I had the worst flooding ever in my house today. Three pumps running non-stop and I still couldn't keepo the water out. I was lucky enough to rescue my bottom layer of vinyl and CDs though. But others in Hoboken had it a lot worse. There was a huge fire at 3rd and Clinton, flooding 4-5 feet deep in spots, and to top it all off, a mudslide on Sinatra Drive. Some pics courtesy of Hoboken411:
Can't wait to see what I find in the basement of WFMU Monday morning...
(Photo on left by Jilliecuse, photo on right by becksinthecity)
I'd be willing to predict that in less than 24 hours, "Mudslide On Sinatra Lane" is going to be the lead-in song for at least one Jersey extremo metal band's upcoming CD. Maybe even the title.
Jeez, and I thought only we Californians had to worry about mudslides
Posted by: impboy | April 16, 2007 at 01:44 AM
I guess that was the large portion of the sirens I heard last night. I surprised I didn't see it from here in Jersey City, though.
Posted by: Nicholas | April 16, 2007 at 07:03 AM
Sorry about that, Ken. That always seems to happen when everyone here in Brooklyn flushes at the same time. We'll try to stagger it out some in the future.
Posted by: K | April 16, 2007 at 09:59 AM
I was watching a little bit of "The Day After Tomorrow" this weekend, then switched to the news during a commercial break to see shots of flooding and driving rain in Boston, NYC, etc. . . . the uhhh . . . "juxtaposition" (or I guess "similarity") was unsettling.
Now we just wait for the abandoned Russian freighter to float up 5th ave.
Posted by: illlich | April 16, 2007 at 03:03 PM
Of course, as the owner of two dogs, my first thought is, how and where are you walking Olive? It's gotta be extra tough for her with no anal sacs to keep her afloat.
Posted by: Listener Bell | April 16, 2007 at 08:59 PM
But Ken, what DID you find in the basement of WFMU this morning? The suspense is killing me!
Posted by: Listener Sharon | April 16, 2007 at 10:21 PM
Amazingly enough, the basement of FMU hardly flooded at all. Since our entire block in Jersey City rests on a bubbling bed if sewage, I expected to find the station buried deep in Jersey City's finest. But it was not to be. There was merely a bit of groundwater thay didn't even cover the entire basement floor. The problem I had at home in Hoboken was that one of my three pumps broke.
Posted by: Station Manager Ken | April 16, 2007 at 10:29 PM
Glad to hear nothing but water bubbled up at FMU. Our Brooklyn basement had a minor puddle that dissipated by itself by Monday evening. Ah basements, full of stuff that is too good to throw out, but not important enough to merit a better storage location!
Posted by: Listener Sharon | April 17, 2007 at 12:31 PM