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http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/shefgraph-forecast2.cfm?sid=IOWI4&fid=IOWI4&d=7&dt=S

It looks like things are going well for our fair city. I am amazed that in the middle of a natural disaster I’ve been to equal amounts of sand bagging and dinner parties. The Iowa river valley in Iowa City is deep enough that the 5 minutes of bike time I need to get home is enough to make things like strikingly normal. The mail came through today, Hy-Vee has bottled water on the shelves, and yesterday SB-IC took in a movie.

I’ve got more photos coming via Flickr that include a bunch of aerial photos taken yesterday.

keep those positive mind bullets coming — it seems to be working. the reservoir crested last night and we’re expecting the river to crest within the next day, potentially a foot lower than previously predicted. amy checked on the house this morning and reports the water is up to the levee all the way across and there’s a couple inches of water in the garage. somewhat disconcertingly, water seems to be seeping up from the cracks in the concrete floor. however, barring any really heavy precip, the worst seems to be over. we’ve been tremendously lucky.

rolling back the chronology a bit, here are a couple more pics from the first day of sandbagging (thursday) that i didn’t get a chance to post before, showing our wall in its early stages and the neighbor’s house before the river took it:

hey presidential campaigns…

available for the taking on a first-come, first-served basis: seven electoral votes in a closely contested battleground state, slightly damp. first guy to show up and demonstrate an interest can have them. one catch: you have to actually do something useful, like mobilize your campaign volunteers & contributors to help with the relief effort. otherwise you risk getting in the way and being seen as an opportunist. see also: wisconsin, with 10 EV’s and a lot of unwanted water.

come get ‘em!