Hurricane Dennis may not have wreaked as much havoc as the media was hoping for, but it did wreak some havoc nonetheless.

Go and help if you can.

If you've never lived through a flood, well, I can only say that you should be thanking your lucky stars. It doesn't matter if you live in a flood plain or not---the water can, and sometimes, will find you.

And it's a hell of a thing to try and get cleaned up. And that's only if you can clean it up in the first place. Sometimes homes are condemed and people find themselves without a place to live through no fault of their own.

I lived through the 500 year flood in Iowa in 1993: I've seen this sort of damage first hand and it's not the water that's so much the problem---even though it's not really a joy---because the water will, eventually, recede; it's the muck and mire that the water brings with it that doesn't go away and ruins everything you own. Imagine cleaning out a foot or more of mud and river debris from your home. Not to mention all the creepy critters who like living in mud, no matter where it's located. Yeech.

If you can, help Mary Anne and her husband out. They sure could use it. And if you're a blogger, get the word out or suffer Sadie's wrath.

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