DUer MuseRider trapped by flood waters in Kansas

[proud2BlibKansan]

I just talked to Muse. She is just south of Topeka, and was unable to get out until this evening because of flooding. She has had 20" of rain since Friday and 11" last night. One of her horses was trapped in the mud earlier today and she called the vet but he couldn't come because the roads were impassable. The horse finally freed himself but is old and not feeling too well this evening.

Muse said the Wakarusa River, normally a tame little stream, is out of its banks by 10 blocks. There are propane tanks floating in the road. People in Wakarusa, the nearest town, have been evacuated. :scared:

Muse called to make sure everyone else is okay. Her satellite is out so she can't get online. I told her I would post her news and send only the best DU vibes her way.

This weather in Kansas is bad, folks. We have had nothing but rain for days and it is supposed to rain all week. There is water standing in my front yard and I am not in a flood plain.

And to top it all off, dipshit dubya is coming to Greensburg on Wednesday to grace us with his obnoxious presence. :puke:

[Bjornsdotter]

1. Oh no!

Tell her to stay safe and that I am sending positive thoughts her way and yours.

Both of you....stay safe and take care.

:hug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. I told her to call me tomorrow

She sounded okay but I know this has just been horrific. Floods are no fun.

[Solly Mack]

Please let Muse know I'm thinking of her!!!!

Thank you,proud2Blib, for letting us know. Stay Safe, both of you!!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. I will tell her.

[Vincardog]

2. BEst wishes and condolences

[Lars39]

3. Goodness, I hope ya'll get some relief soon!

Hope MuseRider stays safe. :hug:

[Gregorian]

4. Oh no. Please let it work out for her.

I'm so sorry to hear this. And to think that she's staying in touch.

I hope for the best! Gosh, I feel powerless.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. I was worried about her last night

when I heard they were evacuating in her area.

[Monkeyman]

7. And Reports say no NG troops can get to anyone

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. It's kind of a long trip for most of them

since they are in Iraq. :grr:

[Monkeyman]

24. Yep What's left have little to no equipment

[CrazyOrangeCat]

30. You know it's bad . . .

when Missouri has to send help.

[proud2BlibKansan]

33. LOL That's really not funny!

Anyway, MO has had many more floods than KS has.

[Broken_Hero]

8. Stay safe...

:hug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. We will

How's the weather down your way?

[Broken_Hero]

26. not bad at all...

everything seemed to be heading NE up through Pittsburgh KS, and going further north. Nevada Missouri, and some surrounding area's looked like they got a lot of weather....but most of it seemed to be going NE....

We got some heavy rain/thunderstorms, but they didn't last long...it was rain mostly. I notice some lower counties on the Oklahoma/KS borders, which have been in flood/thunderstorm/tornado watches for most of the day....

I hope it calms down...this time of year(especially May it seems) seems to be very destructive....In the past 4yrs I've seen two tornado's, both up in Lawrence...one in May of 03, and March of last year.....

[Monkeyman]

37. Got Some Bikes in the Area let me know if they are needed

They will ride no matter what they say we Nam vets are nuts but we care

[proud2BlibKansan]

46. LOL I know Muse would love that

Monkeyman and the bikers to the rescue!

[Monkeyman]

59. They will go just got email back the State Troops I hope won't stop them

Need info were and is there anything open. If Not closes crossing EM ME

[glitch]

58. Awesome, you turning online community into real life help.

:yourock: and muserider and old horse be safe! :kick: :grouphug:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

9. Tell her that Crazy is thinking about her.

She's one of the best.

And I thought 7" of rain in 24 hours was bad. Sheesh!

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Yes she is one of the best

I will tell her. :hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

11. Best wishes to MuseRider and the rest of you Kansans.

It sounds awful.

[Ghost in the Machine]

12. Best wishes to MuseRider, and any other DU'ers trapped or affected by

these storms. Any way I can help, let me know...

[proud2BlibKansan]

Thanks for thinking of us Kansans

This really looks like it will get worse before it gets better.

[Ghost in the Machine]

49. as a survivor of Hurricane Andrew, it always hits home when more disasters hit

I hope you and yours are doing fine also.

[evlbstrd]

13. Thanks for the news.

I knew it was bad, but it's worse than I knew.
Thank goodness I live on high ground.

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. I thought I did too.

Our basement is full of water. Ryan is floating.

