Fargo took the Midwest title in the Weather Channel's "Toughest Weather City" tournament. Fargo advanced to the Final Four after beating out International Falls by a mere forty votes. Well, at least this is a designation that we should all be able to live with (indeed, we do live with it). I never thought I [...]
Tag: flooding
Your grace period has arrived – make the most of it.
If you are out and about looking around you can tell that we are finally transitioning between seasons. Winter, which is supposed to be over according to the calendar, is preparing to ease its way out and allow the next season to make its presence known - flood season. The snow is starting to melt [...]
Denny has spoken…
If there is one clear-cut sign that flood season is upon us, it is this - the River Whisperer has offered his first prediction. Yes, that is correct - Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker has surveyed the landscape and his crest prediction (as of yesterday) is 32 feet. The River Whisperer has spoken and all is [...]
The risk is rising…
Well here it is today...the news I feared was coming...news that could potentially disrupt a tranquil spring...news of an increased risk of major spring flooding. Well...yippee-ki-yay. The National Weather Service's latest flood outlook puts the risk of major spring flooding up to 79%. You may recall the risk of major flooding was only at 6% [...]
Tied by the heartstrings…
As I sit amongst the busy chatter and robust laughter in the Alpengruss Restaurant in Wakefield, Quebec this morning, my thoughts are far away with the people of North Dakota who are being impacted by the flooding. Minot's mandatory evacuation of roughly a quarter of its population is heartbreaking. I know that there is likely [...]
An undeniable affinity for plastic…
I have concluded that after a couple of sump pump failures one becomes unnaturally drawn to the plastics aisle. Plastic bins and containers of all sizes and colors have an almost mystical draw for me these days. It used to be that wide-eyed kid in a candy store look was saved for jewelry or really [...]
The Revenge of the Sump Pump…
I clearly have some bad sump pump karma. I have had two sump pump failures in less than seven months (and yes a new sump pump was installed between sump pump failure one and sump pump failure two). The first time it was a total deconstruction downstairs - walls, carpet, flooring, baseboards, doors, vanity, toilet [...]
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