Momma Said There Would Be Days Like This

[Chris Calohan]

My lake after 15" of rain in a 24hr period...lower dock is completely underwater....toss a prayer or two over to the folks in Pensacola who have gotten 3 feet of water in the same time frame.

[RSL]

I've been watching that situation in Pensacola, Chris. Not good. Looks as if Panama City and Tyndall dodged the bullet this time.

[Chris Calohan]

Dodged for the wind, and I guess comparing to them, the rain though I've gotten pretty close to 18 inches since Sunday evening.

[RSL]

Look on the bright side. Your house didn't blow away this time. 

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I hope you will dry out soon and find the mess manageable this time.
Good luck to you and all of our other southern friends.

[RSL]

I remember Mexico Beach fondly, Chris. We lived there for a while after I returned from Korea and was going through intercept control school and doing some flying out of Tyndall. Here are the beach and my oldest son in early 1954. He was getting his first taste of salt water. Later on he was a Seal. When he got out of the navy he went to work as a diver in the North Sea. Later on he got into software engineering in a big and very successful way and recently retired.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Fine portrait.
In '54 he already had that "I can do anything I put my mind to" look that I associate with the Seals.

[Chris Calohan]

Dry now, lake is going down but it will take at least another 3 days to get back to normal. Life is just adventure after another. :-)