[evlbstrd]

40. Oh, crap!

I'm on the hill between Brush Creek and Turkey Creek. Westport is like its own little civilization.

[proud2BlibKansan]

43. Well not that civilized actually

:rofl:

[evlbstrd]

53. True.

But it suits me just fine.

[MethuenProgressive]

15. Best wishes to Muse and her community - good luck to them

thanks for letting us know know about her,proud2Blib

[mitchtv]

16. One of my favorite DU'rs

I send some dryness from the desert

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. Mine too

Yes, send desert vibes. Thanks!! :hi:

[uppityperson]

18. Best wishes to Muse and everyone struggling.

The world is tough enough without trying to hurt each other. Best of luck to all, best wishes to MuseRider, the 3rd DUer I ever met.

[ThomCat]

20. Thank you for keeping us informed.

I hope she and the horse are okay. I hope she has someplace to go, someplace where she can bring the horses.

I'm thinking good thoughts.

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. I don't know if she can go anywhere - good question

[Straight Shooter]

21. Bless her heart. Thank you for letting us know.

I hope her horse will be all right. Please keep us posted.

:hug:

Oh. Almost forgot. FUGWB, you won't find any bullhorns in Kansas, so go stand on rubble in Iraq.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

25. Maybe he'll . . .

slip into a ditch and wind up in the Kaw.

[Hissyspit]

22. Tell her to take care!

I hope Dubya gets chased off.

[proud2BlibKansan]

Hey Hissy!

Come help us chase him away!!

[rasputin1952]

28. Thankfully she is OK...Geez 31" of rain in some 72 hrs...

That is really weird and somewhat frightening...:scared:

[EFerrari]

29. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, my porch rose is being SCORCHED

by the sun in MAY. That's just as nuts as 3.75 gas.

:hug: to MuseRider and thank you, proud2BLib, for updating us.

Please everyone try to be safe. :(

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. I am sending rain water your way

We have way more than we need. :hi:

[EFerrari]

61. I'm scared to call my dad to find out what the hell is going on.

You take good care or there'll be HELL to pay. :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

62. Looks like rain for the next 10 days

Tell your dad to stay on high ground.

[Cha]

32. Positive Waves to Muserider!~

Kansas needs a break in the weather so you can clean up!

Tell stupid to stay away unless he brings REAL HELP and not just one of his fucking ENDLESS PHOTO OPS that only make situations Worse.

[undergroundpanther]

78. Dayum take care all you

people and horses..and since after all this flooding is over you'll have tons of mud.Toss a mud pie in Bush's face if he tries to photo op this,. Better yet cover him all over in mud pies.

[ninkasi]

34. Good vibes going

to her, and to you. Stay safe, and we'll be praying, or sending positive thoughts, or both.:grouphug:

[Mabus]

35. Thanks for the update.

Poor thing. Tell her I'm thinking about her. I heard one of the news programs talking about the Wakie being out of its banks near Topeka. I didn't know it was out near her.

The city here shut down some streets here because of flooding. I had to take a small detour this morning to get to the park for the dogs' morning walk. The street was open by the time we were headed back and we haven't had as nearly as much rain as they have down the road Muse's way.

[proud2BlibKansan]

45. Sorry my phone cut out

It doesn't do well in the rain.

I am grateful to have internet though.

[Mabus]

65. No problem

I figured as much. I'm glad you've got the internet back too. Is your cable working yet?

[proud2BlibKansan]

68. Yes it is fine now

But my internet kept cutting on and off. We think we finally got it fixed. But it always acts up when it rains. So I could be offline anytime now.

[Mabus]

77. Speaking of cutting in and out

Tim in Mission is having a party this Saturday night. He asked me to invite you (and the others) over. I told him about petersond visitng and he said to bring him and his wife along. I can bring directions or PM them to you if you don't have Tim's address.

[proud2BlibKansan]

79. 2 parties?

Cool!

[Mabus]

91. Three if you want to go to a pagan wedding with me in the afternoon

It's up in Leavenworth County. I hope it hasn't been flooded out.

[proud2BlibKansan]

92. I just heard they are evacuating Atchison

That's further north, though, eh?

[Mabus]

97. I hope Sally (the Heartland Ghost)'s house is okay

Atchison is about thirty miles north-northwest of Leavenworth.

