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 [...]
Tag: flooding
Save my water for the pot…
Okay universe - with two sump pump failures in six months (the second coming mere weeks after the repairs were finally completed from the first failure) - I am thinking you are trying to tell me something. Are you pissed at me for disparaging your buddy Mother Nature? Did I hurt your feelings when I [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
Sometimes I wake up crabby…
There is a decorative sign that says, "Sometimes I wake up crabby, and sometimes I let him sleep." It usually comes in both a "him" and "her" version. Today I felt like the "her" version. I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed - the side with the wall on it - [...]
I need a splatter shield!
Ever since our little flood event here (which occurred toward the end of September) we have been down to one bathroom. The other bathroom - the downstairs bathroom - is disembodied, as is the rest of my whole lower level. There is more to talk about here, but I don't want to start such a [...]
THE NEW FORTY 