The Great Midwest Flood of 2008

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I've noticed the almost total lack of activity on this forum the past couple days. I fear that many of our members are caught up in fighting the onslaught of water in our nation's central watershed. From Nick-America in southern IL to Two Guns and Tommy in LA, I'm thinking that all those RTV's are carrying sandbags and carrying stuff around. I have only watched it on TV, but it seems to me that the cost of all this will far exceed Katrina because of the time length of the flooding and the hundreds (thousands?) of square miles affected. We probably have members in IA, IN, WI, MI, KS, MO - I remember one in KY or AR who is planning a return from Iraq to a new RTV soon. I'm not too familiar with the midwest geography, having lived in the northeast most of my life, but am trying to learn. Does anyone have some knowledge on all this?</p>


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From what I've been told, we suppose to get somewhere in the area of 52- 55 feet, but, they have been wrong many times before, and I know for a fact, they don't tell the whole storyfor the idea of spooking folks down here. Now, river is at44.87 at 6:30 pm >>>> Yes, the river is creeping up slowly. We are praying like crazy for them poor folks up there, they are going threw some terrible times for sure !!!!</p>


<span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#ff0000"> <font face="JohnHancock">~~~~~~ Two Guns ~~~~~~</font></font></span></p>


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I follow it on CNN news on the internet 3 or 4 times thru the day. My heart sure goes out to all of these people who are fighting for their very lives and liveyhoods. They are in my thoughts and prayers everyday. One woman said that she had lost everything and that she would not rebuild again there. It had however been a good place to rasie her 7 children. As hard as it would be for some or all to reloacte elsewhere it would be equally hard for me to leave here also.</p>
 
I have been thinking about our friends along the flooding rivers too. This flooding has displaced many and will also impact everyone of us with the loss of those farmers crops . The cattleman's hoof price of beef has fallen some 10% or more because of the predicted rise in grains the feedlots need to grow out beefBut the prices will be even higher yet at the store when coupled with the high cost of diesel.I wonder if farmers under water ..that have already booked their crops, will be required to fulfill their contracts. If so ,they will have a double hit by having to replace the booked price cropwith flood inflated $ ones.....[ In regard to Katrina, itwas bad because so many people lost their lives ,it was terrible wind and water.].With so many of our fellow Americans along the river in such dire straits ,I will certainly keep them in my prayers and remind them that not all is lost, and to look at the clean up/ sand bagrituallike eating an elephant..one bite at a timeand it can be done!!.Bordercollie</p>
 
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......farmers under water ..that have already booked their crops, will be required to fulfill their contracts.</p>
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The crop contracts has been on my mind also. And you know as well as I do, they have done booked them crops. I just pray that the contracts can be voided due to the situation, for that could belly-up many good farmers ......</p>


<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"> <font face="JohnHancock">~~~~~~ Two Guns ~~~~~~</font></span></span></p>


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to me if the goverment can send billions over seas to help out others then they can spend a few billion here to help out thier own. if they don't we need another revolution .remeber boston right??well i think it's time to run to the bayou and throw all them cokes and sprites into it. i ain't gonna waist mylippton tea but i'll throw some cokes into the bayou.lol</p>
 
Wow... I'm totally out of touch here. I had no idea that was evening happening.</p>
 
all that water comin down the river is soon to be in louisiana. you better keep an eye on that levee twoguns. i know the achafalya river is in my back yard almost. it's still got high water in bayou black where my brother-n-law lives. half his yards been under 3 feet of water for a month or two.</p>
 
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