tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post3895449884608470641..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: Imelda and points eastellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22977598634341332612019-09-21T10:45:53.857-05:002019-09-21T10:45:53.857-05:00Glad to read that you are out of harm's way. A...Glad to read that you are out of harm's way. Another flooding would be gruesome. In 2014/15 we had a flooded basement and a storm damaged garden/neighbourhood two years in a row and it took a lot out of me at the time. I am expecting more in years to come.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-28578400267949214802019-09-20T20:02:05.061-05:002019-09-20T20:02:05.061-05:00Depressing when you think about it. Probably why s...Depressing when you think about it. Probably why so many don't think about it. I do worry about my grandchildren, but then realize that I can only do my part and preach it to them. Glad you are safe and dry.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-76048644941533155462019-09-20T19:11:50.247-05:002019-09-20T19:11:50.247-05:00Glad to know that you are safe, but it's disco...Glad to know that you are safe, but it's disconcerting to hear about your daughter. I hope the water didn't rise for her anymore.<br />I heard on NPR the other night that this younger and, thankfully, proactive generation is seriously contemplating having children. Some of them have even vowed not to. Not that the planet needs anymore, but that's sad to hear.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-39021376396562171822019-09-20T19:00:43.985-05:002019-09-20T19:00:43.985-05:00I've been smug about "living on top of th...I've been smug about "living on top of the hill" for most of my life. The best part of that deal is the ability to take the mop and buckets and shop vac and brute force and go down in the valley and help friends as they are periodically flooded out by hundred year storms. We've had a lot of those these last ten or twenty years.<br />I thought about those hundreds of thousands of youngsters out protesting in the streets today. A great number of them need to be elected to office at a very young age. I read, or heard on PBS today, we have the span of only a few generations left.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-59859775240527410842019-09-20T11:09:50.483-05:002019-09-20T11:09:50.483-05:00We live NE of Dallas, Dimi works in Frisco. When ...We live NE of Dallas, Dimi works in Frisco. When we bought this house I insisted we not get near the lakes...for that very reason. We are almost on the top of a small hill. It's Texas, in this part of the state there are no hills. Today we are just seeing the edge of the storm approach us. They predict thunder storms later in the day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102691270921023195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-44944498545743562232019-09-20T11:04:39.763-05:002019-09-20T11:04:39.763-05:00David says we live on the 500 year flood plain. I ...David says we live on the 500 year flood plain. I really don't like the sound of that since we live near a river that has flooded 7 times since I moved here 17 years ago. I would be happier living somewhere in New Mexico, really. I'm glad you are okay and not flooded out. Incidentally we had a whopper of a storm that moved down from Austin and hit us around 9 last night. Got 3 much needed inches of rain.Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65662288075326390582019-09-20T10:27:37.427-05:002019-09-20T10:27:37.427-05:00A sobering reflection indeed. My husband recently ...A sobering reflection indeed. My husband recently wondered at the wisdom of bringing more children into this battered world. I told him perhaps our grandchildren will be the ones to finally turn the tide. I guess I’m not so hopeless after all. Stay safe, my friend. You and yours. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22290081940169500942019-09-20T09:42:02.607-05:002019-09-20T09:42:02.607-05:00I'm glad you're not affected by this parti...I'm glad you're not affected by this particular storm - and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised (ha) & be able to afford to raise the house. At this point I'm also glad that we never had kids. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-46222104862684094072019-09-20T08:50:10.256-05:002019-09-20T08:50:10.256-05:00I often wonder how people with children and grandc...I often wonder how people with children and grandchildren can be so blase about climate change and the extreme weather it has and will wrought. Then, again, people who don't care are totally self-focused and anything that happens outside of a six-inch radius of their being doesn't interest them. I was hoping that you were outside of the worst of it. So much rain.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-51017697299371403212019-09-20T07:38:41.814-05:002019-09-20T07:38:41.814-05:00Glad to hear that you're not in harm's way...Glad to hear that you're not in harm's way with this one. You're right though- most of us are already seeing the changes in a far more dramatic way than we thought would happen. And yeah, it's going to get worse. So much worse. <br />Stay safe, Ellen. I hate hearing about your daughter being stranded at work. May the waters recede soon. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-31940250793243289062019-09-20T07:14:48.623-05:002019-09-20T07:14:48.623-05:00Seeing the news of the rain and flooding, my first...Seeing the news of the rain and flooding, my first thought was of you, Ellen and your safety. I am so glad that you and your home are far enough away from the disaster area. My heart goes out to all those people who are suffering through this terrible, terrible storm. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-17623731228107912942019-09-20T03:41:37.223-05:002019-09-20T03:41:37.223-05:00I'm glad you're not getting any severe flo...I'm glad you're not getting any severe flooding where you are. When I read the news this morning I wondered about you right away! I too feel like I can probably live out my life without too much disruption, and I don't have kids (fortunately) -- I worry more about the environment, the animals, nature, than I do the billions and billions of people already crowding the planet.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22325521471557503322019-09-20T02:03:29.662-05:002019-09-20T02:03:29.662-05:00It is quite a thing to be reflecting onIt is quite a thing to be reflecting onJennifer Tetlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216669559770468403noreply@blogger.com