Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Just Plain Absurd

OK, this is just getting ridiculous! We are now expecting ANOTHER flood! This makes the 5th flood preparation we will have had this year! I am getting really tired of this. It is taxing on the body and stressful on the mind.

Flood stage is at 3.70 meters and it is currently 3.48 meters. It is rising at a rate of 5-7 cm per hour. It will enter our building at 4.5 meters, so, while we still have a meter to go, we just don’t know for sure whether or not we will actually get that much flood waters. The really scary thing is that they aren’t even announcing it in public and the public hasn’t started sandbagging yet. At about 3:30 pm, we will secure the first floor and will sandbag after we leave tonight.

2 comments:

Global Oklahoman said...

Another flood? Why don't you guys consider a building on stilts?

Rick Boyne said...

Well, I guess that's why they build traditional Thai houses that way. That, and to let the pigs and dogs sleep in the shade!