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sediment · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: LOL MIDWEST

Anyone else living in Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, or anywhere else that's getting 500-year flood conditions lately?

Things are pretty rough in Iowa City right now - and honestly, of all the natural disasters I've lived through, this is the first flood. Sad

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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Best of luck!

I'd grab my pero and hit the Mississippi due north, but I don't think I would get there in time.
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extrabastardformula · . Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 295

Good luck. I been through the 1993 flood and it was nasty. Hope you have back up provisions.
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:12 am Post subject:

In St. Louis we've had what I've considered really bad luck the past month, but ever since the really bad flooding started we haven't had any rain at all. I guess I should consider myself lucky now!

Either way, good luck!

-Wes
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sediment · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

I was in Germany during the '93 flood, so I've seen pictures and heard gab but no real firsthand experience. Yesterday we were down at the hamlet local to us (we live on top of a really big hill - so we're not so much concerned about being washed away as we are being flooded in) helping to put together sandbags and fortify, but...

I don't know that it's going to help. Here's a short video of Highway 6 ca. 8 PM last night... We drove through there at 5:30 or so and it was completely fine, no water on the street whatsoever.

I also put together a Photobucket album of pictures we took while we were out. We'll probably be getting more, provided we need to head into town for any reason.

How're things currently in St. Louis, Wes?
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Fred · . Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Iowa

ain't nobody left living in Cedar Rapids no more. Shit is ridiculous.

My happenings are all dry but it's a good thing I have no trips planned because all highways are swamped, save the internet. So there's nothing to do in This Island Ames but ride my bike around and slog through Dragon Quest VIIIIII. Woo!
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Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth

Think of how all those desperate displaced people will help the economy!

God Loves America!

He shows it with violence.

Those are love bruises, honey.
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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Well that was random.
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sediment · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: