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matt
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# Posted: 21 Aug 2007 13:06
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amamnd's home state of ohio has been hit pretty hard by a storm that orginated from canada. She had to evacuate her home at 5:45 otf time this morning do to flooding in her area
amanda wanted me to let you all know that she and her animals are safely at her parents house. but she is not sure when she will get home or be online next. she did say that it has not rained for the past few hours and all the flooding is starting to go down.
hopefully she will get to go home soon. but the main thing is shes alright.
i will relay more info as it comes it 
CL6 matt
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skevington
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# Posted: 21 Aug 2007 15:41
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Hey Matt! Thanks for letting us know. It is good to know that Amanda is okay.
Dmitri
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amandasp
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# Posted: 22 Aug 2007 11:33 · Edited by: amandasp
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I came home yesterday morning from work to find I couldn't get my house... out of the seven different side roads that lead to my road, I only found one I could get through. When I got to my house, I found that the creek was up in my front yard. The house is up on a hill and the water had come up over the hill and had completely covered my north driveway. I took my animals and went to my parents.
We returned today to find thankfully our sump pump in the basement had kept up and we only had a damp basement floor instead of the four feet my neighbors had. Several of my neighbors lost their washers, dryers, cars, and suffered damange to their homes. I just have a messy yard to clean up when it dries out. Thank goodness that God was watching over me.
Thanks for all the messages and love. I put up the pictures of the flood before I left my house and then pictures from the next day when we came back. I am glad to be back in my house. I give credit to my grandpa's genius in how he put my house up on a good sized hill.
I hope all the other peeps around me faired as well! I'm thinking of you. Thanks to Matt and my other friends at OTF for showing concern!
Flood Pictures Before I Left My House:
This is outside my garage... those plants stick up are my tomato plants...
http://a743.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l _3d168e774309e8a6cdc02d34247f41a6.jpg
My front yard... which has never been touched by the creek in forty years the house has been here...
http://a387.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l _6f310e135f767cec9885f8492a44f53a.jpg
My road with my yard on teh right...
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A closer view of my yard...
http://a663.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/73/l _ac71bea0ca0acbf033905b52911d22c6.jpg
AFTER:
Pieces of the road swept away...
http://a554.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l _1c2d27736ba21eda973d018db8aa7bd9.jpg
My side of the road and looking down teh creek
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The road where those pieces came from... current was that strong...
http://a817.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/98/l _c33d7496b08727d984658a33*3*3*a3cc90.jpg
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skevington
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# Posted: 22 Aug 2007 15:56
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Looks like everywhere is being hit with the floods. England just recently got a load of them though luckily we didn't get them down where i am. And i'd say that your tomato plants were pretty much screwed.
However, Amanda, you have an awesome amount of land there. I'd so marry you if you'd let me,
Dmitri
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aussielore
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# Posted: 22 Aug 2007 17:50
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Yeah, do you guys mind sending all that storm stuff to Australia? We're in the middle of a bloody drought!  all the same, nice to know you're safe, Ama'amda
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dierna
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# Posted: 30 Aug 2007 19:35
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Jimmony cricket!! Glad you're ok Amanda! 
Only rain Western Washington is getting is remnents of hurricanes and typhoons ATM... weee.... course that's normal. Winter it gets really bad....One year there was a flash flood at my apartment complex. Nobody was freaking out tho...we were all laughing and watching it from our porches. *lol*
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