part 2

you can't tell, but this is a man on his john deere mower, driving around the high ground asking people if they need any help.
as for the general flooding, we were all shocked when we first came outside to this sight. when the power went out, we could hear people outside shouting "get out of the car!" and I naturally assumed they were filming COPS outside. my dad and i raced to the front and side doors, respectively, and while i came away saying "i can't see anything," he was saying "oh my god, you have to come see this" in a tone far too grave for any COPS episode, and as i walked outside to cars and people littering the front yard, we were all stunned silent. my dad has lived in this very house for almost 30 years and there has never been flooding. the meanest part of the night has to be when one man on the phone with his roadside assistance asked what's the name of the street and we all answered in chorus "water". he only thought it was a joke.