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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 6:31 pm
Hey Secret, I was thinking about you last night as I watched an update on the WeatherChannel when I got home from work. They mentioned your hometown and all the flooding... I'm glad you and Prisoner are posting and keeping us updated!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 6:41 pm
If you are in a risky area, please stay safe, and keep in touch with us if and when you can. HUGS!
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 7:10 pm
You know I somtimes feel like I have inside information...I get breaking news here befor the actual news on tv or radio..I didnt even relize how bad the storms had been till I read your posts last night... Im hoping that prisoner and secret are fairing well.. staying a float and keeping us informed...
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 7:15 pm
I live a couple miles from Brandywine Creek, where I walk Herc. It is in DE but Chadds Ford, PA is just a bit up the road. I had heard on the news about Reading, Phila, nearby NJ, etc--and they mentioned Brandywine Creek (which extends for miles) was overflowing in one area and okay in another. So I drove Herc to Brandywine near us and found the gate closed but cars pulled up to it. I had forgotten about the flooding, and parked the car, wrinkling my brow and muttering under my breath that closing time wasn't for another hour. Duh! Two feet inside the gate, I saw the creek. Wished I had taken my camera! It had overflowed its banks and risen about 5-6 feet---and was lapping at the parking lot! Herc and I walked through the parking lot, staring over at the now very broad, quick-running creek (that looked now like a river) and reached the trail area. Just ahead, the creek had swelled up and over the entire trail. And the water was deep. You couldn't see the bottom. It was an incredible sight. Course there are no houses or people affected right there. If you are one of those whose home is in danger due to the flooding in your area, my heart goes out to you!

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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 7:51 pm
I'm in NE PA too...Schuylkill County. The Schuylkill River is only about 100 ft. from my house. It overflowed last night around 7pm, and by 7:30 they were telling us all to evacuate. It was a very scary experience for me since I was on my own - Steve was at our friend Chris' viewing and when he called to tell me he was on his way home I told him not to bother, to go straight to my parents' house. It was bizarre to be leaving my home not knowing what I would be returning to. We ended up with about 8 inches of water. Our driveway and sidewalks were covered in mud and debris...our yard is nothing but a mud pit, barely any grass left. We started pumping the water out around 11am and it took us until about 4pm to get it all out. We're still getting a bit of water in some parts - the ground is just so saturated that water is leaking up through the small cracks in the floor. We may have lost our furnace, but won't know for sure until we get it dried out enough that we can attempt to turn it back on. So we are without hot water and the water that we do have is so dirty it'd be pointless to try to clean yourself with it. All in all though I'd say we're pretty lucky. As we watched the news tonight (the first time we've sat down all day!) and saw all the pictures of the flooding elsewhere, we realized we really dodged a bullet. I hope everyone else experiencing this flooding is safe and that their damage is minimal.
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Tanzanite
Member
06-29-2005
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 8:07 pm
as YOU SUFFER THROUGH THE STORM KNOW THAT prayers are being sent up on your behalf from your friends at TVCH. I wish you could share some of that wet weather with places like here or western OK where all we are is HOT and DRY. Be safe take precautions seriously and be safe.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 8:47 pm
Oh wow Froggiegirl, what an adventure you had last night! You are such a tough cookie that I know you handled it all well! Keep us (me) posted please...and again, sorry to hear about Chris and I'm so glad you and Steve got to see him.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 9:22 pm
Thanks Herc for the pics..to all of you caught up in this flooding...my best thoughts are with you...stay safe.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 12:15 am
Watching the morning news. The river crested last night, but it will take a few days to get below flood stage. The crest was about 4-5 feet less than originally expected. The levees that were put into place after Hurricane Agnes in 1972 have not been tested like this, and after Katrina, there was some concern they might (still might) fail. The mandatory evacuation of the area along the river is still on, and all entries into the city are roadblocked by national guard, or state/local police. They're also patrolling the city. The college is closed again today, but with the state of emergency, there's nothing to do!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 1:51 am
The Susquehanna River here in Binghamton crested last night. The rain has stopped although we're expecting more everyday until Sunday, so I'm not sure how fast it's going to go down. My family is just fine everyone. Very little water in our basement nothing that even needs to be pumped, shop vac took care of it. Our home is 3 blocks from the river but it's straight up hill, the river would really have to go crazy to flood me. There is still a state of emergency and we're not allowed on the road so we are making the best of hanging out together. It's so nice to have all my children here so I don't have to worry about them. The biggest problem we had was that we ran out of coffee and coffee filters. For those of you who know me, you know that was a serious issue. We tried to walk around to get some pictures but the most impressive pictures would be where we we aren't able to get to. I'll try again today.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 4:57 am
Oh poor Secret....so were you able to borrow some coffee & filters from a neighbor??? Coffee indulgers like me want to know...heh.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 5:16 am
Secret, Froggie and Prisoner, sending prayers and hugs. Froggie, was damage limited to outside and your basement? When you said water was seeping through cracks in the floor, it made me cringe, thinking living room. Sure hope that's not the case. Will your homeowner's insurance be of any help? I sure don't envy you the work involved in the cleanup. But glad you are safe and sound. Delaware River is to crest at 2 pm today, so those who live near it in PA mostly will be affected. My son lives in Phila and the area near the Art Museum was flooded. I think it's back to normal today. I heard that Gov Rendell declared state of emergencies in 46 of 57 counties.

