Flood of 2010

Peace and blessings,


This is the start of a new blog, I'll be doing at least once a week. Hopefully I can get up to doing it everyday as the summer approaches. I figured no better way to start then to talk about the Great Flood of 2010. Nashville is a resilient city, so when the news of the flood became Semi-National on Sunday morning the first thing I thought of was my family and friends. Once I knew that everyone was safe, my next reaction was sheer amazement. As I watched from the comfort of my dry apartment in Albany, I sat in awe at the things I saw on TV. The soccer trailer traveling down I-24, the school buses covered to the top with water,Farmers Market totally seiged by water. I sat seemingly helpless. It was very difficult for me to watch everyone dealing with the pain of the water rising and being stuck at home,stores, etc. When the river rose above 50ft it was an unprecedented thing. Watching as the flags on the riverfront disappeared, and as LP field filled with water. I could only send up prayers. Nashville is such a strong city, as of yet I have heard nothing of looting or break-ins or any disruptions. That is where this article changes pace, living in NY State, there were no real stories about the flood. CNN carried no heavy coverage of it live or online. It made me wonder what was news worthy and what wasn't. It reminded me of Katrina in the sense that we really didn't start getting word about it until ,they showed the pictures of people looting (most mind you, to feed their families) It sucks that we live in a time, when there can be a natural disaster in one part of the country but because the media doesn't see it as "news worthy" the story doesn't get carried. I know that the residence of Nashville will continue to come together to rebuild and renew our great city. I pray that we are able to get the government funds that are needed to help with the process. The Cumberland River was turned from a quiet tranquil body of water into a massive locomotive with no brakes. As she recedes from her Hulk state back to Bruce Banner, let us not forgot the unity that we are sharing in this moment, let us not go back to business as usual. Nashvillians must continue to stand up for each other because this moment in time has shown the world that we are a resilient people. Flood or no flood.