[Cabcere]

36. Hugs and good vibes to all of y'all dealing with the awful weather in Kansas

:hug: Stay safe - we'll be thinking about you! :hug:

[HeeBGBz]

38. Positive vibes to MuseRider and storm weary Kansas

I hope everyones okay, including old horse.

[Neecy]

41. I was worried about this

I saw a news report today about the flooding down there and thought of her.

I hope she hasn't had any flooding in her house. That's nasty work to get cleaned up.

Please let her know her fellow Kansans are pulling for her, and if she needs anything to give us a shout. God knows nobody else is going to be available to help her (thanks, George!).

[NJCher]

42. we Jerseyans know

and empathize. It was only a few weeks ago that we had flooding. Tell Muserider we're thinking of her and hoping for the best. So glad the horse freed himself.



Cher

[flyarm]

44. my kindest wishes to MuseRider and all those in Kansas..bless you all!!!

i used to live in Leawood and remember the flooding of 1977 in Kansas City...

god bless you all..stay safe...

sending all my best wishes!!

fly

[proud2BlibKansan]

50. Oh that was horrible

I will never forget the cars floating down Brush Creek!

[CrazyOrangeCat]

54. My mother worked at Macy's . . .

and she had some stories.

I was eighteen, and remember driving out east the day after, to see the Little Blue--1-1/2 miles wide.

We lived near 39th and Noland. I forget how many hours were involved, but we got over 15 inches of rain.

[flyarm]

57. 7 inches of rain in 2 hours!! and then alot of more rain a 5 ft wall of water went

through the Plaza..my husband was stuck at the KCROYALS ball park..we lived at a new "lake" that was empty ..and it filled overnight!!

it was quite a storm..but still nothing like what the good people of Kansas are going through right now..i am so sad for them..so sad...

fly

[lapfog_1]

47. Funny story about the Wakarusa river

and Lawrence KS...

Lawrence was originally named Wakarusa, as the Native Americans had long called a crossing of the Wakarusa just to the east of the limestone bluffs that overlook the Kaw (Kansas river). Anyway, the town fathers decided that Wakarusa wasn't a good name for their town because someone finally translated the name for them.

Wakarusa means "Horse Shit".

Now that I got that bit of trivia out... I hope Muse is fine and stays safe.

[proud2BlibKansan]

51. Oh that is funny!!

:rofl:

[Jamastiene]

48. I sure wouldn't want to be in that situation right now.

I feel for MuseRider. I hope the weather improves for all of us. Kansas sure got hit hard. I still can't believe those pictures of Greensburg. I'm sending the best possible vibes out to all affected by this horribly violent weather patterns.

[deminks]

52. Best wishes to my fellow Kansans

We've got quite a bit of storm season left. I was fortunate to find a way to get into town this morning. I never in my long lifetime remember parts of Topeka being evacuated for floods. Never. I This was citywide. Every creek went out of it's banks. 500 water rescues by 8:00 am this morning. Some places wont crest here until tomorrow. Some have already crested. The local media say we are going to be dry tonight, but there is a chance of rain through the next 7 days. Parts of Kansas City will flood tomorrow.

10 inches here in one night. It was incredible. Stay safe.

[tularetom]

55. Stay safe and as dry as possible Muse Rider & horses

Wishing you the best from a fellow horse owner.

[Festivito]

56. Well, at least as a DUer,

we'll be on higher ground than *'ll ever be.

I don't know why it is with DUers, that I can read a story, and in that moment, I can feel like I am right there with you. I hope you know what I mean and can feel it too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

63. Oh I know exactly what you mean

[RevCheesehead]

60. Please let Muse know she is in my prayers,

as are all those affected by the flooding and storms.

[proud2BlibKansan]

64. Will do!

:hi:

[ComerPerro]

66. tell Muse she should roll up her pants and stop complaining, lol

[proud2BlibKansan]

69. I'll tell her you are on your way to help bail her out

I know she will appreciate your help! :)

[ComerPerro]

73. in all seriousness, if she wants any help give her my cell

[proud2BlibKansan]

74. Will do

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

67. Best wishes to Muse, and everyone else dealing with the bad

conditions in Kansas. :hug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

70. Shit, this sounds like the makings of

a level four disaster... perhaps it is time to make them calls again

Thanks for the heads up

Oy and don't ask...

