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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:14 PM Original message |
Do you guys all realize how serious this Mississippi flood is? |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Are you near a levee? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Not really |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Didn't they close most of the the bridges |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Yes they did |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
41. I lived in NW Missouri in 93 and have family in St. Louis |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds familiar to me. Infrastructure? Who cares? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. I am fine |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. You're safe for now. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Damn I knew I should have stolen those oars the last time I was over at your house |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. If you're lucky, I'll lose them in the floods. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Your poor mom |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I take that back. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Sounds like fun, but for the wrong reason! nt |
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az chela (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. Yes this is very serious!!!! |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. I keep hoping to see what is going on right NOW with the floods everytime |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Exactly! And the flood waters are headed for New Orleans... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I believe that since the Mississippi widens considerably |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. There are a lot of levees between the two points... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. 30+ levees are at risk of overflowing |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Hush your mouth. Or fingers. I am going to NOLA in late July |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. CNN just did a pretty lengthy report |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. what time zone are you in |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Central |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. thanks! |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. Webcam: Davenport, IA |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yes, I have family there... |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Mississippi flooded just as much in 93. Especially around St. Louis |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Very serious flooding upstream in '93 as well - I was living in |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I don't remember it being this bad |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. proud: check out the damage in '93 on the Kansas River... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Yes I do remember that |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. I remember that. All the way from Canada and ND and SD through |
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sandsavage (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes I do and it worries me to death |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. We do, not that even Keith Oberman does, so far not a peep about |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. I really don't. But don't worry: Bush is on it. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. two other "great " mississippi floods |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Levees don't work (in the long run). Nature has a better idea: |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. the 93 floods were |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Tom Harkin and others have said this flood |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. From the looks of it yes it is much worse |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. I do now. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
40. Looks like Davenport is completely inundated: |
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