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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 7:30 am
SS is out of coffee? Time to start raising some bail money cuz she's going to be beating on someone in a while! Did Sarcastics step mom evacuate? I was thinking about her last night. Froggie, I'm sorry you've got such a mess! Lots of prayers your way that the damage isn't too bad. All of you are in my prayers and htoughts that this flooding ends quickly and ya'll start to dry out!
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 8:00 am
Good morning all... Another day of cleanup began early for us. The street authority guys rang our doorbell at 8am asking us to move our cars so that they could begin to get the streets clear of all the mud. Our basement is now 85% dry thanks to my MIL letting us use (and now keep) her dehumidifier. We're still getting a bit of water coming in but it's minimal and can be cleaned up with our shop vac - no more pumping! We've decided to wait another day or two before attempting to turn our furnace back on to give it adequate time to dry out. We're praying that it will still work! For the time being we're showering at Steve's parent's lake home which is only 15 mins. away. It felt sooooo good to get a hot shower last night! Today we're trying to concentrate on power-washing our driveway and sidewalks so that we have some place to put all the stuff from the basement while we clean that up. The floor is covered in "mud" - god knows what it really is. It'll probably take us the weekend until we get the basement completely done...our yard, well that's another story. I did take some pictures of our street right before we evacuated Tuesday night, and we took some around our area yesterday of the aftermath. Once I get some more time I will be sure to post them. And just to clarify for HP - our damage was contained to our basement and to the outside of our home. When we bought our home almost 3 yrs. ago we were told flood insurance wasn't necessary so I doubt our homeowner's insurance will cover anything. Our neighbor told us to report any damage to the borough hall since they are trying to get some kind of relief aid from the state. Not sure if that will happen but it would be nice especially if our furnace is lost. I am extremely grateful that we only had as much flooding as we did. One of the houses across the street had water up to the rafters in their basement. A town just 3 miles from us is completely covered in water...my aunt who lives there had water up into her first floor. Another town 5 mins. from us is also underwater and they are just now being allowed back into their homes. We were definitely fortunate and realize that fully. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Keep them coming - more rain is in our forecast. Now back to work...
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 11:55 am
I'm so glad to hear from all of you affected by the flooding. I was so worried about my TVCH family! All I could think of was that it's too bad we can't give some of this rain to the poor people out west with the fires! We're still getting on and off thunder storms, but some of the worst storms passed by us - by 5 mi. Very weird!!! They got golf ball sized hail.. we got a little rain, but at the time they were getting hit, it was sunny here! Of course today, it waited to thunder & lightening and then downpour until AFTER I dried my hair and I had to go out to the store! LOL I knew I shouldn't have bothered!!! Anyway, the sun is back out, but we are safe from the flooding. It would take an awful lot to bring the Genesee River up over it's banks and up to where we live. Sending out good thoughts and prayers to all of you in the floods and the fire areas!!! 
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 2:12 am
Our home wasn't flooded, Froggie, I'm so sorry for you. Here are some pictures from around the city.

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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 2:12 am

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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 2:13 am

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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 2:14 am
The other end of my street
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 10:08 pm
Wow Secret!!! So happy you're alright, especially considering how the other end looks!!!! I can't get over the pictures I'm seeing on TV. It's like looking at New Orleans after Katrina. Unreal!
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 5:38 am
My prayers are with you all. I know the work now begins with recovery.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 8:11 am
Secret and Sarcastic, we are so glad you are okay. In our long drought conditions we are happy to report we got sprinkled on this morning and the weather man promises more to come over the weekend. I pray it doesn't come all at once.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 8:22 am
Whoa, Secret! You were so smart buying a house that sits up high on your street. Goodness, I can't imagine what that poor man (in the pic above) can possibly do. His place looks irretrievably ruined. Those pics are incredible. Thanks for sharing. Froggie, well, whew. Glad to hear that. Lots of work for you I realize, though. Guess you have a long weekend, anyway, to get everything done. Hope the furnace turns back on like a charm.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 12:08 pm
Current conditions as of 12:53 pm PDT Fair Feels Like: 93° Barometer: 29.85 in and steady Humidity: 22% Visibility: 10 mi Dewpoint: 50° Wind: Calm Sunrise: 5:59 am Sunset: 8:29 pm 95° High: 104° Low: 68°
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 10:22 pm
Hot enough to fry eggs on the sidewalk!
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