So there was only one road open this morning from my house in the general direction of work, so being the decent productive member of society that I am, I took it. Apparently I'm the only decent contributing member of society where I live, because said road was deserted, and I arrived at work a half hour early. Although that road is suppose to close at some point tonight when the Lehigh River crests, so tomorrow might be a sick-day due to flooding.
My youngest sister Cynthia has to evacuate her house last night, as the river behind her house is supposed to crest at some point late this evening. So she packed up her husband Chuck, their daughter Ceili (Kay-lee; Irish spelling: I also want to read Seal-lee), and the one in the oven, Collin. They are now at my in-laws house, praying the river doesn't wipe away all the beautiful landscaping they did to the backyard this past spring.
Apparently all my other siblings are out of the reaches of the flooding, although my mother is making sure to call us all before, after, and during work.
They say the rivers haven't been this high since Hurricane Agnes back in the early nineties, and even then, they might pass that flood mark record. And as the 12 inches of rain over the past few days has moved NORTH of where we all live, the flooding will only increase for the next two to three days, as we are all downriver of where the rain is continuing to drench the northeast.
But there's no global warming.
Darkmind, hope those pesky ferns leave you alone! And hope everyone else is okay too! Let me know how things are in your neck of the woods!
UPDATE:
They just announced the evacuation of Tamaqua, where my older brother lives, as they need to open the damn upriver from them, so it's about to be underwater. Tom and Ann and the boys are heading towards my parent's house now on top of a mountain in the Pocono's... So far the Lehigh hasn't flooded the onlybridge leading to my house, but I'm on standby to go home at the first warning signs. Richie and my puppy will need company and extra hands to pump out the Basemantic Ocean if that happens....
The saga continues...
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How terrible :(
We are so helpless against water. We can fight fires, but water wins every time.
Good luck to you and all your family. Here's hoping for the least damage.
Agnes was in 1972. House was untouched.
How terrible :(
We are so helpless against water. We can fight fires, but water wins every time.
Good luck to you and all your family. Here's hoping for the least damage.
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