boy i shudder to think...

i was supposed to take one of the cars to have the wheel alignment checked yesterday morning. woke up early and it was raining really bad, so decided to stay in instead.

good call as we just got the heaviest rainfall and worst flooding in forty years.









just how bad was it? Hurricane Katrina dumped over an inch of rainfall in Louisiana for 3 hours and another 0.5 inches per hour over the next 5 hours on August 29, 2005. Philippine typhoon 'Ondoy' dumped an average of 2.24 inches per hour for over six hours.

if i'd tried to make it to the alignment shop, i would have been caught in the flash floods, and needless to say, i'd have more to worry about than just the car!

good thing my house is located in a high part of town so didn't get flooded at all. but people less than 10 mins drive from me weren't so lucky. state of calamity over here, over a quarter million people displaced, and no electricity or clean water for many.

we take so many things for granted. life's too short, enjoy what you have!

 

Glad to hear you're okay.

 

Glad to hear you're okay! Stay safe!

 

Sad day. Keep ur feet on the ground my friend.

 

Wow, very glad to hear you're safe. Hopefully no ones loses their life as a result of all this flooding.

 

No pun intended I assume

 

unfortunately the death toll currently stands at 75 as i type this (was 4 when i woke up this morning,) with 300,000 homeless/displaced.

again, one can't help count one's blessings to not be among the scores affected.

THIS

above video taken at a hospital that was affected

 

Wow man that's so unfortunate for all those people. Glad to hear you stayed home and are currently all set. Is your home out of the way and on high ground?

 

Wow man - please stay safe and be with your family. I hope any friends and relatives are well, too. Cars are a distant priority in the "real" world.

 

yes, we're all high and dry, thank God. though everybody--rich or poor-- knows someone who was affected.

thanks for the concern!