I'll be busy tomorrow

[mntleo2]

71. Seattle Sends Her Sunshine

...today it was gorgeous and no rain for which Seattle is famous ...I wish we had the rain and Muse had our sun. No tornadoes here except a couple freak ones up north last year, but I will pray for her and for all the ones who have lost so much.

Cat in Seattle

[shraby]

72. Hope the morning finds everyone safe

and sound and dry.

[Blue_In_AK]

75. Pass on my concern and good thoughts, Proud2BLib

I've been worried about you guys down there.

[proud2BlibKansan]

81. I'm okay

KC is not in bad shape - yet. They are predicting flooding as bad as 1993, when Missouri was under water. Muse in Topeka is in worse shape today.

It's concerning because we have rain forecast for the rest of the week.

[SusanaMontana41]

76. Sending good thoughts your way, proud and Muse

My family is in Nebraska and they're getting lots of rain, too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

80. Good Morning America reporting from Wakarusa, KS this a.m.

River looks bad.

[LWolf]

82. Hugs, hopes,

and all my best wishes to my friend Muse.

:grouphug:

Please keep us updated if you can, and stay safe yourself!

[proud2BlibKansan]

83. Will do

Schools canceled in many area districts. Not mine, darn it :)

[Adelante]

84. MuseRider is one of my very favorite DUers

Stay safe, hon, and you, proud2Blib and all of Kansans.

[lonestarnot]

85. Hang in there MuseRider. y caballos.

[GreenPartyVoter]

86. Aw, dang!

I hope this all ends well. *hugs and prayers*

[Joe Fields]

87. Where do you live?

[proud2BlibKansan]

93. I live in KC

Muse is south of Topeka.

[Joe Fields]

109. I thought so. We live about a half mile from the Little Blue River.

It's about ten feet over it's banks, and several roads around us are closed. The walking trail that runs next to the river, where I take my do for walks is now part of the river. It's twice as wide as normal.

[blondeatlast]

88. Thinking of all of you in my beloved home state.

Tell Muse we love her.

I've finally heard from all of my relatives in some form and all are well--whew!

[KoKo]

89. (((Good Vibes))) Stay Safe Muse and all other DU'ers who are dealing

with this. :grouphug:

[knitter4democracy]

90. Oh, be careful!

That sounds scary. Do you have things ready to evacuate if you have to?

[atommom]

94. Hang in there MuseRider, and everyone else who's dealing with these storms!

Hope to see you back online and kicking soon. :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

95. Been watching the news?

It's getting scary north of the river.

[atommom]

107. Yes, it is! For once I'm glad not to live by the river. nt

[medeak]

96. Muse was the nicest person to me when I first came to DU

give her good vibes from me as well and thinking of you all!

[KansDem]

98. Stay high, stay dry...!!!

:hi:


Oh, and proud2Blib, I can explain this:
dipshit dubya is coming to Greensburg on Wednesday...

He heard there were free smokes and booze for the taking!

[proud2BlibKansan]

99. Hey!

If Greensburg wasn't so far from here, I would be there tomorrow.

[Karenina]

100. Much love to Muse!!!

Good vibes coming across the big pond to all our Kansans!!!

[cally]

101. I'm so sorry

Let us know if there is anyway I can help. Send her my best.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

102. Hang tough, Muse and fellow Kansas residents!

Mother Nature has ber britches in a wad, just ride her out safely! :hi:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

103. Send her my concern for her and her horses well being

She's one of my favorite DUers, a great heart and sharp mind both.

Hopefully she has enough feed for the animals and herself to wait this out and won't be attempting to travel. The horse is no doubt exhausted from fighting the mud right now, if she can stable it and keep it dry I bet it will be alright.

Now for an odd bit of advice from someone who lives in flood prone country. Tell her to boil her water, be it well or city there's a very good chance the source is contaminated from the rain runoff. Water supplies are usually the first thing to get contaminated when there's flooding and it's better to be safe than sorry.

Let her know she's in my thoughts and I'm also sending good vibes her direction.

[merh]

104. All sorts of good vibes and well wishes for MuseRider

and proud2Blib and greenbriar and all those affected by this nasty weather system.

I know about that nauseting feeling that comes from the visit by the * - he is a waste of time and effort and just a friggin inconvenience, folks here hate it when he comes, it just distrupts traffic and doesn't do any good.

