Flood is a Four Letter Word

the atlanta flooding and subsequent fall-out has kept me from updating the site in the last few days. it will most likely be a few more days before time allows. but at least we have running water again (even if we will have to boil it for a week).

This isn't the beach, this would be I-20 East and West just West of Atlanta (at one point four major Interstates in and around Atlanta were shut down). This make one's drive to work kind of difficult.

For a point of reference, here's Six Flags - about four miles east of the above shot of I-20.

20 inches of rain and BP - this ia about five miles north of Six Flags:

It is hard to actually put into words the amount of destruction the on the West-side near Atlanta. Yes, having a commute that is hours longer than normal is a major inconvenience, but when all you have to deal with is traffic and no running water, it is relatively nothing compared to the thousands who lost everything.

To make matters worse, the majority of the flooding happened in areas that were not in flood plains - which means almost no one had flood insurance. Like 99.9-percent of the rest of the country, those who work just to make ends meet saw their lives destroyed.

The best story I saw in the coverage was that of a soon-to-be 90 year-old woman who owns a small farm in now suburban Cobb County - one of the areas hit hardest by the flood. She was almost defiant in her attitude, unwilling to let the flood stop her.

Take a step back and put it all in perspective ...

All photos via AJC.com