tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782345613499951610.post1806968516271999012..comments2023-04-13T05:12:47.941-04:00Comments on wanderlust - nd style: let's get it starteddaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871262778803453373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782345613499951610.post-18758426452099615442010-03-07T10:10:29.580-05:002010-03-07T10:10:29.580-05:00all valid points that i had forgotten about. it&#...all valid points that i had forgotten about. it's amazing how this community just goes with the flow (pun semi-intended).daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871262778803453373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782345613499951610.post-23069372656829161982010-03-06T23:39:18.464-05:002010-03-06T23:39:18.464-05:00yes, but "comment comment comment comment com...yes, but "comment comment comment comment commment" doesn't answer my question...daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871262778803453373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782345613499951610.post-10571303907265480312010-03-06T23:37:06.388-05:002010-03-06T23:37:06.388-05:00comment comment comment comment commentcomment comment comment comment commentErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678290806914724358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782345613499951610.post-91675242092425230142010-03-06T20:51:19.326-05:002010-03-06T20:51:19.326-05:00Memories? Yes I have several. The enormity of it...Memories? Yes I have several. The enormity of it all is hard to understand unless you were here.<br />A couple other things that were not mentioned in the above articles:<br />1. All Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities and Group Homes for the Mentally Handicapped were evacuated to other cities through out the Dakotas and Minnesota. What a challenge. Many of these people required ambulances to transport them to their temporary homes. My mother, came to my house. My aunt went to live with my sister. Both are in assisted living facilities.<br />2. The hospital I work at closed to ambulances and elective procedures. My department, the Day Unit, a pre-surgical center, was closed. The staff volunteered for 12 hour shifts to stay at the hospital to assist with evacuation, should that become necessary. I was on the first shift....a 7 PM to 7 AM shift. I was there just over an hour when we were notified that we were going to evacuate. Staff was called in to assist with the evacuation. It was my job to assign the incoming staff to what their role would be. We had ambulances from all over lined up for blocks, waiting to take patients out. We had helicopters taking Neonatal babies to other facilities. And we had a bus take ambulatory patients to a Minneapolis Hospital. I think we were closed for a little over a week.<br />3. And finally, another memory. The Feds came in. They wanted the cities of Fargo-Moorhead evacuated. Our mayor...Denny Walaker, refused. It was his belief that it was the people of Fargo Moorhead who were going to save the city, build the dikes, do dike patrol, etc. He was right. And because of last year, we are better prepared this year.Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465310607544344596noreply@blogger.com