Flood Update
On Sunday, D.J. & Sharon stood in a line for 3+ hours & waited to be escorted to her home for someone to go in & inspect the home & so they could assess the damages, that didn't happen~ it didn't happen for anyone at her "checkpoint". Instead the inspectors waited until Monday & forced their way into the home by breaking down the door (see photo. It's hard to have someone purposely damage your home after the flood has already taken so much from you.)inspected the house, they then would mark the home in one of two ways. If the building ONLY has a sticker on the door, the Entry Team has completed their assessment. The owners can enter the house at their own risk. There still may be hazards that are dangerous and caution should be taken. If the building has a sticker AND is wrapped in crime scene tape, the building was determined to be unsafe to enter. They then posted the addresses of the homes that could be re-entered.


Well, Sharon's home was marked with a sticker, so this morning they entered at their own risk. What really upset me & D.J. is they broke into Sharon's home, put the home on a list of homes that homeowners could return to, but did NOT continue to police the area!!! Anyway, Sharon & D.J. were able to go through the house & are currently clearing out the main floor. The water level got about 2-3 feet on the main floor, which is a lot of damage. Just think how much of your stuff is 2-3 feet off the floor. All furniture, all drawers, a LOT of stuff.... pretty much everything! I believe they have about 7 or so people helping clear out the house, not sure if they are going to attempt the basement today. The basement still has a few feet of water..... they really need to be careful D.J. said at least 1/2 the houses in the neighborhood were determined unsafe. D.J. took a couple pictures of neighbors where their basement wall collapsed. It's hard to decide which is easier or harder- to have the whole house determined "unsafe" & just have it bulldozed down, or have to sift through all your belongings & see how ruined everything is. It's going to be long, hard, emotional weeks, months. Sharon was also interviewed by many news teams; CNN a couple different times & they were set up right outside her home and then local KWWL & I think local KGAN.

Here you can see how high the water went up on Sharon's home.It was so humid & warm in the home when they entered the camera lens fogged up. Here is a picture from the diningroom into the livingroom. The door from the livingroom out onto the porch. You can see how the wood is swollen & bubbled up, D.J. said it was REALLY hard to get opened! The diningroom & some of the toys our kiddos liked to play with at Nanna's house. Most of the toys just floated around. You can see the layer of filth on the chairs. A shot down the stairs to the basement. You can see how filthy the walls are! Here are a couple pictures of neighbor's basement walls that collapsed.