'By a hair's breadth!'

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2021/11/19 17:51:51
Hi All,
Not sure if you've seen the horror show going on in British Columbia Canada, on the news, but it is catastrophic to say the least. Over 12" of rain in 72 hours in the city of Hope and extremely high levels across southern parts of the province and the rivers simply could contain the deluge. We were awoken by the local fire department rescue guys at 3:30 AM Monday and when I opened the door, the main street out front was under water and flowing like a river. The fire and rescue folks told us the river had breached the dike and the water was coming up fast. He told us to gather what we could and get out. We did and drove our truck and car through knee deep water and out to the main highway. Unfortunately I had to leave my beloved Packard behind. The shed it was in is fairly high and I hoped it might survive. We got to town and the bridge across the river had been closed. The levels had risen almost 10' and it was barreling along at a rate I had never seen before. Huge uprooted trees, small sheds and even RV trailers were flying down the waterway. We skirted the town to a higher bridge and managed to get to the safety of my Dad's place in a rare, dry area of the town and sheltered for the night. After a day or so, the rains abated and the mass-flooding receded. The damage looked like a hurricane had gone through. We made our way back home to find a basement full of water, but our main floor undamaged. We got pumps going and after many hours, started to see progress. I eventually got over to my Packard garage and, with great trepidation, opened the door. The car looked fine and as I viewed the situation, I could see the high water line on the whitewalls. It hadn't made the center of the hubcaps! I checked the carpets and they were all dry; it looked like the highest it had gotten was the bottom of the running boards. Certainly not good for any car to be sitting in that much water for a couple of days, but it sure could have been a whole lot worse!! So, I thanked the Packard gods (and my God too!) and set about cleaning up the sodden mess in the rest of the garage. Disasters always seem to show us what we're made of, and people are, for the most part, resilient. Clean up, restore, rebuild we must and will, but at least I still have my Packard!! Chris.

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