Freedom
04-06-2010, 10:04 AM
You likely have heard about the flooding here in RI, especially in a city named Warwick. Historic flooding, well over the 100 year flood plain. Last week, we had more than 9 inches of rain in 12 hours, and more than 16 inches in 3 days. My house is fine, most of the heavy damage is about 8 miles south of us.
If interested, you can see pics of the flooding here:
http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/video/detail/ca380754-8f08-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/34465/
You quickly run out of adjectives to describe the mess. Many hundreds of homes are condemned because at its peak, the flooding waters shut down the sewerage treatment plant in the area, so raw sewerage was in the buildings. Businesses lost everything, including the Warwick Mall, putting many more folks out of work.
We do have some pics of the flooding impact for us. I will give some before and after shots, of the new walk we take at Brigham Farm Conservation area:
We took our friends, Nancy and her miniature poodle, Teddy to show them this lovely walk, this past Saturday. This is 4 days after the rains stopped!
Before – notice the white fence -- and Marlin, of course!
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/Mar%2020%20Brigham%20Farm%20walk/IMG_2818Small.jpg
After - Marlin again
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2948Small.jpg
Before – see the nice dirt path?
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/Mar%2020%20Brigham%20Farm%20walk/IMG_2824Small.jpg
After - Marlin, Lacey, Teddy in the background
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2950Small.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2949Small.jpg
Our friend, Teddy
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2946Small.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2947Small.jpg
We went there again yesterday (Monday Apr 5) and the water really has not gone down much at all. Now today? We won’t be going as . . . it is raining again!
Stand by, just a few more coming right up!
If interested, you can see pics of the flooding here:
http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/video/detail/ca380754-8f08-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/34465/
You quickly run out of adjectives to describe the mess. Many hundreds of homes are condemned because at its peak, the flooding waters shut down the sewerage treatment plant in the area, so raw sewerage was in the buildings. Businesses lost everything, including the Warwick Mall, putting many more folks out of work.
We do have some pics of the flooding impact for us. I will give some before and after shots, of the new walk we take at Brigham Farm Conservation area:
We took our friends, Nancy and her miniature poodle, Teddy to show them this lovely walk, this past Saturday. This is 4 days after the rains stopped!
Before – notice the white fence -- and Marlin, of course!
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/Mar%2020%20Brigham%20Farm%20walk/IMG_2818Small.jpg
After - Marlin again
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2948Small.jpg
Before – see the nice dirt path?
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/Mar%2020%20Brigham%20Farm%20walk/IMG_2824Small.jpg
After - Marlin, Lacey, Teddy in the background
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2950Small.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2949Small.jpg
Our friend, Teddy
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2946Small.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/sfsamm/2010/April%202%20post%20flood%20pics%20walk%20flowers/IMG_2947Small.jpg
We went there again yesterday (Monday Apr 5) and the water really has not gone down much at all. Now today? We won’t be going as . . . it is raining again!
Stand by, just a few more coming right up!