Four days of rain is taking its toll in Hillmomba. We are able to get out, though an alternate route to town must be used. It only adds a couple miles to the journey. Better safe than drowned!
Farmer H said there was a water rescue on Friday night. Over on the other road out of our enclave. The route we take when going to the city. There's a low water bridge on that county road. I can't believe people will drive into running water. Be safe! Turn around, don't drown! That's the slogan here in Missouri. It's probably used elsewhere, but it's always on the news channels and websites. I hope whoever it was really got rescued. I haven't seen anything on the news about fatalities in this area. So that's a good thing.
On the way to town Saturday, an emergency vehicle came up behind me on the county lettered highway. Let the record show that I was going the speed limit of 55 mph, and this auto was in a very big hurry, with red and blue lights flashing. There's no shoulder, but I signaled and pulled over as far to the right as I could get. The emergency vehicle flew past me. Good thing the oncoming traffic was slow. It was a tractor. He couldn't get over, but stopped to let the emergency vehicle fly past. I couldn't even tell if it was an ambulance or law enforcement. I was too busy getting out of the way. It looked like an SUV that the county sheriff's department uses.
In town, Fave reported that she was having a boring shift at the Gas Station Chicken Store. People stay home during bad weather on a Saturday.
Two employees at 10Box passed on the sidewalk as I was going in. One told the other to make sure some guy brought in the plants before closing. Heh, heh. Always the comedian, I said: "To make sure they don't get wet!" The gal laughed, and responded, "To make sure nobody STEALS them!"
While I was getting my tickets out of the machines, there was a kerfuffle as other employees rushed to deal with a LEAK that was coming into the building. The carpet between the double doors was soaked. I assume it's because water pooled and was running in. The parking lot kind of slants down to the building.
Sunday, the rain is supposed to finally end. Not soon enough for me!
4 comments:
We had rain yesterday all day long and when I got up this morning it was still coming down. The stream at the bottom of the ravine is rushing along loudly. I am nice and dry up here at the top.
Kathy,
I, too, can hear the creek rushing down behind the Mansion. I hope Farmer H's creekside cabin was not affected.
Sunday is too far away! You need the rain to stop sooner, or that store will be flooded.
River,
I meant the Sunday right after that Saturday. So the next day. The rain DID stop by afternoon, but I suspect water got into the store entrance. On Monday, they had a fan sitting in the space between the double doors, blowing across the carpet. It smelled like they had used one of those rental rug cleaners to shampoo it. I nice clean soapy smell. The rest of the floor inside is tile, so it looked clean as usual.
Post a Comment