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mermaidblue ([personal profile] mermaidblue) wrote2009-09-23 01:31 pm

GA Floods

We're doing just fine in my basement, me, J, and the dogs.

Our neighborhood was all blocked in on Sunday and Monday, but we were able to get out yesterday. Two ways out of the neighborhood were flooded or blocked by fallen trees, but eventually we found a 3rd way through. We still can't drink the water or use it for anything without boiling it. We have a little bottle water for drinking, and haven't lost power like some. So we're camping out for today.

I made it in to work yesterday, over a bridge that had the water up to but not over the edge of the wall. Unfortunately with the rain upstream things continued to get worse and worse near my town. It took me 4+ hours to find a way back home. The entire town of Austell was closed off by the national guard, so I had to take a large detour around that as well. Could find a way out for love nor money this morning though. Didn't even try given all the detours yesterday night.

Right now, the main roads are again open, so there are still tons of secondary and tertiary roads closed. If the rains between TX and AL hold off far a couple of days we'll be fine. I don't know what'll happen if it starts raining again tomorrow, though it'll depend on how hard it comes down and for how long.

Wish us luck, and my sister (who had a broken nose) as well.

[identity profile] paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com 2009-09-23 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Luck wished indeed.

I wish your username could be literal truth for you for a bit!

[identity profile] mermaidblue.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
thx. :)

[identity profile] stronae.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Best of luck, then.

[identity profile] mermaidblue.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
thx :)

That's my Lear

[identity profile] paidiraiompair.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
*always* taking her naming sooooo literal :)

thinking of you!!

Re: That's my Lear

[identity profile] mermaidblue.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
lol. If I could really turn in to a mermaid I;d be all sorts of set right now.

[identity profile] bheansidhe.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Is there anything I can do? (Assuming I could get there?)

[identity profile] mermaidblue.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww thx baby. There is one way in to town at this point, but we're ok for the most part. The worst of it is not being able to use the water when I soooooooo want a bath.

Hopefully I can get to work tomorrow.