Posted on 05/19/2011 10:49:56 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
We've all undertaken home improvements but these residents in flood-stricken Mississippi have had to embark on major construction projects just to protect their houses and livelihoods.
These homes in Vicksburg are all situated along the Yazoo River, a tributary of the overflowing Mississippi River, and their owners have surrounded themselves with tons of earth and sand.
With questions over whether the main levees that protect the area from floods would hold, these farmers took no chances and have so far saved their homes and crops from destruction.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Amazing job all these individuals did. It is what Americans do! Get-er-done!
Bummer! That really sucks.
I wonder if they’ll vote for Obummer in 2012?
I want a guy like that who protects his home!
Wow!
Who says “no man is an Island”!
Amazing photos (((ping))).
Pretty tough to get that done with a couples days notice.
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Moving to higher ground would seem a really good idea.
Please do not post Getty images due to a copyright complaint. Thanks.
I think I would be jacking up the house 20 feet or better and fill underneath When the water goes down.
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where’s the looting?
that doesn’t happen much in rural areas and especially when thereare no stores to loot or streets for large groupds of people to gather.
where did all that dirt come from?
I’ve gotta tell you...you would not believe what is going on here in Alabama after the April 27 tornados. Same type thing. Most not waiting for the federal government to provide. Here in the state and people from all over the country are providing for so many people who lost everything they own. I mean everyday needs like soap, cleaning supplies, baby formula, underwear, school supplies, diapers, pet food and the supplies are still coming! Thank you everybody! If you want to help call a church in Alabama and I am sure they can tell you what to send and where to send it!
Those temporary levees will become saturated and fail, sadly..
How come some people’s houses get saved but other people’s are underwater? It’s not fair. Not everyone has a bulldozer and enough dirt to do this. They should be required to wait for the govt to protect their homes like everyone else. Until all houses can be saved, no houses should be saved. /s
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