...Rain boots...

There is a massive flood going on sixty miles from here and rumor has it, its on its way here. Although our dyke system is 60 feet, there is a chance that the river may crest higher than that. And its supposed to rain tomorrow, in fact, it rained this night for a little bit. So I decided that I was going to get a pair of rain boots to protect my little feetsies. This is what went down:
I went to...
-Target
-Wal-Mart
-TJ Maxx
-Gordman's
-Two (2) Payless Shoe Stores
-JC Penney's
-Sears
-Macey's
-Famous Footwear
-And two random shoe stores in the mall

I found...nothing...at all. Oh wait, Macey's had one (1) ugly pair that was one (1) size too small. I tried them anyway. I couldn't walk.

You would think that in a town that has a history of flooding, one of the said stores would find a cash cow in having plenty of pairs of rain boots. Especially since the weathermen and farmers have been predicting this flood for a while (btw: farmers usually seem to be more reliable at forecasting the weather than the actual weathermen...) Two universities cancelled classes and sent their students to sandbag. All public schools were cancelled and the high schoolers were bussed over to help with sandbagging. And the president of our university told teachers to be lenient and allow us to go help with the sandbagging if we choose without punishment for missing class.


But in all seriousness, this flood is very bad in the places it is starting to hit and could get worse. Please keep the people in the region in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks.

-Kels