From the desert … thoughts and prayers for our dang Yankee friends, back east

From the desert … thoughts and prayers for our dang Yankee friends, back east

Posted on October 1st, 2010 by Jeff McDonald

For those born and raised here, on the fringes of the high Chihuahuan Desert, it’s hard to imagine just how big “a little rain” can get. Sure, we see floods following a downburst, narrow and rapid, especially during the late-summer ‘monsoon’ season. But those come, and then go, very quickly … and the dry heat takes over once again.

But I have lived up-north, back-east. And I know how big a little rain can get. In 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes headed inland. I was one of thousands lining the banks of the Susquehanna, desperately adding sandbags to the dikes along Kingston, and Wilkes-Barre. In the end, our efforts were for nought, and the Wyoming Valley was flooded.

Which is why my thoughts and my prayers are with my dang-Yankee, back-east friends as they cope with “a little rain” from Tropical Storm Nicole … God bless.

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There's a saying around here, something like, "I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could!" That's me. I'm a 'dang Yankee from back-east' who settled in the Lone Star State after some extended stays in the eastern U.S., and New Mexico. I worked as an archaeologist for a few years before dusting off my second major in English, and embarking on a 25-year career in journalism. Since then, I've embraced the dark side of the force, and now work in PR for a community college in Midland, Texas.