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Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:45 amby BarbaraRose
Bikerchic (Linda) has been at a recreation area on the river just south of Saylorville Lake, below the levee. The river has been flooding from recent heavy rains and the recreation area was under water so she was moved to a nearby campground and hasn't been able to work. Now the levee has a leak in it and there is worry it might break, causing major flooding in her area. I just put a call in to her to find out more details. I may have to cancel my camping plans for next week (I still have nightmares about that AR flood a few weeks ago!!), unless we can move to a safer, higher campground. Don't want to wake up to a raging river in the middle of the night! Will keep you posted on her situation...
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:46 amby AlmostThere
Oh, my! Thanks for letting us know she is ok. Scary!
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:50 amby VickieP
Keep us updated, Barbie.
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:13 amby avalen
oh my goodness, hope she STAYS ok
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:20 pmby Rufflesgurl
YIKES!! And Linda was so looking forward to her summer there. Hope she's (and all the others) are safe!
Linda
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:28 pmby BarbaraRose
Just got off the phone with Linda. The campground she is at is above the levee and the dam on Saylorville Lake so she is in a safe spot. The area she was in at the recreation area is completely under water (below the dam) so glad she got moved out of there in time. So my trip is still on. I will leave next Monday from work and come back early Thursday morning. Can't wait to get together again. We had so much fun when she was up here in April!
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:29 pmby VickieP
That's good news, well, better news, I guess. It's bad that her original campground is under water.
Don't forget to take pics, lots of them!
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:58 pmby Liz
Glad to hear Linda is safe....I wonder what will happen with her job?
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:20 amby Nasoosie
Good news, Barbie! Now you two can raise a ruckus once again! I hope Sharon's job doesn't totally cease, or that she can find something similar to do.
Thanks for the update.
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:36 amby Bethers
Glad to hear she's in a nice spot and you can still go visit! Is she going to have to wait until she can get back where she was to make money, though? And are they covering her cost at this cg, I hope. Give her all my best - and you two have fun and remember to take lots of pictures.
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:20 pmby BarbaraRose
Once the recreation area is no longer flooded, Linda will move back there and have to help clean up the mud and mess left behind, so she will be very busy then! Until then, she is at the campground, free of charge, but not making any money. So she is anxious to move back and get back to work. Personally, I hope that won't be before next week! I don't want to be camping in the mud!
Re: Des Moines camping trip?
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Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:48 pmby cpatinjones
Happy to hear she is safe.