Anyone heard from DU'er "Muse Rider" and other Kansas/Missouri Du'ers re Floods?

[KoKo]

There was a long post with good wishes for "Muse" and just watching the Weather Channel it looks like many farms are underwater and cut off. Her farm and one of her horses had a problem a couple of days ago.

Just wondering how our Mid-West folks are doing...if any of their friends here have heard.

:shrug:

[WiseButAngrySara]

1. I haven't heard, but will kick this. ....n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

2. see this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x843024

[Hekate]

3. Kick with hopes of more recent news

:grouphug:

Hekate

[bliss_eternal]

4. Muse Rider checked into that thread

here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=843024&mesg_id=848182

[KoKo]

5. Thanks....Here's her post for those like myself who missed it:

MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue May-08-07 05:23 PM
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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! :)