Fargo flood

In the past week I've read daily about the Fargo area and the flood that's currently happening there. Fargo is only a few hours away from us. My Grandma lived there until she passed away a few years ago and I still have relatives in both Fargo and Harwood although to be honest they aren't relatives I've kept in contact with over the years. As a kid I remember going to Fargo every year a few times to see Grandma and also do all our school shopping. I have many memories of Fargo over the years.

I wanted to share this video that was on YouTube. I found it through reading the Fargo online paper at http://www.inforum.com/ and I think it really shows some people pulling together in a big way to try to do what they could to help.. maybe it brought a bit of a tear to my eyes. Not because of the "natural disaster" unfolding, but because it shows a whole lot of people pulling together to help eachother. People that came to help because they are actually being affected by the flood and also a whole lot of people that showed up with nothing of their own at risk, but simply to help.

They managed to throw over 3 million sandbags in a week's time and have done an incredible job at protecting homes and the city. The river crested at 40.82 feet on Saturday. It's dropped to 39.16 feet, but is still 22 feet over flood stage. The river is holding and slowing dropping, but it's not over yet and even today they're expecting another 12 to 14" of snow and high winds. Hopefully the dikes will hold.

I've read many, many opinions and heard many sides to the story. The politics of the flood aren't my point in the least. This video simply captures a pretty incredible group of people and a side of humanity that I guess still seems somewhat surreal in today's world. I simply wanted to share it.