Here’s the thing to remember as we glance at these ashen skies and curse our fate, all the while making jokes about when exactly we moved to Seattle.
It could be worse. A lot worse.
We could live in Wilkes-Barre. Or Harrisburg.
They aren’t joking about the rain there. They aren’t complaining about how long it takes to get to work.
They are watching their homes and lives being washed away. That’s if they can. Many have been evacuated.
As many as 100,000 people have been evacuated in the wake of a raging Susquehanna River. This morning it appears the river will crest just a tad under the level of the levees that protect homes, meaning hopefully that a disaster won’t turn into a catastrophe.
Five people already have lost their lives.
Yes, we’re all tired of the rain that has drenched us seemingly every day since early August.
But it could be a lot worse. Just ask the people in Wilkes-Barre.
It could be worse. A lot worse.
We could live in Wilkes-Barre. Or Harrisburg.
They aren’t joking about the rain there. They aren’t complaining about how long it takes to get to work.
They are watching their homes and lives being washed away. That’s if they can. Many have been evacuated.
As many as 100,000 people have been evacuated in the wake of a raging Susquehanna River. This morning it appears the river will crest just a tad under the level of the levees that protect homes, meaning hopefully that a disaster won’t turn into a catastrophe.
Five people already have lost their lives.
Yes, we’re all tired of the rain that has drenched us seemingly every day since early August.
But it could be a lot worse. Just ask the people in Wilkes-Barre.
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