My cousin, Corie, took these pictures on 6/13/08. She was returning home from a vacation with her kids. She said that she wasn't sure how the pictures would turn out as they were driving the speed limit and not blocking traffic by taking pictures like the many thoughtless pea-heads who were stopped on the roads and the bridge. I think the pictures are really good.
Thankfully her home, as well as the rest of my family living in Cedar Rapids, is safe. The only home damaged was Corie's Mother-in-Law's house. According to the email I received with these pictures, her Mother-in-Law lives about four blocks from the Dairy Queen pictured. Well, the Dairy Queen sign. It seems that the actual Dairy Queen is a bit swamped at the moment.
It's impossible for me to fathom the stress this situation is causing. Please keep my family, along with the many people in the state of IA that have been affected by this horrible weather pattern, in your thoughts and prayers.
~~~~~~~~UPDATE:
Corie just wrote that a 2nd water tower is now operational and the people of Cedar Rapids are again allowed to bath. She also said that the surrounding towns are helping by sharing water from their towers.
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Thoughts and prayers in abundance. It seems that New Orleans isn't the only city that is vulnerable.
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