Historic flooding in Nashville
- topper1296
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Historic flooding in Nashville
I live in Nashville and I just want to spread the word about how bad things are here. We had a "500 year" flood and it has been lost in the news with the oil leak in the gulf and Times Square. All I'm asking is that you keep you in your thoughts and prayers. Below is the site to our flagship newspaper that has a lot of coverage about it. Thanks.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
- runthetrails
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Big Picture has excellent photographs of the flooding.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... essee.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... essee.html
I've actually seen a good bit of press coverage, but we live in the southeast. However, we used to live in Nashville (and our old neighborhood in Bellevue got flooded) so I've probably been more in tune to it than the avg person.
There is a good post at nashvillest dot com on how to help with the recovery efforts. I can't post the link yet (new account), but maybe someone can help out. It was published on May 3rd and is called "So Nashville is Flooded, How Can I Help?"
There is a good post at nashvillest dot com on how to help with the recovery efforts. I can't post the link yet (new account), but maybe someone can help out. It was published on May 3rd and is called "So Nashville is Flooded, How Can I Help?"
I stayed at the Opryland Hotel in February this year. It was beautiful and pleasant. On the day of arrival I could not find my way, and a hotel worker walked me all the way to my room. Those who stayed in Opryland should appreciate that I am generally not map-challenged (I use maps all the time), and that the hotel employee had quite a long walk out of his way. And by the way, he was a maintenance (not service) employee.kenschmidt wrote:Can't believe Opryland Hotel was under water. We visited a couple of years ago - I showed my kids the flood pictures and they were shocked.
The flight back to Washington was a challenge though, because we had looming snow storms. At one point, I thought I would not mind to be stuck in Opryland if I could not get back home.
I hope the hotel and the city recover soon,
Victoria
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I also stayed at the Opryland Hotel a few years ago and rode the General Jackson steamboat and visited Opry Mills Mall. Very enjoyable visit. The "French Quarter" was beautiful and spent a few late evenings on the rotating bar.
The pictures of the area are shocking. Wish all those affected my sympathies.
The pictures of the area are shocking. Wish all those affected my sympathies.
Not to mention rioting in Greece and an election in U.K. However, I've been watching the scenes in Nashville from relatively dry Boston. It's really incredible to see water that deep and affecting such a large area of a big city. And right in the city, too. I try to imagine what it would be like to have water that deep on Boylston Street in Boston or Fifth Avenue in New York.it has been lost in the news with the oil leak in the gulf and Times Square.
As far as natural calamities go, water seems to cause the greatest damage.Stonebr wrote:Not to mention rioting in Greece and an election in U.K. However, I've been watching the scenes in Nashville from relatively dry Boston. It's really incredible to see water that deep and affecting such a large area of a big city. And right in the city, too. I try to imagine what it would be like to have water that deep on Boylston Street in Boston or Fifth Avenue in New York.it has been lost in the news with the oil leak in the gulf and Times Square.
Victoria
P.S. Add to the list of last week's calamities significant market declines and the volcano in Iceland acting up again.
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Okay, nobody took me up on my request to post this link, but now I can do it myself.
Here's a rundown of ways you can help complete with links where appropriate:
http://nashvillest.com/2010/05/03/so-na ... an-i-help/
Here's a rundown of ways you can help complete with links where appropriate:
http://nashvillest.com/2010/05/03/so-na ... an-i-help/