It has begun to warm up and all the snow we got through the winter has begun to melt. We had record snowfall all winter, and all the people in the know, and even those not in the know, have predicted that we are going to have flooding. Turns out, even though we live on a downward slope from Rock Canyon headed towards the river, we live in a flood plain. If the Rock Canyon Bowl were to overflow, the water would rush down the hill and right through our house.
While I think the likelihood of this happening is remote, and the flood plain map even says it would only happen in extraordinary circumstances, Kent and I felt it would be prudent to fill some sandbags to place around window wells at our home. The city offered free sandbags and sand for residents of the city, but you had to fill them yourself. This morning early, Kent and I went down to the transfer station to fill sandbags. We had obtained extra sandbags for Saneh Echols, Rosemary Wilson, and Joan Hill so that we could help them too. Kent was thrilled to be able to take his truck and fill the back with full sacks of sand.
Post edit note: No sandbags were necessary. The runoff was exceptionally well managed by the city and no homes were ever in real danger.
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