The flooding of the Mississippi River is big news here, and since we live in Memphis, it's a hot topic all over town. I asked the girl who checked me out at the grocery today if her home was safe, and she said yes, then returned the favor.
I remember a flood in the '70s and my dad driving us down to the river. The Corp of Engineers hadn't worked on building up of the wharf then, and there were sandbags on the edge of Riverside Drive, the road that runs alongside the river. I thought that was so cool to see the river within touching distance...lapping at the road we were driving on. Well, now Riverside is flooded and the foot of Beale Street is underwater as well. But fortunately, downtown is built on a bluff, so most businesses will likely be fine. Well, they will be if you count out the storm sewers backing up. We'll see, you know?
Tornadoes here in the South followed by flooding (thankfully in different areas). Can we have some dull days, please?
Funny how local situations overwhelm the residents and folks in other parts of the country just go about their business. Guess we all get tunnel-vision when it concerns us, don't we?
