Friday, May 22, 2009
Daytona International Aquatic Speedway
Race fans may be gearing up for some new fun. Thanks to the incessant rain and historic flooding, instead of the car races, there will now be boat races. Flood boats, start your engines!
The Floods
Volusia County, and most of Central Florida is pretty much under water now. With 4 days of nearly non-stop rain, and rainfall totals topping out at over 25 inches and rapidly climbing, it's been BAD! And it's not over yet.
There's wide spread flooding in the streets, lawns, and into homes. The sewer system can't handle the water so it's bubbling raw sewage up into the flood water. Snakes are swimming through populated areas looking for dry ground. Ants are swarming onto any and everything to find dry ground. God only knows what's in the water in the more rural areas.
It's scary to see the kids out playing in this water, as if they're at the beach. This is SO not beach water. It's scary to see cars trying to pass through flooded streets, not knowing if the street is still intact below the water. And if the water gets into the car engine...?
It's scary to see the water creeping towards your home, up over the step, slowly edging towards the door as it reaches for your possessions. On TV they say don't flush toilets! Don't wash clothes! Don't let the water run at all if it's not completely necessary! We're under a boil water alert; boil the water for 3 minutes before consuming!
We've put seed in the feeders for the poor, wet, bedraggled looking birds, some with babies in tow. Even they look tired of all the rain. The babies look somewhat shocked, as if they're wondering if they've hatched on the wrong planet. I watched my dog, confused and worried, as she tried to find a place where the water was low enough for her to squat and do her business. I watched my cat find a high patch of ground for her business, then leap from small puddle over large spans of deep water, only to splash land in more water. She let out some pitiful meows as she got soaked getting back into the house. I can't even imagine what the raccoons, possums, and other ground borrowing critters are doing to survive.
We're all scrambling to stay above water.
A street by a friends home.
The street front of another friends home.
The roads...
And it's still raining....
There's wide spread flooding in the streets, lawns, and into homes. The sewer system can't handle the water so it's bubbling raw sewage up into the flood water. Snakes are swimming through populated areas looking for dry ground. Ants are swarming onto any and everything to find dry ground. God only knows what's in the water in the more rural areas.
It's scary to see the kids out playing in this water, as if they're at the beach. This is SO not beach water. It's scary to see cars trying to pass through flooded streets, not knowing if the street is still intact below the water. And if the water gets into the car engine...?
It's scary to see the water creeping towards your home, up over the step, slowly edging towards the door as it reaches for your possessions. On TV they say don't flush toilets! Don't wash clothes! Don't let the water run at all if it's not completely necessary! We're under a boil water alert; boil the water for 3 minutes before consuming!
We've put seed in the feeders for the poor, wet, bedraggled looking birds, some with babies in tow. Even they look tired of all the rain. The babies look somewhat shocked, as if they're wondering if they've hatched on the wrong planet. I watched my dog, confused and worried, as she tried to find a place where the water was low enough for her to squat and do her business. I watched my cat find a high patch of ground for her business, then leap from small puddle over large spans of deep water, only to splash land in more water. She let out some pitiful meows as she got soaked getting back into the house. I can't even imagine what the raccoons, possums, and other ground borrowing critters are doing to survive.
We're all scrambling to stay above water.
A street by a friends home.
The street front of another friends home.
The roads...
And it's still raining....
Saturday, May 9, 2009
A Side Of Mashed Potatoes
Wednesday nights show went well, even though it started out a little slow. I hope Guest One comes back next month, June 3rd, so we can see if there's more there for her. Thank you to Jim Goodrich for suggesting I drink some water about 2+ hours into the show, and also for the title of the show. You'll have to hear his reading to understand the title.
It seemed at times that I was getting things in reverse. Why, I don't know, but since Mercury was in retrograde at the time of the show, I'm blaming it on that!
At any rate, as the show progressed, the pace picked up and readings started coming faster and easier, like they do normally, and they were very interesting. Hope you enjoy the show! Let me know what you think.
A Side Of Mashed Potatoes
Peace, love and light
LaSal
It seemed at times that I was getting things in reverse. Why, I don't know, but since Mercury was in retrograde at the time of the show, I'm blaming it on that!
At any rate, as the show progressed, the pace picked up and readings started coming faster and easier, like they do normally, and they were very interesting. Hope you enjoy the show! Let me know what you think.
A Side Of Mashed Potatoes
Peace, love and light
LaSal
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