k, not really a serious question, but i would just like to get it out there that my box has been really sad lately. In Fargo, we are notorious for flooding and this year is really really bad. Just last night we broke our record flood level of 40.1’ from 1897. Currently our river is at 40.48’ and is expected to hit 42 to possibly 43’ by the weekend. I believe the measurement is measured from the regular river level. And once the river reaches crest, it is expected to stay there for at least a week. Fargo does have permanent dikes to combat this, but they are no match for the biggest flood since 1897. Volunteer sandbaggers have been working almost 24/7 since last Friday to make somewhere around 2.5 to 3 million sandbags. I have skipped work twice this week and have sandbagged everyday except Tuesday until midnight at the earliest. Other volunteers are working around the clock to beat this. People are actually even getting sent to jail for being anywhere near the river unless you are sand bagging. They even sent a national cnn camera guy in jail because he was by the river and not contributing. they do this to eliminate as many problems as possible (altering the dikes whether accidental or on purpose). Many people have already lost their homes, but luckily both of our apartments look like they should be fine. We are currently moving into a new place so we have two places to worry about. Just a shout out to all the volunteers out there working their asses off. Thank you everyone for making this happen. And on top of this we had a blizzard on tuesday or wednesday so we have been fighting two natural disasters. bahhh. only in fargo
I also included a few pictures of what this mess looks like. Thank you for reading
