I've been sending out emails and posts and texts to everyone saying the same thing over and over about 23 times now. I'm safe, my family is safe and our house is safe. We almost became a river though, almost became homeless, but thanks to foresight, manpower and engineering, my community was an island in the river... and island 8 feet below the raging waters that swallowed up ALL other river side communities AND downtown.

I encourage all of you to look up images of the Calgary 2013 flood if you haven't. Here's a few pictures to give you an idea:

http://nationalpostnews.files.wordp.....gary.jpg?w=620 This is entering downtown, it's not supposed to be under water. I usually take the bus down that road....
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/cm.....?size=620x400s This could have been us. I am not joking. The river wraps around us, the Elbow and Bow MERGE right by us and it's a 1 minute walk to the river bank from my house.
http://beta.images.theglobeandmail......looding+20.jpg Here's the beloved Saddledome
http://2.cdn.nhle.com/flames/images.....G_7583_std.jpg .... and what she now looks like inside 10 rows of seats plus the ice and changing rooms are 100% underwater

The nest week or so will see me being busy helping neighbours and others in the city. I may or may not have a job once this is all over because they may have been flooded too...