IT IS THE FRIGGIN SECOND COMING OF NOAH, SICK OF RAIN!

[debbierlus]

State of emergency across the entire state of Massachusetts. Flooding much worse in the Eastern Half. It has been raining for OVER a week, one day of sun forecast for Thursday and then ANOTHER week of rain forecast.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DEPRESSING!

I am using my winter sun light to stop from becoming too depressed.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

:argh:

[DS1]

1. I love it

:D

[debbierlus]

4. The rain?

Or, that us evil liberals in Massachusetts are getting are comeuppance....Romney says its almost 'biblical'....

Screw him.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060516/ap_on_re_us/new_england_flooding

WORST FLOODS IN 70 YEARS!

[bluerum]

8. What about last October? Same thing - lots of rain for over 2 weeks.

Lots of flooding and evactuations.

There was also a dam (forget where) threatening to burst that they were worried about.

[debbierlus]

21. Actually, something really good came out of that for me

We went to a local fall festival that was really under attended because of the atrocious weather. They had a huge flea market/tag sale, and under one of the plastic flaps of one of the sellers, we found this really cool painting. (It would have been snatched up in two seconds in good weather, if it was out on display). We paid $12.50 for it. It is worth between 5,000 & 8,000 dollars!

Lemons into lemonade that week!

[DS1]

13. The rain

Romney can go slide down a telephone pole, ass first.

[debbierlus]

29. I do SO hate him

Shallow plastic ken doll look-a-like phoney that he is....

[Breeze54]

45. he,he,he! see?

Greased pole climbing competition


They'll be having them again, in Gloucester, this 4th of July!
Hope to see Romney 'shit-for-brains' there!
Did you hear him on the news this morning claiming to have lived in MA for 35 YEARS????
:wtf:

[debbierlus]

51. He can take that greased pole & stick it where the sun don't shine

Moron!

[Sequoia]

15. Hey, I feel your pain.

Here in Northern Cal we had rain for like ever. March and April, the New Year's flood. There's still standing water here in the some places. Funny though how you guys in that bastion of liberty and freedom (Boston of course) and we tree hugging hippie demo liberals have had such rainy bad weather. Tin foil hat time with people tinkering with the weather to ruin both economies.

[Rockholm]

89. He was away again. Flew home for a photo op.

What an ass.

[joeunderdog]

34. Not if your house is under water.

It's no day at the beach. FIFTEEN inches of rain? Un Fricken Real.

Global Warming doesn't always mean days in the 90's.

[DS1]

35. My house isn't underwater, I like rain

therefore I'm rather enjoying this. Yes, it sucks of your house is under water.

[SOteric]

64. You like rain, but I happen to know for a fact

that you do not like it when your socks are squishy. :hug:

[DS1]

65. Sometimes I can ignore that

:-)

[debbierlus]

73. It doesn't bum you out?

[DS1]

79. Not at all

[debbierlus]

88. Wow, You must have some seriously good brain chemistry

Serotonin on tap!

:beer:

[joeunderdog]

75. Do you say that you enjoy sex when someone cries rape?

People are losing their homes up here. There are millions of gallons of sewage in drinking water lakes. People's businesses are going bankrupt and the cities and towns are going to have to close schools just to pay for the damage.

This is not about squishy socks. Get a grip.

[DS1]

78. Oh, right, I'll cry myself to sleep every night at all the unfairness

in the world just for you.

Get a grip yourself. I said I like rain, I'm enjoying being in the rain, I'm aware that houses are getting screwed, but you'll note that NOWHERE did I ask for more rain. :eyes:

[joeunderdog]

84. no one asked for your pity, but it's bad form to talk about loving rain

on a thread about tragic floods. Hard to understand why you don't get that.

Don't cry for me, just keep your comments constructive.