Best of luck to you all - you are in my prayers. :grouphug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

117. Thanks merh!

:hug:

[Pacifist Patriot]

105. Oh goodness. What a world out of balance.

Central Florida water tables are even lower than they were the the "Wildfire Summer" of '98. I hope she and everyone else is alright. I so sympathize with obnoxious presences. Politicians descend like locusts whenever we get a hurricane. Obnoxious doesn't begin to describe it.

[Catherine Vincent]

106. I hope everyone affected by the floods stay high and dry.

:hi:

[mzmolly]

108. Sending thoughts and prayers

to MuseRider and those living in Kansas.

[AnnieBW]

110. Oh, no!

Please let us know if there's anything that we can do! We're praying for her.

[Wednesdays]

111. I can't get out of my block today

I live in an Oklahoma City suburb, and while it's not nearly as bad as what you describe, both ends of my street are impassible because of deep rushing water on the cross-streets, and the police have those streets barracaded off.

Hope things let up soon, although I understand rain is in the forecast for the next several days. :scared:

[Tess49]

116. Where do you live? I'm in Norman, where several streets

are blocked off. As all this rainfall fills up the Canadian River, we might be in for some major flooding. Hope not.

[colorado_ufo]

112. As a fellow horse owner

as well as being a native of NOLA (permanently now in CO), Muse surely has my prayers, and that goes for all the people of Kansas.

[CottonBear]

113. I hope you are your horses will be OK Muse!

I'm sending good thoughts and prayers for you! I hope your old horse is feeling better tonight. Being stuck in the mud is an awful experince for any horse.
:hug:

[vanboggie]

114. Wish I could help you with the horse

The stall next to my geriatric gelding is empty for a couple of months, but alas I am several states away. I can only imagine your worry. Best wishes and take care from another DU'er with an old horse.

[WiseButAngrySara]

115. Oh, best wishes to MuseRider! I love her posts. ....n/t

[MuseRider]

118. I'M BACK!!!

At least I am back for a short time, who knows how long my connection will last. Big wind must have knocked my dish and since it is hanging on my decrepit barn it easily gets out of alignment.

Man what a couple of days. We ended up with about 19 inches of rain. The creek (usually about 2 inches deep and 3 feet wide at maximum) became a raging river and took out most of the house at the end of the block. It was about 2 blocks wide at the highest point yesterday, now still up but receding. Thankfully before I bought this place about 12 years ago I did extensive research to get FEMA off my back. I am above the flood plain, enough so that I can now prove it will not flood me out.

Operations were run from the drive to my farm since it was dry. They would launch a boat over the creek the pull it around the corner and launch again in the river. It looked like the mighty Mississippi and was running fast. I don't even want to know what has happened down there, still can't get to it.

Thanks everyone. I was always fine. I have a little apartment with the basics and I went and bought food thinking this was going to be a long haul. I can get in and out now so I am fine but please think of those who are not. This was the worst ever in Wakarusa and pretty bad in Topeka too.

Horse is OK. Standing dry in 2 stalls, pissed off that I won't let him out with the others. Kinda funny, he is really too old to do much about being mad but he did try to bite me, first time in 12 years. He is about 30 but we do not know for sure, ancient for a horse but he still has strong teeth!

Wakarusa means horse shit? That cracks me up. I love my little community, about 2 blocks long with no other streets and horse shit is my life so it is perfect.

Proud, thanks.

Everyone thanks.

Comer...I tried to call you but you changed your cell phone number! I was going to ask you if you could bring me a boat but mostly I did want to see you with your pants rolled up. Hubba Hubba! ;)

BTW. Firemen, no matter how hunky you are, you are never going to get the ladies interested with shorts held up by those big suspenders and knee high boots. It may be very practical but I about lost it when I saw that. Of course they were out in boats trying to catch loose floating propane tanks and tie them to the trees and that was funny enough but when they got out of the boats I just had to walk back up to the farm. God bless them but dang that looks funny!

Thanks everyone! I just tried to post this but my connection is so slow I can't find it so I will try again, if there end up being more than one could someone please contact a mod because I doubt I will be able to get back in until later and I would be SO embarrassed by a double or triple post! :)

[IronLionZion]

119. So glad to see you made it OK!

:grouphug: Hang in there!

[CottonBear]

120. Thank goodness you and your horses are OK!

The old grumpy one sounds like he'll be fine! Take care and be safe.

