RedHotChiliPrepper
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I live here in Bloomsburg, Pa., and nearly 9 inches of rain over the last two days means the Susquehanna has gone over its banks, and Fishing Creek has turned into the Mississippi. Interstate 80 is closed because flood waters cover the Interstate at one point. It means I can't to Williamsport, about 40 miles west of here, to go to work.
Water has been turned off in the town here (good thing I bought that six-pack of Deer Park the other day, now I can shower). Most of the town, including Bloomsburg University, doesn't have power (luckily we still do).
In 1972 Hurricane Agnes caused the worst flooding the town has ever seen. That year the mighty Susquehanna River crested at 31.2 feet (flood stage is 19 feet). They're expecting, with a little more rain today, that the river will crest at 32 feet. So the town is pretty much screwed. And more importantly to anybody who knows this area, the Bloomsburg Fair, which begins Sept. 24, is in a great deal of jeopardy considering the fairgrounds are under 6 feet of water. The fair here is an institution. Been going on for more than 130 years and is almost like one giant family reunion. Schools close for the week once it opens and everything that happens in the town that week revolves around the fair. But of course, the main thing is that people's homes and the people themselves are OK.
And on top of everything else, my cat apparently puked on my chair overnight. I didn't notice it. I sat in it. ... Sigh ...
I'm going to go for a walk. To anybody else in Pa., good luck with the flooding. I'm sure there aren't many people in the eastern half of the state who aren't affected.
Water has been turned off in the town here (good thing I bought that six-pack of Deer Park the other day, now I can shower). Most of the town, including Bloomsburg University, doesn't have power (luckily we still do).
In 1972 Hurricane Agnes caused the worst flooding the town has ever seen. That year the mighty Susquehanna River crested at 31.2 feet (flood stage is 19 feet). They're expecting, with a little more rain today, that the river will crest at 32 feet. So the town is pretty much screwed. And more importantly to anybody who knows this area, the Bloomsburg Fair, which begins Sept. 24, is in a great deal of jeopardy considering the fairgrounds are under 6 feet of water. The fair here is an institution. Been going on for more than 130 years and is almost like one giant family reunion. Schools close for the week once it opens and everything that happens in the town that week revolves around the fair. But of course, the main thing is that people's homes and the people themselves are OK.
And on top of everything else, my cat apparently puked on my chair overnight. I didn't notice it. I sat in it. ... Sigh ...
I'm going to go for a walk. To anybody else in Pa., good luck with the flooding. I'm sure there aren't many people in the eastern half of the state who aren't affected.
