Sorry I tried to post this Sunday but the video wouldn't post but it's not that great a video anyway so here's the post (keep in mind today= Sunday, yesterday=Saturday, and so forth):
Last Sunday we had a severe rainstorm here after having rain all week. We had 9 1/2 inches Sunday night alone. A lot of basements and homes flooded, roads eroded and had to be shut down, roots of trees were saturated and fell down, water pipes were damaged and the water got contaminated. Some people didn't have water for a week and those who did couldn't drink it.
We were very fortunate. By the time we woke up Monday morning our power was on, our home was dry, and our water was running (although pressure was low so we couldn't shower or flush). We've been drinking our food storage water (thank goodness we had that) and boiling water to do dishes and cleaning. I got a call today from the water authority saying the water is drinkable again. Yeah! Jamie went to work Monday but Tuesday the freeway was flooded by the Chattahoochie River and he had to work from home a couple days. Emma has been home from school all week. With the contaminated water creating a health concern and road closures making bus routes a mess, they had their work cut out figuring out how to get the school's running again. Our RS broadcast and dinner was canceled last night when it started pouring again. Today several stakes got their priesthood together to do some major clean-up in an area down by Sweetwater Creek that was hit hard. These people had 7 ft of water in their basements and everything was a mess! Jamie went down to help out. Our cultural hall at church had a mountain of water bottle cases and each family was sent home with a filter water bottle. It took us an extra 30 min to get to church as we navigated around closed roads. Crazy stuff!
Interesting sidenote: When we celebrated Weston's 2nd birthday (just after moving here) we had to take the party down to the basement because there was a storm and the sirens went off. This week's rainstorm happened the day after Andrew's 2nd birthday. Coincidence?....yeah. Anyway, I thought I'd show some pictures and a video of how our neighborhood was affected (you can see the more dramatic ones on the news or internet).
