on the (dry) ground in des moines:

a levee broke early this morning and a small additional area of business and an hs are flooded. the response this year was a lot better than '93, but we still have a way to go on the learning curve.

saylorville reservoir was built in the late '60's, i believe, for the purpose of flood control. it is not entirely sucessful. imo, too bad they didnt build it for, or at least include, hydroelectric. pop.

correction: saylorville was completed in '77. and i had to access the des moinse rag, a part of the gannet rag, to access that info. ugh

I think as long as FEMA is called Homeland Security, failure is built in.

sandbaging is a spectator sport here. and the national guard, are the players, doing what they do mostly for show,imo.