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[...] Nashville is drowning – Inland US is struggling with major, deadly floods too. [...]

By: Penny_Esq

Penny_Esq — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:53:21 +0000

@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.

By: mischiefmanager

mischiefmanager — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:26:17 +0000

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.

By: Tall-in-Heels

Tall-in-Heels — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:25:36 +0000

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

By: Av0gadro

Av0gadro — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:16:43 +0000

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.

By: SarahMC

SarahMC — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:01:07 +0000

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.

By: FreshPeaches

FreshPeaches — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:44:51 +0000

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.

By: funnyface

funnyface — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:52:45 +0000

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.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:22:05 +0000

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.

By: Pilker

Pilker — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:31:28 +0000

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)