[Grovenet] On the national news . . . .

[David Morelli]

On Dec 4, 2007, at 11:54 AM, Bob Browning wrote:

> Guard evacuates flooded Oregon town
> By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER, Associated Press Writer 13 minutes ago
>
> PORTLAND, Ore. - National Guard troops evacuated residents in a  
> flooded town Tuesday and tens of thousands of residents remained  
> without power after back-to-back storms pounded the Pacific  
> Northwest, killing five people.
>

Five dead.  Major flooding.  Road closed by down trees.  Much of the  
coast without electricity.  Vernonia is isolated and won't be  
reconnected for several days.  Lots of people without power for a few  
days.  This is a truly bad Pacific Northwest storm.

It is so nice to live in the Pacific Northwest.

I am serious.  If this was Bangladesh it could be 150 mph winds,  
3,500 dead and millions homeless, with severe loss of food crops,  
like 2007.

I am concerned for those who are without heat or homes in this storm,  
but  the wind had died down and the waters will soon recede.  The  
social fabric that will help them is still intact and fortunately  
help is coming to them.  The power crews will have their electricity  
restored.  The National Guard has trucks that can get through the  
roads.  The Coast Guard has helicopters that can reach them on their  
roofs.  The city and county crews will do their jobs.  The neighbors  
will help each other.  This is a great place to live, and events like  
this help me to appreciate just how lucky I am to be here.

David