Peace

[DS1]

92. Okay, well, when I see you excerising what I consider bad form I'll be

sure you lump you in with the serial rapists of the world :eyes:

[XemaSab]

48. We had 9" in a day here this winter

[rox63]

2. I agree, this is just too much

I've got two family members staying with me after their neighborhood was evacuated yesterday.

:argh: :scared: x(

[debbierlus]

5. It sucks...sucks.....sucks....and just sucks.........

:crazy:

[Ilsa]

3. Sorry. We are so under the average (already too low) for rain.

It is worse than ever this year. The dryness causes the pollen to blow around and people are sick from their allergies. We have burn bans everywhere and people who live out in the country can't burn their garbage.

[debbierlus]

6. Worst floods in 70s years!

Yeah.

Couldn't burn anything out back, if I tried!

[Ilsa]

63. I'm so sorry. Hope you all make it through it without

any huge expense to you personally.

We had a big flood here back in 1998, I think. Reset the 100 year flood plain. Lots of folks lost everything. I hope you can avoid that.

[MadHound]

7. I really feel bad for you folks in the NE

Having gone through the summer of '93 here in Missouri(500 yr flood, everything was closed down), I know exactly what you're going through.

However there is a silver lining. Here in the Midwest, on the backside of this low pressure center, we've been getting desperately needed rain after a long time drought. We're still four inches behind, but things are looking much better here.

I know, I know, scant comfort for the drowning.

[bdamomma]

9. I feel for northeasters

I hope you receive the support that you need. I hope this front hurries up and goes through then you can start to recover. Weird for NE, to have this deluge of rain.

[ChiciB1]

10. MEANWHILE... Down Here In The Semi-Tropics... DROUGHT!

We FINALLY got some rain this AM here in my part of Florida. I timed it... from 8:33 to 8:54 AM! Where I live, which is near the Gulf... one of the driest parts of my county, the last rain we got was back in December!!

We are SOOOO DESPERATE for rain, I see brown almost EVERYWHERE!! Had this happen about 5 years ago and many people had wells go dry. Now we have had the opportunity to hook-up to city water, thank goodness!

What IS happening?? There are still some clouds out there, I can only hope!!

[opihimoimoi]

11. A week??... you wimps, we had it for 7 weeks...inches?? try FEET

We lost peeps/homes/animals in floods, and a dam burst ...we gave up looking for the bodies...

OK OK you not wimps, was jus being light on the juice...

But for real, Hawaii had a 2 month monsoon, first time in a LOOOONG Time...and we did lose some peeps...

BTW, re raw sewage:::: we had a guy fall in the Ala Wai canal....after 25 MILLION Gallons of shitty shit was pumped in it...err..energency since the lines were inadequate...the guy got eaten alive by the flesh eating bacteria...was horrible. He died in 3 days...agonizing death....not even fit for a Pub...

STAY OUTTA THE SHIT WATERS.....HONOLULU LEARNED THE HARD WAY....2 other got some weird crap infecting their bodies...they recovered.

[debbierlus]

17. Anyone from Hawaii has a lot of nerve calling New Englanders wimps

:spank:


Try weeks of sub-freezing temps...snow from November to March!

That does sound horrible, though and yucky!

Anytime people get hurt, it is awful!

:rant:

[opihimoimoi]

27. Read my post, I wuz being FACETIOUS FGS

LOL.....

[debbierlus]

28. I know - didn't you see my smiley icons!

:+

[opihimoimoi]

31. I guess I missed those smilies.....LOL :o)

[bdamomma]

44. One thing New Englanders are not wimps!

[opihimoimoi]

50. OK, I wuz joking...you guys not wimps..how bout reading the thing through?

Poor Readers??? LOL

[debbierlus]

56. Now, we can't read.....You miserable *(&^%^%

Joking.

Just joking!

:evilgrin:

[Breeze54]

47. That IS awful opihimoimoi -

-- very sad about that man.
But we New Englanders - 'Northern Yankee's' - are a hardy group! :)

Dealing with this shit, from November though May -- EVERY year, makes one tough!


and this, at times...

