that water. We saw a bit of water in the outfield on Friday, but that was about it, which is pretty amazing.
June 19, 200817 yr this is the saddest part for me... having performed on this stage and being close friends with the Riverside Theatre folk... I don't know what they're gonna do now... There's supposed to be seats and a stage in there... ugh.
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 08:44 AM) this is the saddest part for me... having performed on this stage and being close friends with the Riverside Theatre folk... I don't know what they're gonna do now... There's supposed to be seats and a stage in there... ugh. Sorry to see that Reddy.That will make your memories of that place mean even that much more to you.
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 16, 2008 -> 04:31 PM) What happens when the water recedes? OUCH!! Unreal. I used to drive up and down that highway heading to IC from Mt Vernon constantly. I'm assuming that's where the Cedar River crosses and if so, that should mean Solon is OK and Beef Days will still happen this year. Phew! Iowa City's a great town and I hope it's going to be ok. It's the one city in Iowa that has culture and isn't an industrial s***hole.
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 09:31 AM) we really do hand out pie at toll booths. or we would... if we had any. my wife was like "we have toll booths?" lol I looked at here and said... "you get his point" lol
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 06:39 AM) my wife was like "we have toll booths?" lol I looked at here and said... "you get his point" lol My wife had the same reaction. My response to here was..."Hey, we did get those free ice cream sandwiches at a rest stop in Iowa." "Oh yeah!"
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 11:06 AM) My wife had the same reaction. My response to here was..."Hey, we did get those free ice cream sandwiches at a rest stop in Iowa." "Oh yeah!" LMAO! What?
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 16, 2008 -> 09:40 PM) I'm guessing final damage totals will be a couple billion. Oh yeah, with the way almost all the bigger cities in Iowa were nailed, it's gonna be a couple billion. We didn't have drinkable water in Mason City for about a week, but we were pretty lucky even though we were the first "bigger city" in Iowa to get the flooding. But the flooding wasn't too bad with the Winnebago River compared to other towns that got the Cedar River and Iowa River, and now the Mississippi River. It's horrible to see some of these small towns like Columbus Junction (which sits at the merger of the Cedar and the Iowa) get nailed. Hopefully they can rebuild the town.
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 09:09 AM) LMAO! What? Stopped at a gas station on the way through Iowa, they were giving away free ice cream sandwiches.
June 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 10:24 AM) Stopped at a gas station on the way through Iowa, they were giving away free ice cream sandwiches. sweet Rock on Iowa!
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