Completely unrelated Saints post

by Grumps on Apr 28, 2009 9:25 AM CDT

Good morning...

As i wait for my morning meetings, i figured i would share a few links with you that shows the current situation in the city i live in. Obviously this is not comparable to what New Orleans dealt with, but I live in a city where two rivers merge. Almost every year we have various flood issues. This year is fairly problematic, but would have been much worse if we hadnt expanded our floodway (basically a big ditch around the city).

Here are a few links to some photo archives from a local paper if you are bored and want to see Winnipeg and other areas just outside of the cityin its current state. The City for the most part is fine. But some of the smaller towns outside the perimeter are toast.

Archive pictures part 1

Archive pictures part 2

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my parents

live in East St. Paul

Spared alot of it but still no a good thing.

by MT_always on Apr 28, 2009 11:01 AM CDT reply actions

part 2 pictures

That’s a lot of water out on the prairie.

Restore the wetlands!

by stujo4 on Apr 28, 2009 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

How deep is that water?

It looks like you’re in the middle of an inland sea…but is that only a few inches of water, or is it feet?

here drink some of this kool-aid don't worry it won't hurt you...

by MtnExile on Apr 28, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions

It varies

It really depends…in some spots you are looking at houses being completely covered…in some its a few feet deep…the city itself is good…a few places had water issues due to dmans/culverts being eroded due to the current…but those were limited…

In the city center close to where the rivers meet…right now the river is about 20 feet higher than it normally would be…there is a walkway along the river that is all completely submerged…

by Grumps on Apr 28, 2009 2:03 PM CDT reply actions