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Rhiannon12866

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6. Same here! Yikes!

Reply to LoisB (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 12, 2023, 02:30 AM

Jul 2023

My friend who I grew up with lives in the most rural area, nearest to a one-store town on a dirt road off a dirt road. Fortunately, it's up a hill and the amazing house she built is three stories, but I worry about her just the same.

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'Catastrophic' flooding in Vermont prompts state of emergency - ABC News [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 OP

K n R Thanks for posting... JoeOtterbein Jul 2023 #1

Thanks! And I know! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #2

This is terrible. Positive thoughts for all the people in Vermont. LoisB Jul 2023 #3

It's truly heartbreaking, Vermont got devastated by Hurricane Irene, the flooding took roads out Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #4

I read that. I just pray that dam holds and there is no loss of life. LoisB Jul 2023 #5

Same here! Yikes! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #6

I hope she remains safe. More rain on the horizon for them. We are still having landslides out LoisB Jul 2023 #7

I'm in Northeastern New York, not far from Vermont, and we're having unprecedented rain now Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #8

Thank you, you do the same. LoisB Jul 2023 #9

Absolutely! calimary Jul 2023 #10

Sounds like you're in the Plattkill area, and I've been... TreasonousBastard Jul 2023 #11

The closest "city" to Colchester is Burlington, we spent a lot of time there Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #12

I just realized I somehow typed Plattkill instead of Plattsburgh.... TreasonousBastard Jul 2023 #13