Don't mean to sound bitter, but if this had happened in a bigger city, like up in Seattle, I'd lay odds that there would be alot more news about...
Yup, up here too, Prim. The rivers are still just at cresting-height in places on the coast. And Grey's Harbor is headed into it's 5th day without...
Yup, she's about the least materialistic person I know. Comes from a wealthy family but has given nearly all her heirloom furniture to causes,...
Found another site where someone is dealing with this by blogging it, some good photos here http://flood.dothelp.net/ Where I live is in the...
Just spotted this on my homescreen and wanted to wish you a very happy birthday!!! Wouldn't be the Stew without you!!! :stew1: :stew2: :stew1:...
Evening update- they have announced that the storm strength was equal to a cat 3 hurricane. DH is working late tonight- the crew is picking up...
O, one other thing, the water was muddy. Really muddy. We are seeing pics now of peoples kitchens with thick, slimy mud covering the countertops....
Quick pop in before a busy day. The water is receding, and leaving such a mess! The interstate is still mostly underwater; the areas where it's...
Thanks, I've copied this for later! Bet it would be good with some hazelnuts chipped in it too... I like soda bread for the speed factor as well....
I'm right handed, but have alot of damage to the usefulness of my right hand. Since my fingers and thumb twitch at uncontrollable intervals I do...
Yeah,, it was amazing. No power for more than a week, and ice encasing everything, turned it in to an amazing ice-sculpture-park. But I'd love to...
Tacoma wasn't as hard hit as some of the more outlying areas. DH just called, he'll be working well after dark tonight, sounds like many...
Oh, zuzu!!! That's breathtaking!! Eileen will be snitching those for sure, lol!
Hope you reach her ok, I have several friends in the worst-hit areas and can't get ahold of them for anything. Guess some cell towers must me out....
Here's a couple of pics, on the right you can see a logjam that the county workers were pulling out at 3am. [img] And a neighbor's horse...
I agree with zuzu- isn't it hard to stay awake? Though I suppose you'd freeze if you fell asleep... I love how our daylight varies here, but...
The rosemary should do fine, we are ideal for that. For raised beds,I'd pack a bit of mulch on top of the soil just to be safe. We are in for an...
Well, there's no place for the water to drain to! Guess that's the upside to living on rocky glacial outwash though- tough to garden but it just...
Spooky. The rain stopped at 4 just like the weatherman said it would. Got a report from a neighbor who went Christmas shopping, of all things....
Hi again! Just heard one of those talk-shows on the radio, they opened up the whole show for people to call in and report conditions that the...
