Grand Forks Part II

[treimche]

Oh god Bismarck is getting destroyed by this shit right now. They're forcing a LOT of evacuations. It's amazing the amount of people helping out with all of this, and everyone's attitudes are good too, which is good for Fargo.

[Raider]

slow90gsx;267952 wrote:
Good vid...Went there last yesterday about 600 and there was no room so we went to the new trollwood by my house and they were done already, my wife and i were very impressed with the no bullshit attitude going on, crazy what a mass amount of people can do!

myself and my 9yr old son went to there last night and we were able to find a spot and him and I kicked ass filling bags...Im proud of my son wanting to go and fill sandbags and he wasnt screwing around

[Raider]

Now they say all dykes have to be to 43 feet(just on tv news update)

[bluejays]

oxbow dike broke last night

[StangerBanger96]

My mustang = goner more than likely

Went out to a coworkers place yesterday to help raise his dike up another 2 or 3 feet, he didn't expect he'd need it. Today he called and said water is up on the dike and is at least a foot higher than levels in 97. He lives on the wild rice south of Fargo about 5 miles.

Sunday

Yesterday (tree in middle here is tree on right in above picture)

It was up another half foot or so horizontally from the time I took that last picture to the time we left.

[Slowica]

get to go back and raise everything a foot now with the new crest prediction

[STiSchucky]

nws is fuckin worthless

[rachelelizabeth]

Nemzek is now asking for volunteers 24 hours a day!

[integra_gsr98]

I bagged for 4 hours this morning up at Oakport and there is alot of standing water causing issues up there as it is already.

[slow90gsx]

At least they are saying its not going to crest for a couple of days later.

[Bp-08]

zbrown;267943 wrote:
Now i am just a dry side resident, but i thought you were required to carry flood insurance if you were within a set flood plain?

this just happened to my dad. It depends on your mortgage company.

[rachelelizabeth]

i will be working at check in at Nemzek 4am - 8am...they are asking for volunteers to come in overnight tonite as well!

If you are a college student PLEASE make sure you are taking the shuttles to and from your college as the extra cars are making it difficult for city and emergency vehicles to do their work!

[STiSchucky]

Sounds like ill be shuttling from 8-? After that ill go pull a graveyard shift somewhere in nemzek

[rachelelizabeth]

just a note...anyone other than people in comas have no reason not to be putting out some sort of effort! Shuttle drivers are needed, sandbaggers, people at volunteer sign up stations...heck if you have to work, drop off a bag of snacks or pack of pop at a volunteer site or Fargodome or Nemzek. Everyone can at least support all the volunteers!

[dubbsy]

on my way back to the Fargodome to run forklift. Might very well be up there until they start shutting down tonight.

[Bp-08]

dubbsy;267987 wrote:
on my way back to the Fargodome to run forklift. Might very well be up there until they start shutting down tonight.

if they need anymore forklift drivers im cetified lol.

[darkelvis]

taking a break and warming up for a little while, I've been outside in this shit since around 9 this morning...the water is coming up quick in my area but we are all still fine and the roads are still above water....I'm going to put up some pics in the flood pictures thread in a few minutes.

[94NDTA]

rachelelizabeth;267982 wrote:
just a note...anyone other than people in comas have no reason not to be putting out some sort of effort! Shuttle drivers are needed, sandbaggers, people at volunteer sign up stations...heck if you have to work, drop off a bag of snacks or pack of pop at a volunteer site or Fargodome or Nemzek. Everyone can at least support all the volunteers!

I've been sandbagging since saturday, and I had shoulder surgery 2 months ago.

There is no excuse to be sitting on your butt in a time like this.

[DaveH]

dubbsy;267987 wrote:
on my way back to the Fargodome to run forklift. Might very well be up there until they start shutting down tonight.

I thought that was you on the forklift. The production line really changed since I was out there Monday. It was chaos then, now it's a finely tuned machine.

[Bp-08]

94NDTA;267998 wrote:
I've been sandbagging since saturday, and I had shoulder surgery 2 months ago.

There is no excuse to be sitting on your butt in a time like this.

+1 I killed my back pretty good yesterday, and could barely stand up today but still helped out. Heading to walmart right now to get some tylenol and icy hot. I hate to say it but I think the river might go over 41ft. Going to go kick back a few then go help a friends uncle in the morning.