Things sure get complicated, quick: When homes and belongings, roads and bridges, water systems, power—indeed, all of the daily infrastructure we take for granted—are gone in an afternoon, swept down the creek, through the holler, in a torrent of mud and trees.
This reminds me of an old saying my Dad would use, "There, but for the Grace of God go I". You were lucky is as simple as I can define it. It reminds me of what parents must do to keep their family alive during wartime, only that can last for years, not just days.
We have been having these same conversations. Our entire valley, in similar circumstances, could certainly flood. We are less than a mile from a river inlet and I have seen the streams get over the road on numerous occasions. We have one ridge we *think* the horses and livestock would be safe. Flying back into Knoxville yesterday and looking at the Tn River.....it's just a big basin ready for disaster. We also discussed the generator, gas, etc...I have come to the conclusion getting back to Georgia is the only safety from flood! But then there are the winds and tornadoes. Mother Nature is in charge.
It has been eye opening, and heartbreaking. Climate change is real, and to those who don't believe...may you not learn the hard way.
This reminds me of an old saying my Dad would use, "There, but for the Grace of God go I". You were lucky is as simple as I can define it. It reminds me of what parents must do to keep their family alive during wartime, only that can last for years, not just days.
Glad to hear it didn't hit your farm, Brian.
As we head into the Anthropocene, extreme weather will likely become more frequent.
How to develop and build in genuine resilience is a challenge.
Let me see how best to respond to this, David. Yup.
We have been having these same conversations. Our entire valley, in similar circumstances, could certainly flood. We are less than a mile from a river inlet and I have seen the streams get over the road on numerous occasions. We have one ridge we *think* the horses and livestock would be safe. Flying back into Knoxville yesterday and looking at the Tn River.....it's just a big basin ready for disaster. We also discussed the generator, gas, etc...I have come to the conclusion getting back to Georgia is the only safety from flood! But then there are the winds and tornadoes. Mother Nature is in charge.