Fargo/Moorhead has been battling a massive flood for the past week. My daughter and I have been sandbagging. It is an exhausting activity. Yesterday the sand bags were quite heavy and the sand in some of them was frozen. It was like flinging 40 pound turkeys at a rate of one every second or two! My left wrist is complaining today and I am no good for more sandbagging. Luckily, most of the sandbagging is complete.
We are now waiting for the Red River to crest and begin going down. My house is about 11 blocks from the river and in a fairly high part of Fargo, but in preparation I have brought items up from my basement and have plugged the main floor drain.
Our community is fortunate to have three colleges with students who have volunteered their good muscle power. High school students have stepped up to the plate as well. What an amazing effort with thousands of volunteers. After receiving an automated call from the city to our neighborhood last night, my daughter sandbagged from about 11:30pm to 3:30 this morning. I am very proud of her. It was her fourth day of volunteering.
If anyone reads this, say a prayer for folks along the Red River of the North.
Arranged by B
1 week ago
