Thanks Everyone - Flooding Update
As of this morning, the water had receded about 18″. Thank goodness! Mark is planning to go down on Saturday to coordinate the repairs to the road and to see what needs to be done. I know my brother got a bit of water and a few of the neighbors. I will post an update next week.
Thanks so much for your thoughts. Mark and I both appreciate it.
And our thoughts go out to all the others…
Mark & Jody
January 10th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Glad to hear things are beginning the clean-up and reconstruction phase. Flooding and extreme weather is never fun to try to pick up after.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
I’m glad to hear things are finally turning around for you guys.
Last August I had a cousin have his house completely destroyed by a tornado, so I feel your pain and wish you all the best of luck with the cleanup. I wish I was closer. I’d be right there helping.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Glad to hear it! Looks like you’ll have a busy weekend though… it might cut out a Cabela’s trip
January 11th, 2008 at 7:18 am
CDGardens, thanks. We are planning to go down this weekend to see what needs to be done.
Arthur, that is so sweet to say you would help.
Jenn, I don’t think we will be at Cabelas. But I would rather be.
January 11th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Glad to hear the flood waters have gone down. I’m crossing my fingers that you don’t find much water damage when you go down there to check things out.
January 12th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I’m new to your site. I am also glad to see things are getting better. Will keep you and your community in thoughts and prayers.
January 13th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Just happened by and did not know that you were going through this…I have been watching the weather and knew that there was some flooding in Indiana…Glad to see the water is going down from your home. My Bob and I have been through all of this. Before and after we got married it had flooded Bob’s home and went under water twice about 19 inches. After we got married we had 7 inches of rain in a short time span and it went under 3 feet. FEMA bought us out. If your house goes under water 3 times within a five year period they will buy you out. We got out and they tore most of the houses down in the subdivision. Now we have been high and dry since 1991. Glad it did not get up into your house. We were on a concrete slab. It is a big mess! Even if it started to rain hard you could not sleep at night and sometimes the cops would come though the neighborhood and tell you to start getting your stuff up and then if the water did not come up it would take you a week to put it all back together again. No way to live, that’s for sure. I told Bob it was his house or me…I was out of here. You and Mark take care and will be checking back soon.
January 13th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Thanks Marian, luckily it did not get in the house. Mark went down Saturday to take a look around and try and get things from the shed and garage out and to higher ground. He wouldn’t let me go with. He said it was too cold, damp and wet for me.
Sorry to hear you and Bob had those problems. I know how sicken I was watching all the news reports and hearing from neighbors as to how high it was getting. But as you say, you both are high and dry now.