Today I visited the Operations Center at the North Dakota National Guard's base in Fargo. One of my students, Justin, is working there and I went over to see what his job entailed. It was an interesting experience on a couple of fronts. First, it was interesting to see the setup they utilized in the [...]
Tag: flood 2011
Vigilance
The word of the day is "vigilance". The river may have crested, but the threat to people and property is far from gone. In fact, it is more important now than ever to be ready for what could happen. With many roads closed around the area, sewer systems overtaxed, and dikes that are now pressed [...]
There is no joy in that ride…
I typically try not to judge or say mean things - but I have to make an exception for the driver of the truck who got stuck out on a flooded Richland County road and put himself and two of his friends in harm's way. Dude...WTF? Luckily the young man and his friends were okay, [...]
We are all in this together…
Well folks, the 2011 flood season is officially upon us. Life is going to be hectic and tense for awhile in our neck of the woods. As such, I ask that you remember the extra stress that so many of our citizens will be dealing with - either because they bear some responsibility for [...]
Flood Preparedness 101
The lovely weather reminds me that I wanted to share some flood preparedness information with you. I gave a couple of presentations on the subject on Thursday at NDSU, but became distracted and forgot about sharing some of the info here as well (imagine that - me distracted). It doesn't look like we will have [...]
The River Whisperer…
While I believe most folks realize we live on a volatile planet, I think we often get caught up in day-to-day life and forget how fragile the balance is between everything is all right and everything is all wrong. At any given time Mother Nature can turn areas upside down with little to no warning. [...]
And again we shall rise…
I am on a take-no-prisoners to-do list day, so let me keep this brief (but meaningful). 😉 I want to say something now to the F/M community and all our comrades - before we dive head first as a community into our third annual flood fight (we really do need to stop meeting like this [...]
THE NEW FORTY 