Just drove through Okotoks and the Sheep River is already over its banks in the town . . . . again. It looks like the downtown will flood tonight again. Tron's parents place west of town is also in danger again. . . . the river is way over the banks there too.
The Highwood River in High River rose about five or six feet through the day and was pounding the railway bridge . . . . . again. Sucker trucks already in the downtown trying to keep up with the backflow from the storm drains.
Lastly, unbelieveably, my house about 900 feet above Calgary, with no river or lake in sight and no flat spot to be found, has the ground water coming up to such an extent that the drains in my furnace room are starting to spew water!! Not major yet . . . but the rain better stop soon.
So much for my joke that all the ice caps in all the world would have to melt before I'd have a problem with flooding.
Cowperson
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