Nashville is drowning

12 Responses to “Nashville is drowning”

1. Joe says:

   May 5, 2010 at 11:22 am

   I was in Nashville yesterday and it indeed was incredible to see an NFL stadium and NHL hockey rink full of water – they had pictures of steamboats floating down first avenue, thats the last time anything close happened. Opryland hotel was ironically flooded, they have huge water-themed conservatories now in real life swamped. Those were some really big storms.
2. Katharsis says:

   May 5, 2010 at 11:31 am

   The lack of coverage is appalling. Actual loss of life, actual major damage to homes, cities, counties, states. Does it seem to anyone else that the media is basically shrugging their shoulders and muttering “Been there, done that” with flooding coverage? It’s as if they believe they did their due diligence with their Katrina coverage and now they can return to what really matters: unnuanced coverage of terrorism and celebrities. What do you want to bet that Chely Wright coming out generates more coverage.
3. Pilker says:

   May 5, 2010 at 12:31 pm

   At the very moment you posted this, here is the top national and world news headline and story that showed up on my Yahoo mail page:

   Producer: Lohan to star in movie about porn star (AP)
4. Jen says:

   May 5, 2010 at 1:22 pm

   We’re still trying to make sure some friends in TN weren’t affected, it would sure be great if the news covered it for more than 30 seconds so we could have a clue.
5. funnyface says:

   May 5, 2010 at 1:52 pm

   My sister lives there, and while her apartment was spared, she says it’s just horrible. And the poorest parts of the city were the hardest hit.
6. FreshPeaches says:

   May 5, 2010 at 2:44 pm

   I live in Nashville. While my family and I were very fortunate that none of us lost everything (some damage, but nothing insurmountable) so many people have lost…everything. Just everything. And the true amount of damage is still unknown.

   My city is drowned. It’s heartbreaking. While the loss of life and livelihood is unreal, there are also the smaller losses of cultural landmarks that will never be the same, history lost (some archives were destroyed with info that can never be reclaimed), even just everyday things that will forever be…different…wrong. That barn that when I drive past always means I’m almost home? Flooded to the roof and likely to have to be torn down. That big house across from my nephew’s school that’s been there as long as anyone remembers? Floated away. Literally. It’s all just surreal.

   And there are piranhas loose in the mall. No lie. Piranhas. In the mall.

   This is long, so I will wrap up by linking to my post with more links to how you can help: http://www.suchcoolstuff.net/2010/05/tennessee-under-water.html

   Thanks for bringing some attention to this, y’all.
7. SarahMC says:

   May 5, 2010 at 4:01 pm

   My thoughts are with those of you who live in, or have connections to, the area. I only heard about the extent of the damage because of facebook.
8. Av0gadro says:

   May 5, 2010 at 4:16 pm

   It’s a top story on CNN right now, but shockingly, it bumped the oil spill, not the would-be terrorist (even though there’s absolutely nothing new about the New York thing – the only thing changing in that story is the picture).

   I’m guessing someone in power thinks that having the two top stories be about the South would be unforgivably regional. Even if they are to two most important stories in the country right now.
9. Tall-in-Heels says:

   May 5, 2010 at 6:25 pm

   Living for a spell in Tornado Alley made me a devotee of the Weather Channel. No matter how much fun people poke at me, I always check in so I’ve seen quite a bit about the flooding.

   For those who’d like to help, you might consider donating to the Red Cross. I know when the town I was living in was hit by a tornado, the Red Cross was there every day for weeks helping people pick up the pieces.

   http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.1a019a978f421296e81ec89e43181aa0/?vgnextoid=7c5923e11c368210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD
10. mischiefmanager says:

    May 5, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    Oh, Av0gadro, I think it’s probably because they wanted to bury the oil spill story as fast as possible. The sponsors probably don’t like all the coverage-bad for business, you know.

    I join the other posters in expressing my sadness for the fate of a great American city. And of course, the poorest always suffer the most.
11. Penny_Esq says:

    May 6, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    @FreshPeaches: Which mall!? Opry Mills? I’ve been following the story closely – I lived in Nashville for three years and have lots of friends there (who are all okay, thankfully) – but it’s hard to get a grip on just how extensive the damage is. And I’ve been trying to make comparisons for people up here in Portland – we are also in a city with a downtown bisected by a river – but it’s really tough for people to get it, especially given the utter media coverage fail.

    The footage of downtown is INSANE, especially the symphony building. And the Opryland! As hilariously schmaltzy as that place is, it’s an institution. I took everyone who came to visit me to the Opryland. A boyfriend took me there just to walk after a Valentine’s dinner. I read that it’ll be six months before it’s repaired. That’s a huge economic loss, too, what with all the conventions and tourists that stay there. A friend of mine, who lived in New Orleans before moving to Nashville summed it up well on his Facebook, I thought: “Quite frankly, I’m tired of seeing cities I’ve known and loved underwater.” Best wishes to you and your loved ones, and everyone in Tennessee.

    I saw on Rachel Maddow that the Red Cross is taking text donations like they did for Haiti – 90999 sends them $10 should any of you be so inclined.
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