flooding

Noah is alive and living in East Boston

adamg — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:48:12 +0000

Meridian and Porter streets a mess thanks to a burst water main at Bennington and Border streets that forced 20 people out of their homes in the middle of the night:

They could rename the area Downtown Flooding

adamg — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:32:01 +0000

Early-morning flood at Washington and Lafayette; be sure to check out Channel 4's artist's rendition of what the area looks like, then click to Channel 5 for actual photos.

Romney and flooded Peabody

adamg — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:39:53 +0000

Under the Golden Dome rains on Mitt Romney's Peabody sympathy. Seems that after the last time Peabody flooded (all of two years' ago), Romney vetoed a measure to spend $5.7 million for flood control in Peabody - money that would have meant an additional $20 million in federal aid for the work.

Blue Mass. Group has more.

But, hey, at least the flooding's good for a laugh

Water receding along the Muddy River

adamg — Tue, 16 May 2006 14:11:33 +0000

The Urban Pantheist takes photos of the receding floodwaters along the Muddy. Go figure: All those Dunkin' Donuts cups tossed in the river over the years provide a useful way to figure out the high-water mark.

Life on the Merrimack

adamg — Tue, 16 May 2006 14:06:40 +0000

DamnHandy describes, posts photos of the flooding at his condo on the Merrimack:

... What does suck is how insensitive some people can be in situatiuons like this. While taking the above shot, a pair of shit heads from UMass Lowell stood there laughing at how it must suck to live in our condo. While yes, it does suck it was nearly enough to prod me slinging my Nikon at their heads. When my pregnant wife turned to them and mentioned that we do live there, their tune quickly changed. ...

Via Secretly Ironic.