It has been one insanely fucked up day so far. Yesturday and today the North Carolina mountians has gotten record rainfall. This has inturned cause moderate to major flooding problems throughout. Last I heard the French Broad River here in Asheville was 6.53 feet over flood stage and still rising, which currently ranks it as the 4th worst flood in the history of that river here in Asheville. This morning started as any other day but has since quickly gone down hill. At around 12:30pm they cancelled all evening classes starting after 5pm. Then one hour later they decided to cancel the rest of the classes today from that point on. Then later I used the restroom and went to flush the toilet only to find it didn't flush. At first I just thought maybe the toilet was broke but I then realized that the sinks did not work either. Come to find out all of Asheville is without water because the water has become contaminated due to the flooding. So because of not having water and the flooding the school has decided to cancel classes untill Monday morning. They have urged that anyone who can to leave campus and go home. Which many students, including my roommate, have done. Unfortunitly though I work in the new game room in the new the Highsmith Union building which is going to stay open so therefore I cannot leave because I have to work.
Before coming to work, where I now type this up, I went to go eat dinner and because of not having any water we had a very small selection of food to choose from and an even smaller choice of drink, only tea and milk. Since plates cannot be cleaned we have to use paper plates. Also they have been bringing in bottled water for the students and faculty that have stayed to drink and prota potties to use since we cannot use the toilets. They do not expect the water to return for at least 24 hours and probably longer. If anything new happens or if anything changes I will keep you updated.
|| Vespere Hesperian 5:05 PM
