Thanks to all who have inquired about my well-being after hearing that the town of Rushford, MN (my home town) was flooded just over a week ago.I was away on vacation to the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota and returned to a town that isn't, and never will be, the same. So many friends have lost their homes or businesses. Some, both.
The town has looked like a war zone these last few days. Debris in the streets everywhere. Homes gutted. People walking around absolutely filthy and with a slight glaze to their eyes.
Still, this community is just that ... a community. I've never seen people rally behind others to this extent. It's really impressive, but then I knew that about this town before. It's part of the reason I moved here.
As I write this, we've just gotten sewage working for most of the town. We can stop using the port-a-potty in the neighbor's yard (sadly, humorously, I cannot say that it's the first time my kids have pee'd in their yard). We won't be able to use the running water for anything but flushing toilets for a couple of weeks while they load the town water supply with chlorine in order to kill the e-coli bacteria that's been found in two of the city wells.
The photo above is from one of the local newspapers. You can see more of their photos on their web page: Fillmore County Journal.
2 comments:
Stix,
Thanks for the update and the link. You might have met my brother in law and sister. Tom gave haircuts; Colleen brought 18 lbs. of mashed potatoes and a crock pot full of mac and cheese. "Kids like mac and cheese."
Yup. Your brother-in-law gave my son, Aaron, a haircut the other day (I didn't know he was your brother-in-law). I didn't see your sister, but my wife probably washed out that crock pot.
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