<p>How are all the ccer’s up in Washington & Oregon doing? I can never keep track of where everyone is from - but I know some of you are up in the northwest.</p>
<p>I think it is calming down- however quite a few slides and some roads may still be blocked.
Its troublesome to think that this is still early Dec and we have many months of downpours to get through.
Some of the roads in the suburbs were rivers!
Those Californians who came up to escape the fires may feel like they jumped out of the frying pan into the fire 
But its warm.</p>
<p>Yes, is WashDad “washed” out?</p>
<p>emeraldkity, glad to hear you’re ok. You’re one of the ones I’ve been thinking about along with WashDad & I’m sure there are others I’ve forgotten live in the Pacific Northwest.</p>
<p>I grew up not far from Johnson Creek in SE Portland, which floods on a regular basis–it certainly did this time–so when dh and I looked for a house many, many years ago, we made sure it was NOT in an area prone to floods. However, we do know people in the NW who have received damage from the floods.</p>
<p>The flood will likely result in some overtime for my husband , a postal worker, once the roads open and the mail from the Coast comes in. Of course, postal workers get plenty of OT this time of year anyway.</p>
<p>oh yea we are fine
Saturday we had snow & since D had a soccer game at the very south end of Seattle, I was not thrilled since I hadn’t changed to snow tires yet & all the hills in Seattle mean a big mess when it is icy.
But we made it there and back and then her soccer game Monday night I think was 60F!
My plants are freaking out- I have bulbs coming up and they don’t know what to do.
Can’t say Im complaining about the warmish weather though- but I guess we have to go out and get a sump pump.</p>
<p>I guess I better check on my D in Portland- I didn’t even realize they were hit just as hard- at least they live on the 2nd floor.</p>
<p>My D lives in SE Portland- across from Colonel Summers Park- don’t know where Johnson creek is though.
Our area in Seattle isn’t * too* bad, but we do live at the bottom of the hill as opposed to higher up.</p>
<p>Home is at 600 ft elev and still dry. mid valley,
Family coast home (upper central coast) is at 40 ft also dry. However, neighbor said town lost power and cellphone (tower on a fantastic promatory, but windy as heck)for 3 days, and river flooded to the doors of the grocery store (normal occurrence) but the winds lasted for nearly 2 days (2 storms back-to-back) and the roads to and from the Valley and other coastal towns blocked by downed trees (normal, people know to bring chain saws in trunk when traveling in high wind areas). Those living on the ocean front probably are looking at a 6 feet sand berm in front of their house/or lost a few windows (no sympathy for idiots who build on the beach) The Rock hasn’t sailed away yet. </p>
<p>Wife and I picked kiwi’s Sunday afternoon-windy and wet. Not one of our persimmons fell off tree.</p>
<p>LOL, alumother.</p>
<p>I live on a 500-600 foot high “hill” that is really more like a mesa. Actually, it’s a giant glacial moraine, full of gravel and laced with little ponds, marshy spots, and streams. My home never has water problems, since we are more or less on top of the hill, and the water never stands for long. I guess that’s the benefit of living on top of 500 feet of gravel!</p>
<p>Some of the roads around here were flooded, but we were untouched. Having seen several flood episodes since we moved here I think we are staying on high ground. Several of my cow orkers reported flooded basements and long commutes, but no one that I know is homeless. One of my neighbors started a re-roofing project at the end of last week, one day before it snowed, and two before the monsoons. Roofers around here are pretty good at this, though, and I think he was OK. </p>
<p>Alumother, thanks for asking!</p>
<p>One of my son’s jobs is in Centralia–the area that flooded so badly they’ve closed I-5 until Thursday or Friday… but right now he’s in Boston, so we have no idea how his friends there are affected.</p>
<p>We are high and dry on a nearby glacial moraine to WashDad’s… but it has been exciting around here.</p>
<p>High and dry at about 1300 feet. But the valley below (Snoqualmie) is flooded which happens every year to some extent. Centralia is a disaster and I worked on several building projects in that area that are now under water so I fell badly for them. Most flooding there was due to a dike failure.</p>
<p>WD - you are welcome. Glad to hear the denizens are mostly dry.</p>
<p>On Monday our entire business park was ordered to evacuate because the little creek that runs through it swelled so fast it spilled onto the parking lots and roads, and there was a real possibility that the roads leading out of the park would become impassable because of the flooding. We scrambled to get the chemicals off the lower shelves, put our computers on chairs or desks and left. My commute was very interesting. My workplace is approximately 8 miles from my house. We live up on a hill, but to get there, we have to travel through a valey which was completely flooded by the time I hit the road. So the best route I came up with was to drive 12 miles south up the nearby interstate, then come back another road (10-12 miles, too). The little town a bit south from where I live was almost completely flooded, and the locals who lived in the area have never seen it like this.</p>
<p>This is nothing compared to what other washingtonians are going through right now. The south is completely under water, and the temperatures are plummeting. There were some carbon monoxide poisonings reported. The damage estimates are now in the $ billions range.</p>
<p>“The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle.
And the hills the greenest green are in Seattle.”</p>
<p>Perry Como where are you?</p>
<p>So good to hear you all are fine.</p>
<p>A friend’s D, SIL and new baby moved out to Washington a few months ago, they have been evacuated :eek:. The SIL has family in Bellingham, and they went to stay with these relatives, but my friend is worried about them. I’m not sure where they live, I think it is a relatively isolated area?</p>
<p>BunsenBurner- you don’t work at KelseyCreek do you?
I can’t remember if you are that close
We used to live up from Chases coffeehouse & row around Kelsey Creek in our rubber raft while fishing for bass.</p>
<p>boy that seems like two decades ago…
oh—it was!;)</p>
<p>Camgel, the Bellingham area is quite hilly, so I wouldn’t worry about whether or not the son-in-law’s parents home is secure (unless they live next to a creek).</p>