Michigan Providers, Are You OK?

[Cat Herder]

I read about the dam breaks. I hope everyone is safe. :confused:

[Alwaysgreener]

I read about the dam breaks. I hope everyone is safe. :confused:

I am nowhere near Midland neither is Midaycare. So we are both safe.

[Cat Herder]

I am nowhere near Midland neither is Midaycare. So we are both safe.

Glad to hear.

[BumbleBee]

Not near Midland but have family there. My family there is all safe. I was looking at pictures and recognized a lot of the areas.

[Cat Herder]

Not near Midland but have family there. My family there is all safe. I was looking at pictures and recognized a lot of the areas.

I am glad they are safe. It looked so bad.

[lovemykidstoo]

We are affected. Our basement had 2 to 3 feet of water. We had a finished basement, so we had to take all of that out. We are 1/2 mile from the river. At first the fire dept said we should leave but could stay if we wanted, so we decided to stay. Then the next day when the 2nd dam failed, they came in and said it was mandatory evac. They were taking people out in the back of fire truck pickups. We have a pickup so we were ok. There are 2 ways into our neighborhood. One was already completely flooded and the other was flooded too, but the fire dept thought if we made a caravan and drove slow we could make it. There was 2 fire truck pickups, then our neighbor in an equinox and then us. The fire dept said if you see him having trouble getting through to push him with our truck. It was terrifying. The water came up to the middle of our grill in our Ford F150. It was so deep that the people waiting behind us to go through they stopped them and said they couldn't go it was too deep. We spent the night at my inlaws and then my son, my bil and hubby got waders and waded in the next day as the water had receeded a foot. Finally able to get back home and our neighborhood is devastated. Neighbors on the next street over had water up to the basement ceiling, my friend around the corner her basement wall caved in. Her home is 100% loss. This is a drone video of our neighborhood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5m4Hh7lxzk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3sl_xxGIUl54hdGlkzwrgg28zI6Aqsxvxa5ejCdmzWsfWD42-H5NOS5vM

[Blackcat31]

Wow! That is crazy!
I’m so sorry you were affected by this but am so happy you and your family are safe!! :hug:

[Alwaysgreener]

Wow lovemykidstoo, how is the water damage in your home today? Are you able to move back in once the water goes down?

[lovemykidstoo]

We moved back in and are in the process of dragging everything out. Have to cut the carpet out tomorrow. Clean the floors with bleach. Dealing with insurance company. Fun times.

[lovemykidstoo]

https://www.facebook.com/sheri.beaudin/videos/10223122606154001/

I am not sure if this will work, but this is us going through the deep water to evacuate.

[lovemykidstoo]

These are pics of the street that we had to drive through to evac. This is a pic of the 3 fire dept pickup trucks that are carrying people out that didn't have trucks, then my friend Amy and Tony in the black car. We're behind them in a pickup. The fire dept said if we saw them having trouble to push them. AFter we went through they decided it was too deep and didn't let anyone else through.

[lovemykidstoo]

My poor basement.

[e.j.]

I can only imagine how scary that drive out of your neighborhood must have been! Hopefully your insurance company acts quickly to cover the damage to your home. It's got to feel overwhelming to have to clean all of that up. Given the state's stay at home advisories, are you even able to get help with the cleanup?

[lovemykidstoo]

I can only imagine how scary that drive out of your neighborhood must have been! Hopefully your insurance company acts quickly to cover the damage to your home. It's got to feel overwhelming to have to clean all of that up. Given the state's stay at home advisories, are you even able to get help with the cleanup?

It was very scary. Unfortunately most of our family live on the other side of the river and all the bridges were closed, but my brother in law and sister in law and niece live on this side of the river. We stayed with them one night and then they came to help. We also have 2 kids (19 and 22) that helped.

[e.j.]

It was very scary. Unfortunately most of our family live on the other side of the river and all the bridges were closed, but my brother in law and sister in law and niece live on this side of the river. We stayed with them one night and then they came to help. We also have 2 kids (19 and 22) that helped.

Having help must be somewhat of a relief for you, although I imagine the damage and cleanup has to be tough under any circumstances. I'm sorry you're having to deal with it.