[opihimoimoi]

49. Don't you New Englanders read through the post?? I wuz being FACETIOUS

Said so in the middle, sorry for the confusion....LOL

BTW wicked weather in the Photo...damn...looks like Hawaii on Mauna Kea where our ski clubs frolic in the snow....Yes, we have a ski club too.

[Breeze54]

54. I DID read the post.

Now you're being a jerk.

[opihimoimoi]

60. Jerk?? Look who cannot read...line 2..sez OK OK you are not wimps

Did ya comprehend that??

Jerk my ass. you here to make troubles....so go cheney yourself...

[opihimoimoi]

74. To Breeze: My Perception was flawed...you are right, I was a jerk for not

reading it correctly as you stated. I fucked up and am truly sorry SORRY...But in defense. my ire was up cause of the preceeding exchanges which all worked.

Your Headline was taken in the wrong way.. I thought you were attacking me...paranoia I guess from so many who come to DU to make troubles and get us Dems Banned..

I hang my head in shame...sniff.

And I take back the Cheney thing...

Here are my arms....whack at um...

Opi

A Public Apology to Breeze54....

[Breeze54]

77. Accepted

I was scratching my head wondering! :rofl:
No worries, we all misinterpret things at times. Me included. ;)

[opihimoimoi]

80. Thank you for being a GOOD PERSON...

Please feel free to whack at me...I deserve some hits...maybe about 3785968797003989374.09

Now I can sleep....

BTW How'd you know about the shit??

[Breeze54]

83. he,he,he!

I used to have friends who lived in Hawaii! :)

[opihimoimoi]

85. If and when you make it to the Islands...Come, we go eat, drink, laugh

Contact me in PM

we go fishing, golfing....and laugh

[Breeze54]

86. Thanks! Sounds good to me! n/t

:)

[DS1]

91. People don't know Pidgeon

;-)

[debbierlus]

58. Stop! I don't want to see that stuff until November

Not even pics!

:toast:

[Breeze54]

66. lol...

I just put my shovels in the basement!
But I hear you! ;)
Backatcha!
:toast:

[opihimoimoi]

82. google ski club hawaii and see the snow we got...up at 9000 feet

[shaniqua6392]

12. We have been getting it here in Michigan too.

Not as bad as you, of course, but I have forgotten what the sun looks like. We have not seen it in a few weeks. When it finally comes out, we will feel like blind cave fish!!! I hope things get better for you soon. Keep your chin up, as they say!!

[noonwitch]

46. The Huron River is about to flood, if it keeps raining, others will, too

The Raisen River in Monroe is prone to flooding, as is the Clinton River in Macomb County and the Rouge River in Wayne and Oakland Counties.

When I was a young adult, I remember the Grand River flooding on the northside of downtown Grand Rapids, especially in Riverside Park. The Muskegon River flooded once through the Newaygo area, but that was different because it was late summer, and Consumer's Power had not been releasing water gradually through the Croton and Hardy dams, so it flooded over and messed up any house along the river.

[shaniqua6392]

70. I live in Livonia, so we are pretty safe here.

There was breaking news earlier about the Huron River. The rain seems to have stopped here for now. I will keep praying for those in the river areas.

[etherealtruth]

61. No joke eom

[kahleefornia]

14. hey - at least you don't have mudslides!

I feel your rain pain.

[jackster]

16. yep, here are pics of areas within 2 miles of my home...

courtesy of the Boston Globe

[debbierlus]

18. Where you at?

That is TERRIBLE.

Kids are cool, though. They can find fun in anything!

[jackster]

37. I'm in Andover

the Merrimack Valley is one of the hardest hit places

That pic of the Friendly's parking lot was completely dry on Sunday night but by mid morning Mon it was under water.

[debbierlus]

41. Wow. That is crazy.

It is POURING out right now.

