Important lessons learned. Fortunately, the loss of the most valuable entity, life, was not extreme in the Ft. Collins flood of 1997. My heart and my prayers go out to all those who suffer the loss of loved ones. The flood made me realize what is really important in our lives, and it has nothing to do with the pair of Nikes that got trashed, the VCR that was shorted out, or my car that was totaled.
Life has to do with strength, perseverance, and the ability to give and receive a helping hand.
I came home on Friday, April 18, from 2 hours of sandbagging wondering how anyone could do that for so long. I was dirty, sweaty, and sore from my legs up. People were determined to save their homes. We didn't have school that day. You couldn't flip a channel on TV without seeing the news of the flood.