Comments on: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:24:39 +0000

“psst, you wanna buy a bridge?”

:rotfl:

That’s what I was going to say. Do ya’ll not believe in bridges out there or what? Yikes! Glad you got your younguns home safe.

By: catslady

catslady — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:44:04 +0000

When young and now I’ve always lived on a hill. Just the thoughts of being flooded out (which happens a lot in southwestern PA) scares me.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:00:52 +0000

I think you will be surprised at how quickly you are going to be able to judge the creek like the rest of the real country people. After all you are one of them now! :thumbsup:

By: Estella

Estella — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:00:30 +0000

It is always better to have a healthy respect for your river, than to be overly brave.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:32:37 +0000

Fear is healthy. I don’t blame you one bit!

By: Shimmy Mom

Shimmy Mom — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:10:31 +0000

I’d be scared of it too :drowning: Even though in my younger years I think I’d have been like princess and wanted to play in it!

By: Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:50:52 +0000

Donna, I really don’t know, I haven’t heard about any mudslides, though I guess it depends on the area. There is a lot of rock in these West Virginia hills. Our house isn’t right on the edge, and we have a lot of rock in the ground here.

By: Kim W

Kim W — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:25:36 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with a little fear…it’s there for a purpose. But…just don’t start shrieking everytime it rains! LOL :rotfl:

I know what you mean about our kids getting a little complacent about our warnings to be careful, etc. Ex: Our family always prays before we begin a car outing – whether a trip to the store or a long vacation – and when our dd’s are the one’s to pray for the ride, it started getting a little “old” and sing-songy. I told them that the biggest reason we HADN’T been in a wreck was BECAUSE of the those prayers, so don’t take them for granted. A little later, as if to prove my point, the brakes went out on our mini-van and we went through 2 red lights in our small town downtown!! We certainly were praying then…LOUDLY!!…as I maneuvered between parked cars and cars stopped at the red lights we were forced to run. When we stopped and some wonderful, concerned people who witnessed it came to check on us, a lady who was in one of the cars waiting for the light to change said that she could hear us screaming our prayers and beeping our horn from a long way back! But the Lord was good, He answered those prayers and kept us safe.

Lesson learned – it’s been about 11 years since then (they were 9 & 6 then) and now they don’t mind praying when that ignition hums to life anymore! :thumbsup: By the way…I’ve been back on that road many times since…driving between those parked cars and the cars in line at the light WAS a miracle!…If you were to see it, you would say that there’s NO WAY a mini-van could fit between the parked cars and any cars waiting for the light!

Blessings from Ohio…

By: Jodie

Jodie — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:37:24 +0000

Caution is a good thing! It’s good to be on high ground.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:04:10 +0000

Gosh, sorry for the ebonics …bad morning my end. I meant to say “Do you have mudslides out there too…will any homes be in danger of sliding, during those storms?”…like out in CA?