Sandbags in the Rain
At a little after 9pm on Thursday evening, volunteer firemen were called out to Lake Waggoner where waters were beginning to threaten a few of the homes that sit near the banks. Firemen, neighbors and friends helped fill sandbags to block off the driveway of Craig & Heidi Burns’ home. Rain continued to fall well into the night, but threatening waters had backed off by morning. Thankfully, everyone is safe and dry.
I went back out this morning to get better pictures of the water…
We’re so thankful for the moisture! We’re also thankful that there hasn’t been massive damage to any property. Thanks so much to everyone who helped keep our neighbors safe in the midst of the storm!
June 6th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Let me ask - it wasn’t enough that we got really wet racing to my car after a Horizon’s meeting with Dan, but you went out with the firemen to do a little sandbagging! I hope you had on overshoes instead of flipflops. Seriously, I think everyone out there helping last night deserves the community’s thanks.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Let me clarify - I DID go out there, but I didn’t help…I was just the shutterbug. I put on running shoes rather than flip flops, but I couldn’t see where I was going and stepped right in the lake water almost immediately. Consequently, I was soaked up to my knees - but it was all good.
June 6th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
If you’d like to get your feet wet again - some of the members of the fire department are heading down on Philip Street where the North Fork has gone over its banks. They are going to remove the contents from a few basements - maybe more than a few. I guess they are starting with Booboo’s.