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WePurrsevere

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51. In one article I read the owner of the home said she was told not to worry...

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 05:19 AM

Aug 2017

because that area "never floods". Apparently there was a lot of flooding in areas that "never flood". She must be kicking herself like crazy now but if you're not familiar with an area and are told that it's safe by locals, or local official you tend to trust the local.

Anyway, it's horrible to see them all like this but I'm so very glad they're all safe now. Hopefully they're none the worse for the experience.

Now let's hope like crazy that the cats that were there were rescued and are okay now too.

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Seniors stuck in waist-deep water at nursing home in Dickinson area [View all] herding cats Aug 2017 OP

Shocking greeny2323 Aug 2017 #1

I just cannot believe they didn't evacuate them. herding cats Aug 2017 #3

In one article I read the owner of the home said she was told not to worry... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #51

This is awful. democrank Aug 2017 #2

So do I! herding cats Aug 2017 #6

It will be even worse when an army of Public Insurance Adjusters delisen Aug 2017 #39

KICK democrank Aug 2017 #4

Damn. dalton99a Aug 2017 #5

I'm Sorry... JimGinPA Aug 2017 #7

She's keeping calm and carrying on. herding cats Aug 2017 #9

Usually animals will stay calm if their people do. Doreen Aug 2017 #26

I don't think she's knitting... Looks like a plastic bag if you blow the picture up. icymist Aug 2017 #53

That is not good. MissB Aug 2017 #8

They were rescued (airlifted) MissB Aug 2017 #10

Yay!! herding cats Aug 2017 #12

That's Good News... JimGinPA Aug 2017 #14

I hope they took Kitty too. Duppers Aug 2017 #50

This is outrageous. Why weren't these people evacuated? Vinca Aug 2017 #11

They've got them out, but they were there in that water for hours. herding cats Aug 2017 #13

One of the saddest things I've seen. I'm also worried about all the pets left behind. Vinca Aug 2017 #15

I worried about the pets, too. herding cats Aug 2017 #16

When my Mother was in a nursing home I signed a paper so should would be moved. Demtexan Aug 2017 #17

this is a fake image juxtaposed Aug 2017 #18

It's on several major news sites. nt herding cats Aug 2017 #19

it's fake, power would have been shutoff, woman doing neddlepoint, big foam filled juxtaposed Aug 2017 #20

Daily News has the story too: ecstatic Aug 2017 #21

I feel the images are fake. juxtaposed Aug 2017 #22

They're all over the television news now too. herding cats Aug 2017 #23

I'm always the last to admit I am wrong. Yes the image is real. juxtaposed Aug 2017 #54

This is very big of you. herding cats Aug 2017 #55

The lights being on is wrong. logosoco Aug 2017 #24

It's been verified as real. herding cats Aug 2017 #25

They seem so calm, as if the water is a common thing. I don't understand. crosinski Aug 2017 #28

They're all safe now! herding cats Aug 2017 #29

that's the main thing!!!! nt logosoco Aug 2017 #35

It is! herding cats Aug 2017 #42

Let's applaud their ability to stay calm in an emergency. delisen Aug 2017 #48

NOT FAKE malaise Aug 2017 #27

Thanks, malaise! herding cats Aug 2017 #31

I posted it on another thread this morning - the folks at Weather Underground malaise Aug 2017 #33

The one where the mother had Alzheimer's? herding cats Aug 2017 #37

I cried watching the father struggle to get on the boat and then listening to the daughter malaise Aug 2017 #41

When he was trying to get in the boat what's when I lost it too. herding cats Aug 2017 #43

They survived and they are loved malaise Aug 2017 #45

Well said. delisen Aug 2017 #49

I think it is, too obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #34

The news has verified it wasn't manipulated. herding cats Aug 2017 #38

They got rescued. applegrove Aug 2017 #30

Sweet Jesus ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #32

This is really heartbreaking! lunamagica Aug 2017 #36

OMG. That is a horrifying sight! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #40

Here's the thing - everyone forgott Dickinson malaise Aug 2017 #44

I hope that people are getting the help they need and are rescued. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #46

I saw an elderly couple and their daughter (and dog) rescued by a boat carrying the malaise Aug 2017 #52

Too many critics are sitting in their comfortable homes scolding delisen Aug 2017 #47