But, here in the Berkshires (unless you are on river banks or near lakes), it is tough to flood. My sister is on a river, though. I am going to give her a call and see how her place is holding up. I am perched high on a hill, though my back yard is turning into puddles.

[TayTay]

52. Yeah, it kinda sucks

But, on the other hand, that's the price you pay for living in Paradise. (LOL! New England joke.)

I still wouldn't live anywhere else. It's interesting around here. Every day an adventure, no two days alike.

[debbierlus]

55. The berkshire is paradise for about 40 days a year!

Actually, more then that....It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pretty here!

And, wet.

Very, very, very, very, WET.

[TayTay]

57. Yeah, and it's way, way too green around here.

IT's like there was an explosion in the 'eerily spring green' paint factory and it's everywhere. Everywhere. It's green in places where it's not supposed to be green. It's like we now live in Leprechaun Heaven.

Very suspicious, don't you think.

[debbierlus]

68. It ain't easy being green.

Sorry. Very bad. Couldn't resist!

:+

[bleedingheart]

24. jeez....that's pretty bad...

the pic of the kids in the boat is strange to me...it only looks like the road flooded...

[jackster]

39. it is a road that's flooded....

I think it's Woburn ST in Andover

[cliss]

30. Good lord.

I didn't realize it was that bad. Thanks for posting, D.

[jackster]

38. go to boston.com

and see all the photos .... there's only one roadway in and out of my area now that connects with Interstate 93 - all the rest are flooded in at least one spot.

[zippy890]

40. Poor Haverhill, Methuen - I'm in Amesbury

Thankfully most people getting by. but DAYem that Merrimack River looks angry, spilling over the roads, detours everywhere. Some evacuations from housing complexes.

People for the most part taking it in stride - takes a lot to get us hardy New Englanders down. must be all those blizzards we have to live through.

[maveric]

69. I just saw debris going over the falls in Methuen Square.

That is a very old dam. 1700's I believe. Man o Man!
I grew up in that area and saw some flooding but nothing like this. Let hope that the dam in Lawrence/hydro plant, stays put. If that breaks it would really be disasterous!

[debbierlus]

76. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Nothing here but gloomy weather.

That's TERRIBLE

:scared:

[azndndude]

19. No rain in AZ!

We had about 145 days of no rain OCT to March, then 1 maybe 2 weekends of rain none since. Would love to see the wet stuff.

[Skidmore]

20. It was like that here in Iowa during 1993 and the great flood.

It started raining as we were walking home from the July 4th firework display, and it rained steadily for 1.5 months. The yards all had standing water on them. At least, the ones that weren't flooded after the reservoir breached our local dam or the ones flooded by backed up storm drains which couldn't handle the runoff. The soil was saturated, and the river did not just cut a new channel, it scoured one. We sandbagged until our arms felt numb.

[tandot]

22. Sorry for all that rain. It will be around 90 degrees with sun & a light

breeze coming from the coast here in Northern California. :evilgrin:

In a few weeks, we'll be begging for rain here, though.

[debbierlus]

25. You are horrible!

:spank:

Don't come crying to me when the earth splits in two out there and you need to crash at our place!

:hi:

[tandot]

33. I apologize for being so mean. Sorry!!!

:hi:

We had constant rain several weeks ago here in Northern California with mudslides and flooding. It was quite depressing.

Hope the sun comes out pretty soon!

[bleedingheart]

23. we have had a Drought Watch here in PA...I am loving the rain

but I feel for the folks who live in flood prone areas.

[Options Remain]

26. Thats my Friendly's and I want a fribble!

I live 15 miles from Nashua NH and about 40' above normal water level.

[Vinca]

32. The rain stopped for about 10 seconds this morning and now it's

pouring again. We've got a persistant leak around the chimney that no amount of flashing or caulking seems to cure, but I'm grateful. We live on a hill and have a cellar drain so our only damage is going to be some soggy insulation and a little drywall repair. Can I borrow your sun light????? Better yet, a Rovian indictment would definitely perk up the spirits.

