As I sit here writing this with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast - I have to admit I am a bit on the scared side - especially this time of year. This is my father Robert standing next to our crick. Those of you that live near streams like this - the worry about it overflowing after a rainstorm is always in the back of your mind along with falling trees from the hillside. But the #1 fear - that shows it's ugly head at times like this - is memories of the '77 Flood seeping in to your brain and just how quickly things can go downhill in a heart beat - we are all helpless against the power of water. But having said that - the Flood taught a lot of us how to better plan ahead for times like this and how you can live for days on very little but the clothes on your back.
Some people would say you're stupid for living there. But I say for the most part - you can't help what neighborhood you live in around the Johnstown area - you live where you live and that's that. When you stop to think about - the '77 Flood proved that no neighborhood is really as safe as folks living there think it is anyway.
For those of you on Facebook - Hurricane Sandy has her own page: CLICK HERE.
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Agreed. Anytime we complain about the weather or talk about dangers like this and get a "So why do you live there?" in return--you know that's someone who just doesn't get it. :o)
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