Row, Row, Row Your Boat
 Monday, July 21st, 2008  by Esmerelda

If you're upset about your morning commute remember that things could always be worse.

I'm sure you all heard about the flooding in Missouri this spring. Well did you know that there a people who are still flooded?

There are thirty families who are still basically stranded on a island in Table Rock Lake. To get off the island they have to use a boat to get to the other side to get to work or to purchase groceries or supplies. Not so bad you say?

They also don't have access to ambulances, fire services, propane or buses for the kids to go to school. And sometimes the weather isn't so nice. They've been at this since March and the lake level is still about two feet higher than the level of the road that was there.

The state would evacuate them but then they'd have to worry about vandals and the floating bridges that are available throughout the Missouri National Guard are too large. The one access point is an overgrown road that is privately owned and they can't get permission to use it.

So fill up your commuter cup, crank up the tunes and relax. You could be rowing to work in a canoe.

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