:hi: CB

[DancingBear]

121. Just as well

You don't answer your damn cell phone anyway... :)


:hi:

[MuseRider]

124. Well you NEVER call!

If I had known it was you I would have put you into voicemail. ;)

[uppityperson]

126. Hi, how are you doing, got flooding too?

[LWolf]

123. Great to know you're doing well!

Here's this morning's horse story at my place to make you smile.

My ewes dropped their lambs last week; I only have a few, no big deal. Their pasture is next to the horse pasture.

Apparently, one of the little ones found another place in the fence for me to fix, and squeezed into the horse pasture. Got lost. Ran around calling frantically to mommy, but couldn't find her own pasture.

All the ruckus brought family out of the house; they arrived in time to see my mare corral the little one, comfort her, and herd her back to the fence, where she squeezed through and found her anxious mom.

Take good care, MuseRider.

:hi:

[MuseRider]

133. Oh that is so wonderful!

I have a funny horse/goat story. One of my baby pygmy's has a lot of bravado as a young kid will often have. Those little boys are so funny. Anyway, he got into the horse pen, his favorite new game, and started running around. My horses are cutting horses and of course after a few snorts they put their heads down and came at him. He looked up to see two mares with their noses down to his level coming at him. He reared up in that funny, twisted way that they do. It stopped the mares and it gave him enough time to come down, go BAP BAP nailing them both with his little hornless head, and run under the fence. It was so funny.

Poor little lamb baby! They are so very cute. I am glad your mare was gentle and kind with her. I love those stories. Aren't they pitiful when they get upset? It just wrenches your heart. Those fences are a never ending chore but if we always had them perfect we would miss situations like this.

[LWolf]

136. I'll bet that was a big surprise to the mares!

I don't have to go looking for entertainment. Just pull up a chair anywhere on my place, and there will be something to watch. It's a great life.

:hi:

[uppityperson]

125. Glad to hear from you and best of luck to you, Horse, everyone else dealing with this

[proud2BlibKansan]

127. Hip hip hooray!!!

SOOOO glad you are back here even if only for awhile. I was worried about you. Thanks so much for calling.

[ComerPerro]

129. I changed my cell phone number so that you wouldn't call me, lol

seriously, though, check your pm

[MuseRider]

130. Hey! You never sent me that mail that you were going to.

I hope everything is OK.

Yes, I know I called you way too often but you know how it is. :shrug:

Will do, it seems that my sat will hang on for a while. It is as slow as molasses but it is still connected.

I have some great pictures and a couple of videos too that I would like to post but that will have to wait.

:hi:

[ComerPerro]

131. I got your address. But we haven't sent out save-the-date stuff. Shoud be next week

[bliss_eternal]

132. Just saw this thread...

...so glad I continued to read and saw that you're ok. Whew--what a relief! I was really freaking out for you and your horses. :scared:

So glad to hear you can get on-line and for the moment are out of harm's way.
Be well, friend. :hug::pals:

Sending you safety vibes and hugs! ((((Muse Rider))))

Best always,
bliss :hi:

[Solly Mack]

137. Glad to see you

:)

[Adelante]

138. Firemen, hunky, yeah!!

So glad you are okay :pals:

[AnneD]

122. Having been through all of the

possible disasters except volcanic eruptions or tsunami's, I can say with confidence that THEY ALL SUCK.

Stay as safe as you can, go to higher ground when you must (when water is getting close to your waist and swift moving-you have to be able to walk out safely), get an emergency pack ready, baggie important papers, if your higher ground is your roof-make sure you can get on to it with a saw or ax. If you wade through water, watch out for snakes, fire ants, and swift currents. Pray! It may not help, but it certainly won't hurt and can help you feel calm. Calm and clear thinking is what will save you.

[gademocrat7]

128. Sending good vibes that MuseRider and her animals will o.k.

[calimary]

134. If you've got any garlic, hang it on your front door. Might help keep the vampires

at bay.

Tell Muse we're thinking about her. Wish she could send some of that water out here - it's awfully dry and fire-prone here in hot, parched SoCal.

[windbreeze]

135. Hoping for the best for all Kansans...

sorry to hear this...I don't know which is worse...fire/flood/tornados/earthquakes...all are terrible to live through...keep a stiff upper lip, Muse...our thoughts are with you..
wb