Originally Posted by marsye
Originally Posted by raptureready
Marsye, I want to thank you for going to the trouble to keep us all informed about what's really happening. Sometimes the news media just isn't informative or focuses on one tiny sliver that they think they can get the most emotional response from. Since you are so close we can get an honest appraisal and info. Your pictures give us a real view of just how devastating this was. My prayers are with all the families that have been effected by this tragedy. Flash flooding here in the flatlands just means that some of the low lying roads might be flooded, the rivers get high, that it's easy to hydroplane on the highways or that you might get water in your basement---NEVER the "wall of water" or raging torrent that these people experienced.
Albert Pike is one of our favorite places.It WAS an absolutely gorgeous place. We were there just a few days ago and I wish I had taken pictures because I don't think anything is left now but we take it for granted because we live here and see it all the time. It really won't sink in until we actually get to get in there to see it and that may be months or longer! There were several roads into it but now they say there is only one way in and one way out. Vehicles were parked for 5 miles or more yesterday. There is a small lake south of AP a few miles and they think bodies could have been washed down that far because the water was that swift. Yesterday when we went by this lake there were probably 300 boats out there. It was amazing! In fact its amazing how many people are there near the campground searching, feeding people, helping anyway they can! Who needs FEMA!
We do that here too, usually after a tornado. Several years ago a tornado almost completely destroyed the small village just 5 miles to the North of us. People came from all around to help, farmers brough in endloaders, wagons, trucks, etc. to help remove debris. Even prisoners were brought in to help clean up. People donated food to feed everyone, donated their time to serve food to the workers, donated toys and clothing, basically did whatever was needed to help put that little town back together again. The residents and neighbors of Langley will too. Although the tragic losses of lives and property will never be forgotten, life in some form will continue. The town will recover and go back to a resemblance of normal after awhile as will the families. It won't be easy but somehow it will happen.