Re: Iowa Quilters

I tried replying to a message about this earlier today and it didn't go
through (yet), so we'll see if this one does!

KJ, It's good to know you're home safe - from the map it looked like your
home should be fine, but I'm glad to have you confirm it!

We have had three co-workers who likely lost everything in their homes.
Another had to be evacuated, but the water damage is minimal - will probably
just have to have carpeting replaced.

The water is receding much more quickly here than in Iowa City, but now
people are starting to see the effects - many broken windows in downtown
business, mud and slime in their offices and homes, basement walls that have
caved in. It's going to be a long recovery period, I'm afraid.

In the midst of all this devastation, we have found a few things to smile
about. First, there's the detour between our house and KJ's - it's normally
about a 30 mile trip, but due to the number of road/highway closures, the
recommended detour was 281 miles! Over the weekend they announced that the
Sheriff's office would be relocating due to the flooding, and they would
temporarily suspend some of their normal operations. The TV announcer said
(not her exact words, but close!), "If you're scheduled to turn yourself in
to the Sherriff's office, you don't need to do so." She stopped for a minute
and then said, "I guess that's good news for you!"

Thanks to all who have expressed their concern. I understand that some of
the church and other volunteer groups who were in the state to help out with
the recovery efforts from the Parkersburg tornados are just going to stay to
help with the flood work too.

--
Louise in Iowa
nielandl@ msn dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa


"KJ" <KJoger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OQO5k.158039$TT4.156182@xxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm home!! I got home late last Friday but I haven't had any internet due
to flooding. Our home is high and dry but I can't say the same for two of
my small group quilting buddies. Both have had their homes totally
flooded out. The destruction around here is terrible....as it is in many
towns here in the state. We own another small house that my kids lived in
while attending the university. It hasn't been flooded, but it does have
some dampness issues in the basement when it rains as much as it has been.
I'm trying to get it all cleaned up so we can offer it to my displaced
friends. It's a big job. I went down by the river yesterday to take some
pictures and there were crews from CNN and other news networks doing
reports while standing in the water. Ick. The University of Iowa has
sustained water damage in 18 buildings, with the arts campus particularly
devastated. I'm so glad both my kids have finished their degrees (art and
music) as the disruption to those students will be awful come Fall
semester. http://www.dilibraryarchive.com/slideshow/faerial2/index.html
There are some aerial views here. I live in Coralville....but up high on
the outskirts of town. DH has had some challenges getting to work at the
university. The water is receding slowly...it will be a couple weeks
before it's back to "normal". Then the cleanup mess begins. Other
pictures can been seen at
www.press-citizen.com Or some from the Cedar Rapids area where Louise
lives at www.gazetteonline.com/ Frightening and fascinating.

Some good news though. I made it to Texas as back with little problem
(just a storm on the way down that I waited out). It's a 900 mile trip
one way and I drove it all in a day each time. (I think I'm part
trucker.) My mother was about as good as I've seen her for quite some
time. Yea! I guess the night on the floor and a few days in the hospital
gave her just the right chirpractic adjustment. She was pulling the chain
on her cookoo clock and lost her balance. She fell behind a recliner
chair and a lamp table. She pinned her arm under her and could not wiggle
out. She was there from evening until early the next afternoon when a
neighbor came to check on her. (I had called several times and was just
about to call a neighbor to check on her.) She now has a Lifeline
necklace to push for help if something like that ever happens again. But
she said that even if she had one that night, the position she was in
wouldn't have let her move her arms to push the button. Sigh. It's a
worry. But I did feel better about her mobility and independence when I
left. She has wonderful friends and neighbors who call and help out.

My email hijacking issues have slowed down some. I hope they just dwindle
away.

It's good to be back home. And also sad to see in person what I'd been
watching on television while away. I wish we could funnel the rain to
places that so need it.

--
Kathyl (KJ)
remove "nospam" before mchsi
http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz
"Patti" <Patti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:IqGyYAC511VIJApI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I was worried about KJ, when I heard about the floods on our news, and saw
some awful pictures. But, she is away at the moment at her mother's place
(I think in Texas). So, I guess she herself is OK; but I don't know about
her home (and her DH).
.
In message <6bop65F3de0soU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Polly Esther
<bhmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
I managed to get a note to Louise and she answered that they are safe and
dry. Her computer access is 'iffy' and they are having to limit their
water
so their city can share with flooded areas. She reports non-stop
depressing
news coverage and was concerned about KJ's home. Has anyone heard from
her?
Polly

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Best Regards
pat on the hill



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