Life exists outside of Warhammer!
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:25 pm
This is my life this week...picture in article is 2 blocks from my home as the crow flies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29859118/
Most people should be okay as long as levees and temporary dikes hold. If they broke, our house is only naturally protected to a 38 ft level and the potential is 41-42 foot level (about 24 ft over flood stage.) Bigger issue may be sewer system pressure and back-up there.
This happened in 1997 and completely flooded out a town north of us (Grand Forks, 50k people) and Fargo took minimal damage compared to them. They now have a permanent flood protection system and we've done nothing (Fargo is the largest town in ND at 90K, add in immediate, surrounding towns and colleges we're at ~180K.)
It really doesn't phase a person until you see the national guard and police escorts for tractor trailer loads of sand bags, and all the other stuff connected to it.
People actually have the nerve to call into radio shows complaining about road closures, traffic detours and these escorts. Wake up folks, the universe isn't centered around you!
Mourn (Redemption guild mate) is a RL friend of mine who is also impacted by this, haven't talked to him or seen him on recently so I'm thinking he may be worse off.
This won't stop me from playing in the evenings though!!! Only so much you can do to hold back mother nature.
One interesting note of trivia, the Red River flows north and from here it makes it's way into Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29859118/
Most people should be okay as long as levees and temporary dikes hold. If they broke, our house is only naturally protected to a 38 ft level and the potential is 41-42 foot level (about 24 ft over flood stage.) Bigger issue may be sewer system pressure and back-up there.
This happened in 1997 and completely flooded out a town north of us (Grand Forks, 50k people) and Fargo took minimal damage compared to them. They now have a permanent flood protection system and we've done nothing (Fargo is the largest town in ND at 90K, add in immediate, surrounding towns and colleges we're at ~180K.)
It really doesn't phase a person until you see the national guard and police escorts for tractor trailer loads of sand bags, and all the other stuff connected to it.
People actually have the nerve to call into radio shows complaining about road closures, traffic detours and these escorts. Wake up folks, the universe isn't centered around you!
Mourn (Redemption guild mate) is a RL friend of mine who is also impacted by this, haven't talked to him or seen him on recently so I'm thinking he may be worse off.
This won't stop me from playing in the evenings though!!! Only so much you can do to hold back mother nature.
One interesting note of trivia, the Red River flows north and from here it makes it's way into Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg.