We were away at the dentist's office today when all this took place. the boss had to have a tooth yanked out. The girls were at college. Alan was in high school. When we came home Al was there already and he told us that the girls were coming home early because Gilboa Dam is at flood stage. A fellow who worked there called his wife to get folks from school to head for home early if they could. They took him at his word and skipped their late classes. Although we live high on a hill it is predicted that much of this part of the state would be under water very quickly if that ancient dam gives way. We pay it a lot of respect.
Update 9:30 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COBLESKILL. UNTIL 115 AM EDT TUESDAY. AT 119 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THE COUNTY FROM THE EAST.
I wonder if the girls will have school tomorrow. Fonda is under a flood warning as well, so maybe Alan won't either.
Then when they got home they told us about the shootings at Virginia Tech. How on earth do you get your mind around such horror? Kids at the college were calling or texting friends who had transferred down there from our little SUNY school, trying to learn if they were all right. I worry about the 25-mile drive our kids make every day through deer and pot holes and Wal*Mart trucks as thick as fleas. I wish I didn't have to worry about this kind of thing too. I feel so bad for all the students, teachers and families that have anything to do with that college. What a nightmare.
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Wow, I just read what happened at VA Tech. I actually stayed in Blacksburg one year while attending the Bristol race. It was a nice campus with nice, friendly people. My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Virginia Tech Community. Speechless....
A terrible tragedy.
I am curious about the details, motivation, etc. It's so hard to understand that mindset.
I hope the dam holds.
I couldn't get the comment box to open on the post below. Your site seems to be loading very slowly lately... my just be me and my dialup.
I did want to say I have the same change policy.
NY, kids that graduated from the 2-year program with Liz last year are down there..mostly accounted for, but not all yet.
FC It simply boggles the mind. I thought about it all night while we were out working....you just have to be so sad about it.
Sorry about the slow page load. Maybe I have too many pictures on or something. I have dial-up too, but we are pretty close to the transfer place so we get on fairly fast. I am liking the new statute! Little piles of money that have been annoying me for weeks are gone into mr. piggie now. Ah.....
Stay safe and dry!
My husband, son and I are sitting here this morning - like everyone else across the country - talking about the massacre. Just can't wrap my mind around that kind of evil.
Laurainnj, Thanks, hope you are coping too. It sounds like things aren't too great down there either.
Cathy, I know what you mean. We talked about it all night last night during chores and more this morning. You can't think coherently about something so senseless.
can you believe one of the women in my psych class said basically oh well we should be worried about the thousand that die every day from bad water? i wanted to smack her, that's a tragedy but in 3rd world countries it expected. you/ parents/college students should not have to worry about getting shot during class at college. you're supposed to be safe.
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