This was a first for me. The Delaware River went on a rampage and flooded the area. Lots of houses along the river were damaged or destroyed. The water flooded this house's basement entirely, and was within 6 inches of the 1st floor when it stopped rising. It had been raining a lot here lately, but I didn't think it was a big deal. Upstream is another story, though, and evidentially it's been raining there too!
The river was a heckova sight! There was so much debris that I couldn't help but wonder where it was all coming from. Fearing the water would continue to rise, I moved all my equipment into my RV and prepared to abandon ship, but then the water stopped rising. Now I've moved this machine and some other stuff back in, but the forecast is for rain for 4 of the next 5 days, so I think I'll wait a bit and see what happens. Can't help but wonder if this is somehow related to 'global warming', or just a natural occurrence. The locals say they've never seen the river rise that high in all their lives. But then I've heard that the river floods like this every hundred years or so. One surreal aspect is that yesterday, while the water was rising, the sun was shining! And now today, it's shining again - as if nothing happened. I suppose the whole thing would have been fun to watch - it was a sight to see - had it not been so destructive. I didn't lose anything personally, but the furnaces and hot water heaters in the basement are submerged (being pumped out now) and probably gonzo. Might be a while before we see hot water again. Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
