Current State of … Things
New Forecast: 32 Feet
Current Level: 29.62 Feet
Water Restrictions in effect
Drinking only
Cedar Rapids water treatment currently at 25%
Water bottles have been filled
Mandatory evacuation may or may not be in effect here
Basically everyone within 1 block of current water level is ordered to evacuate…we may be there, but we are stuck in the area and don’t have [...]
Stranded
So…the floods have finally cut us off from leaving the general area. Ellis is closed as it mostly just looks like part of the river now. We have a high road that leads out of the area through back roads and such. Basically we end up on O Ave. which would connect us to Edgewood [...]
Flooding!
So…Cedar Rapids is currently experiencing record flooding. And it isn’t done yet. The Cedar River at Cedar Rapids has a flood stage of 12 feet. Meaning, once the river is above 12 feet, flooding is technically occurring. As I am writing this, the river is at 20 feet and rising. If you’re interested, you can [...]
It is time…
I have finally decided it is time to take my leave from the services provided by Livejournal and move into my own webspace. I have been considering this for quite some time as there are definite pros and cons to the move…
Pros
Customization: I can make my blog my own.
Themes
Plugins
Widgets
URL
Control: I have full control over the [...]