RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY!!

Now I sound like the snowbirds who came south saying the same thing about the snow!  Well we got our due last night.  There were hours when the lightning came in just waves, yes continuous!  And times when the rain was so heavy that I wondered if we would get washed off the blacktop.  I could not see the actual water line when looking out the windows and I sure was not going out with the lightning. 
By time I looked out this morning to take some pictures, I could tell it had receded some, but not sure how much.  We sat around until after lunch today and then decided that we should try the roads with the Jeep since we are to move the motorhome in to Pensacola in the morning.  At least we can turn the Jeep around on the roads.  We had a couple errands to run in Pensacola anyway, one which was to pick up our mail.  Well, the mail never got picked up as the road that we use to get there was closed because part of it was washed away.  In another day or two we will have to try to get in there from the north and west.  Hm-m-m
TV stations varied in reporting the amount of rain fall.  But hearing it come down, I am in awe!
Pensacola is said to have had 17 inches and then someone said 22 inches.  Maybe it differed at different locations across town.  Then Foley Alabama is said to have had 16 inches.  Their most serious problem was a river that overflowed.
Just thought you might like to see the pictures that I did take.  I missed one great pic of a compact car that had literally been buried in that Red dirt!  It had been a hillside above the road that had washed away, coming down to bury what was in it's path.  They had used some heavy equipment to clear the road, but were hand digging out the little car off to the side.
Pearl, I heard later that some of Scenic Highway was washed away along with two trucks that dropped forty feet.  It was south from Claude's street, closer to Cervantes.  I am sure that you can picture it as you traveled it many times, as did I.  Blue Angel Parkway had a lake across it down near Sorrento, but we could not get near enough to take a picture.  We had to turn the corner and go a different way as directed by the police. 
Check out the pictures, but I missed the best when we were driving through the road that was covered.  Had a smart alleck in front of us who started through facing us when we were half way through already.  He made sure that he stayed right on the left edge, moving back to our left sharply just as he got to us!!  Gr-r-r-r   And we were almost at the end of the stretch!

In front of the motorhome on the entry side.

Behind the motorhome on our entry side.

Looking out the passenger window near the door.

Across the street in the park
from where our motorhome is parked.
It is a busy corner, but this slowed most of the drivers!

 

Parking lot at the Gulf Beach pavilion.

Same parking lot, different direction.

 

Beach Hwy in Orange Beach
Water had been clear across the highway earlier.

Beach Hwy in Orange Beach
Water had been clear across the highway earlier.

A street off of Chemstrand Road north of Nine Mile.

A street off of Chemstrand Road north of Nine Mile.

I forgot to move the cursor down the page before uploading pictures.  So now I am paying for that neglect as I can not seem to get in at the bottom to add a few lines.  I will try one more thing - -

Along Sorrento Road







Ah-h-h, finally got it.  Always trial and error with me!! 

We got a phone call from our Canadian friend, Ted, checking to see if everything was okay with us.
Then an e-mail from Teri, a scrapbooking friend who moved from Pensacola to Orlando this past year.  And a text from other Canadian friends, Judy and Jeff.  Seems they are all seeing things on the news and asking if we are okay.  And my dear sister!  Yes, we are okay and feel better about it now that we have been out and about a little.  Also got a couple calls from Sunday School friends checking up on us.  I guess one of the class teachers got flooded out and the church sanctuary also!!  I am sure that the carpet cleaners will be making the money this month!

I just got this picture which had been put on facebook of the sanctuary of Olive Baptist church where we attend.  And it was brand new carpet!

Flooded sanctuary of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola.

We will still move the motorhome tomorrow in to Pensacola, but not in a hurry and no need to start early.  Gary needs to get the motorhome windshield fixed. But after talking with the window business, he put it off until Monday.  We will just pull it out of the park and go down the road a few blocks then.   We just won't get elaborate in setting up, probably leaving the living slide in for a few days.