Flood?!

Just moving up here this year and experiencing the long, harsh winter would have been just enough to push some one out of this area! Nope, then the flood came along and struck the Red River. It was scary because I had never had to experience anything like it. Granted, the last flood was in 1997.Its still a shocker for me. I actually went on Google and looked at the definition of sandbagging, because I did not even have a clue what that term entailed. Well, after doing twelve hours of it total, I got the picture. It was a long, tedious process. My body ached for a few days after. It didn't bother me much to go out and do it, because I felt as if I were doing something good, and I was. My roomate and I had went to a small neighborhood loacted right in front of the river. We knew a few college friends living there. We filled lots of sandbags and put them on four wheelers, where the sandbags would be taken to wherever needed. Then we moved a few blocks down and helped pass the sandbags through the line, leading to the bank of the river. It was muddy and messy, but alot of fun. I got to meet some new people, and just hang out with the FM area community, while supporting a good cause. I also went to the Fargo Dome and sandbagged for a while there. It was so noisy and crowded, but alot of sandbags got filled there! Then we went over to Sandbag central where it was such a small building and the smell of the large trucks exhaust, made me light headed. I shoveled there for about two hours straight, it was quite a workout! As much fun I had meeting new people, and doing something for the community, I hope I never have to fill another sandbag again! I will be happy to drive the fork-lift though! :)

The Flood

My house was not effected at all by the flood. My dad had a pump in our basement so that if any water came in it, it would go right back out again. I was very grateful for that because so many people lost a lot of valuable stuff and there were some sad stories to be told by people I had talked to. We had no sewage back up either, I was happy about that! My family members that live around here were not effected either. During the flood week I was one of the only people out of all my friends that had to work everyday. That was kind of a bummer but a good check. I worked with this little girl every day nine to five unless I couldnt get out of my house which happened twice. I only had time to go out and help sand bag two of the days. In addition, my dad and I carried up furniture and valuables from a friends basement and helped my mother move her stuff into a friends house for the time being because she lives very close to the river. I really hope that this does not happen again any time soon because the next time my family and I might not get so lucky!

credit

I don't understand banks. I am trying to get a loan to buy a house but I keep getting turned down because I don't have enough credit built up. If nobody will give you a loan how are you supposed to get credit? I had purchased a house before and had to sell it because I moved up here, so why doesn't that count. I had a car loan paid it off, ended up trading that in for a new van. I got a loan for that but can't get one for a house. It is very frustrating. I just needed to vent, thank you for listening.

Blog two

I've really begun to enjoy this writing class, at the start of the semester i wasn't sure what to think of it, but after these first couple of writing assignments I figured out that I'm a fan of writing. Now this Bryson character on the other hand, doesn't excite me too much. Seems to me he just enjoys whining alot.

Blog -3

Bryson cracks me up, in a low impact kind of way but still funny. I got to read a lot of it my weekend in the hospital , but since i couldnt see what was assighned to read i just read whatever looked interesting. Dying accents was good , so was innefficiency report. I like the book because its more like reading someones notes they took in class than telling a story , sometimes.

blog 2 college writing

This class has been helpful for myself and for my other classes, but it has also been helpful when im dealing with the veterans administration . I have some ongoing medical issues and the VA has limited resources so sometimes its hard to get everything you need to done because the appointments themselves are an all day event and you are often rushed through. Being able to clearly state my purpose or problem saves a lot of time and makes mistakes in medication and treatment less likely, and for that i am grateful.

Valentines day blog 3

Valentines day was really fun I figured out a few things about Fargo, never go out on valentines day and if you are be prepared to wait in every aspect the roads are just horrible packed with people and if you want to eat be prepared to go atleast an hour before you want to eat enless you have reservations because the wait is going to be very long.