2013 is still careening, wild and crazy, much like a 17-year-old driver in Daddy's SUV. We are watching history being made as Colorado gives itself a makeover with torrential rains, flash floods, and the accompanying destruction. The numerous fire-scarred mountains can't absorb the rain. The debris washes down the drainages and trees are uprooted along the creeks and rivers. Cottonwoods become nature's battering rams.
Longmont has declared a state of emergency. Lyons, next to the mountains, is severely flooded and cut-off. Five dams have been breached outside of Lyons. The National Guard is sending its high-clearance trucks to help out. In Jamestown, some buildings have collapsed as the area tries to absorb over 10 inches of rain, and the list goes on and the rain continues. A wall of water is heading down Four-Mile Canyon and authorities are frantically trying to get people out of harm's way. Boulder is already flooded in many places, filling basements with water, and closing roads. The flash flood watch stretches from Wyoming to New Mexico, and the rain is predicted to continue through Friday, and maybe through the weekend.
At our house, the rain has pretty much stopped for now. We walked down to LaBella Coffee and ran into a pretty lady who turned out to be bonkers. She was very nicely dressed with a smile full of perfect teeth. She seemed to know my daughter but that turned out not to be the case. She said she was a reporter. I asked the owner of LaBella if she had interviewed him and he rolled his eyes. Turns out she has a blog and is very unstable. She is posting on Facebook about every two minutes as she walks around town. A sampling: I'm in the light..The city is being destroyed. Pray that God sends his helicopter to the rescue. And: I will be reporting live from the Bella Vita Coffee House at around 10:00 AM....And: Just met. Man same as Jesus..He believes we can all be saved. He has sent an angel of the lord to deliver this message. Thise (sic) that have ears. Hear the Lord. Fear your fears...Let love prevail.
I kind of think the "Man same as Jesus" was Steve. She posted that as soon as she left the coffee house.
I'm worried about my horse, Cooper, who is boarded right by the foothills. But, despite that, I'm just riding out this weather event, wondering if the cabin will survive one more trauma. When the rain stops, we'll see if there's anything we can do to help out.
As I write this, the skies have darkened again and the trees are stirring in a new breeze. It would seem that another round of rain is about to make its appearance.
We wanted rain. We got it.
Longmont has declared a state of emergency. Lyons, next to the mountains, is severely flooded and cut-off. Five dams have been breached outside of Lyons. The National Guard is sending its high-clearance trucks to help out. In Jamestown, some buildings have collapsed as the area tries to absorb over 10 inches of rain, and the list goes on and the rain continues. A wall of water is heading down Four-Mile Canyon and authorities are frantically trying to get people out of harm's way. Boulder is already flooded in many places, filling basements with water, and closing roads. The flash flood watch stretches from Wyoming to New Mexico, and the rain is predicted to continue through Friday, and maybe through the weekend.
At our house, the rain has pretty much stopped for now. We walked down to LaBella Coffee and ran into a pretty lady who turned out to be bonkers. She was very nicely dressed with a smile full of perfect teeth. She seemed to know my daughter but that turned out not to be the case. She said she was a reporter. I asked the owner of LaBella if she had interviewed him and he rolled his eyes. Turns out she has a blog and is very unstable. She is posting on Facebook about every two minutes as she walks around town. A sampling: I'm in the light..The city is being destroyed. Pray that God sends his helicopter to the rescue. And: I will be reporting live from the Bella Vita Coffee House at around 10:00 AM....And: Just met. Man same as Jesus..He believes we can all be saved. He has sent an angel of the lord to deliver this message. Thise (sic) that have ears. Hear the Lord. Fear your fears...Let love prevail.
I kind of think the "Man same as Jesus" was Steve. She posted that as soon as she left the coffee house.
I'm worried about my horse, Cooper, who is boarded right by the foothills. But, despite that, I'm just riding out this weather event, wondering if the cabin will survive one more trauma. When the rain stops, we'll see if there's anything we can do to help out.
As I write this, the skies have darkened again and the trees are stirring in a new breeze. It would seem that another round of rain is about to make its appearance.
We wanted rain. We got it.
Don't ask me....
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