That’s swell
I dropped my wife Sarah off at work early this morning and I had some time to kill before my first appointment of the day. Since it wasn’t enough time to head home beforehand I grabbed a sandwich at the grocery store and parked by the Fraser River to relax before I start work. I like to come down here when I can because I love being near water. With all the recent rainfall the river has swollen quite a bit. I have never seen it this high and I wonder how much more rain it would take to cause some flooding. I have always been facinated by the forces of nature and I have a great respect for it’s power. I have always thought that flooding is the one “disaster” that is pretty much avoidable. It’s just people stupidly deciding to build on the flat low land next to rivers. I love spending time next to water. I have camped by major rivers most of my life. But I would never build a house next to a river of any size unless it was suspended above ground. When people build on a flood plane I find it hard to sypathize when the river swells and fills their basement with water or pulls it down completely. Build on higher ground. Duh.
