Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
13 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Rhiannon12866

(222,887 posts)
2. Thanks! And I know!
Tue Jul 11, 2023, 10:56 PM
Jul 2023

I grew up spending summers in Vermont - on Lake Champlain - and until the pandemic I went back every year for a reunion with my oldest friends and just to enjoy such a beautiful place. My area of Vermont and my local area here in Northeastern New York was devastated by Hurricane Irene in 2011, power outages, massive flooding taking out roads and buildings - and the news reports say that this current flooding and destruction is much worse.

Rhiannon12866

(222,887 posts)
4. It's truly heartbreaking, Vermont got devastated by Hurricane Irene, the flooding took roads out
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 12:55 AM
Jul 2023

Brought down buildings and some on the shore of Lake Champlain - when I visited soon afterwards in 2011 - were totally washed away. And this storm and flooding is said to be worse.

Rhiannon12866

(222,887 posts)
6. Same here! Yikes!
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 01:30 AM
Jul 2023

My friend who I grew up with lives in the most rural area, nearest to a one-store town on a dirt road off a dirt road. Fortunately, it's up a hill and the amazing house she built is three stories, but I worry about her just the same.

LoisB

(8,779 posts)
7. I hope she remains safe. More rain on the horizon for them. We are still having landslides out
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 01:43 AM
Jul 2023

here (SoCal) from all the rain we had.

Rhiannon12866

(222,887 posts)
8. I'm in Northeastern New York, not far from Vermont, and we're having unprecedented rain now
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 01:50 AM
Jul 2023

Keep hearing flood warnings interrupting on the TV, but so far my fairly rural county appears to have been spared. You stay safe, too!

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
11. Sounds like you're in the Plattkill area, and I've been...
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 02:53 AM
Jul 2023

thinkíng of moving up that way. Recent storms have kinda put that on hold, though. Hope it all straightens itself out soon enough. People are húrting up there.

I spent many months in a cabin around Burlington, not far from a working farm. No idea where my father found out about that, since he was born in Brooklyn and we lived in Queens. But, summers were for Vermont and catching fish in the lake.

Rhiannon12866

(222,887 posts)
12. The closest "city" to Colchester is Burlington, we spent a lot of time there
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 01:21 AM
Jul 2023

Including when my brother went to UVM, as did most of my friends. It looks like the hardest hit this time is Montpelier - there's now a state of emergency. The streets are flooded and there's much worse damage than occurred with Hurricane Irene, which we thought was as bad as it could get.

And Vermont is usually wonderful in the summer, especially anywhere near the lake. And it's popular in winter as well, Stowe is known for skiing.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
13. I just realized I somehow typed Plattkill instead of Plattsburgh....
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 01:32 AM
Jul 2023

but so it goes. The whole area up there was fantastic before the rains. Probably will be again in the not far future. When safe, I'll be up that way again.

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Vermont»'Catastrophic' flooding i...