[debbierlus]

43. Sorry, it was a b-day gift from my Dad

But, I will keep my fingers crossed on the Rovian indictment.

May he burn for his sins!

:evilgrin:

[merbex]

36. It is horrible - the North Shore is really suffering and I can say that

from the "relative" comfort of the South Shore

[Breeze54]

42. yeah, but it only happens...

... every 70 years or so. It's nature's way of cleaning house.
Taking back what is rightfully hers.

I'm tired of the rain too, and having to put a tarp over my hardtop convertable. :grr:
But it's better than having a wet driver's seat! :)

It will stop raining tomorrow and then only a little Wed. thru Fri.

Summer is really on the way! Really!! :)

Here - In case you forgot what a sunny day in Gloucester looks like! :)


Sunny day on the Charles River Esplanade, Boston,Massachusetts
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/Charles_River_Esplanade,_Boston,_Massachusetts.JPG/300px-Charles_River_Esplanade,_Boston,_Massachusetts.JPG

[maveric]

53. My hometown of Lawrence was just on CNN.

They are concerned about the stone dams.

[LifeDuringWartime]

59. rain in boston

somehow, there just hasn't been much rain in boston. i had to go to weymouth today and there was torrential rain. and back in boston just more "almost rain" misting.

[zippy890]

62. Jeez they just closed off downtown Amesbury

they think the dam might break.

:scared:

[Breeze54]

67. Here's why --

http://www.turnto10.com/weather/9225462/detail.html

Massachusetts Flooding: Town-By-Town Glance

POSTED: 2:29 pm EDT May 16, 2006
UPDATED: 2:50 pm EDT May 16, 2006

Here is a brief look at the flooding in northeastern Massachusetts.

AMESBURY:
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to search the Merrimack after docks from a marina broke loose
in Amesbury on Monday afternoon and struck the downstream docks of a second marina where people
were standing. There were initial concerns that one or two people might have gone into the water,
but everyone was later accounted for.

Be safe! :hug:

OOPS!! Sorry. Wrong story.... But here's a video of the flooding in Amesbury, MA.

Flood of 2006- Amesbury, MA
http://www.archive.org/download/Flood_of_2006_Amesbury_MA/Flood2006.mov


DESCRIPTION
Covering the flooding of the Powow River in Amesbury, Massachusetts, over May 14-15.
Date created: 2006-05-14
Posted by: Chris Brogan

[Breeze54]

71. Ok- now I'm getting -

- aggravated! The sun was just 'sort of out'- the sky brightened!
I turned off the lights and now?
It just started pouring rain, in sheets!
Good thing I recovered my cartop...again! :grr:

[debbierlus]

72. No chance of sun today - it has not stopped raining for a minute!

Gloomy.

Eeyore weather.

[mtnester]

81. We live in Ohio and ALWAYS have a spare Ark ready to go

I mean, if you live in a state where you have seen rain, hail, thunder/lightning, tornado, snow and rainbows with temperatures going from 80 degrees to 30 degrees, in JANUARY even, all within 60 minutes, you just HAVE to have a spare Ark laying around, just in case.

Let me tell you about 3 inches of hail covering the ground last year, the day before Memorial Day...my planted containers which I had worked my ASS off on were destroyed in about 15 seconds. I had to go uncover hostas before they froze to death. I took pictures and have several bags o' hail still in my freezer.

[Breeze54]

87. Sell the hail on Ebay!! he,he!

:rofl:

Why, may I ask, are you saving the hail? :shrug: That's funny!

I used to live in Illinois, so I know the weather in 'them there parts'! ;)

[mtnester]

90. I saved it in case we had roof damage bad enough to warrant

an insurance claim...you should have SEEN the grit that came off the shingles.

And you know how freezers are, bottomless pits of things you may never use, but hate to throw away.

Yeah, midwest weather is crazy.