tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post5909076829507638268..comments2023-09-29T04:45:01.698-06:00Comments on Side Trips: THE FLOODLeeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-89236896236773185982009-06-05T06:01:33.208-06:002009-06-05T06:01:33.208-06:00An incredible post Leenie. What an enormous thing ...An incredible post Leenie. What an enormous thing for a town to go through, and to happen so suddenly.This is indeed, a powerful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-85511206291245203972009-06-04T19:17:16.775-06:002009-06-04T19:17:16.775-06:00Living through a calamity like that forever links ...Living through a calamity like that forever links you.<br /><br />I am stunned by the bark marks on the trees.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-61612668944923305752009-06-04T14:47:05.051-06:002009-06-04T14:47:05.051-06:00I tried not to be bitter with this post. But mayb...I tried not to be bitter with this post. But maybe I should say that after a bazillion more tax dollars were spent to clean up the mess and study the reason for the failure of the dam, it all came down to bad engineering. Wrong kind of dam and filled too fast. A learning experience for all involved.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-91954332534521422332009-06-04T14:00:16.728-06:002009-06-04T14:00:16.728-06:00Mother nature said "damn that dam", what...Mother nature said "damn that dam", what a beotch!<br />Glad that you all stayed alive through the mess of it all. Your pictures are striking, memorable, and like Brian said - visceral.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-65910917879478618462009-06-04T12:25:54.035-06:002009-06-04T12:25:54.035-06:00Something very visceral about seeing one's new...Something very visceral about seeing one's new washing machine (or tv) covered with muck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-66784195823292998712009-06-04T08:30:56.964-06:002009-06-04T08:30:56.964-06:00Powerful and touching, what an incredible experien...Powerful and touching, what an incredible experience to have gone and lived through. So luckly you had the warning ahead a time and were able to get to a safe spot...It really is amazing how fast ones life can change.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031240651794502890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-17211849656120177812009-06-04T07:23:31.379-06:002009-06-04T07:23:31.379-06:00What to say? That is more than an incredible stor...What to say? That is more than an incredible story. It was a tragedy of epic proportions. I am so glad that your family was alright. That you can give the full picture of the devestation and rebirth puts the ordinary details of one's life back into the proper perspective.Butternut Squashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703748547994069092noreply@blogger.com