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Change of Plans

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

I had planned on looking for an apartment in Nashville today. Looks like that won’t be happening. Hope any of you reading from my soon-to-be new home city are able to stay safe. And dry.

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24 Responses to “Change of Plans”

  1. #1 |  Marc |  May 3rd, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Maybe not today, but it would be a good idea to get down there soon. Sort of like looking at houses after a blizzard: you get an idea of what the risks are and how sturdy the place is.

  2. #2 |  Michael Chaney |  May 3rd, 2010 at 10:23 am

    The building, by the way, is from my kids’ school – actually part of the church. It was on fairly high ground. It was a modular building that was set on a foundation, and the foundation is now in ruins. The church/school has a pretty big field near the creek and interstate there that was completely flooded, and a man’s body who died in the flood was found on the field. Really bad flood.

  3. #3 |  Ecce Homo |  May 3rd, 2010 at 11:08 am

    please consider staying in Louisville and looking for an apartment here instead. you can sleep on my couch while you try to find a place. clearly the gods do not intend for you to move to nashville.

  4. #4 |  Ecce Homo |  May 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 am

    also, please bring pie.

  5. #5 |  Marc |  May 3rd, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    I know how you feel, I was trying to move into West Warwick, RI right when the big flood hit RI a month ago. Hopefully you can move in soon.

  6. #6 |  johnl |  May 3rd, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    There is a music scene developing in Louisville as well. It’s a good town. Close to Indiana. I think they might even have Gold Star Chili down there.

  7. #7 |  Dante |  May 3rd, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    So, you are considering a move from Old Town Alexandria (which floods when it rains) to Nashville (which floods when it rains, apparently)?

    Perhaps a review of alternate (higher elevation) locations would be in order.

  8. #8 |  Dave |  May 3rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    Perhaps a houseboat would be prudent.

  9. #9 |  JS |  May 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    You could have a waterbed!

  10. #10 |  Boyd Durkin |  May 3rd, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    Off topic: Cop who slammed cyclist to ground and then falsified report claiming he was assaulted…then shit himself when a video turned up…found not guilty of assault…but there’s some good news (until the union wins the appeal that is).

    http://gothamist.com/2010/04/29/jury_finds_former_cop.php

  11. #11 |  Marty |  May 3rd, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    I hope some islamic clerk blames indecent women for this disaster- we need a flood of boobs…

  12. #12 |  johnl |  May 3rd, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    And Radley I am serious about the chili. No Gold Stars, but there are 4 Skyline’s in Lousville, one in Union, and one in Dry Ridge.

  13. #13 |  Henry Bowman |  May 3rd, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    Why are you moving to Nashville?

  14. #14 |  Michael Chaney |  May 3rd, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    This is a *very* unusual flood for Nashville, it’s been at least 50 years from what I’ve heard since something like this. I just picked up some friends whose house is still flooded, and driving around was just surreal. Roads washed out, some still flooded, etc.

  15. #15 |  JS |  May 3rd, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Michael Chaney “This is a *very* unusual flood for Nashville, it’s been at least 50 years from what I’ve heard since something like this.”

    I blame boobs. I heard there are a lot of boobs in Nashville anyway.

  16. #16 |  pegr |  May 3rd, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    JS: And how will Radley’s move affect the boob count? ;) (Couldn’t resist!)

  17. #17 |  the friendly grizzly |  May 3rd, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    If you might be in the market for a house, or a lease-option on one, please get in touch with me. I presume you CAN see the email addresses that are not posted. Handy, good neighborhood, blah blah blah…

    The friendly grizzly

  18. #18 |  Michael Chaney |  May 3rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    Re: #15 – obviously we don’t oppress our women enough here. Maybe “boobquake” had this effect instead?

  19. #19 |  Andrew Williams |  May 3rd, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    that was…surreal.

  20. #20 |  Andrew Williams |  May 3rd, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Oh, and vis a vis Boyd’s link: Rebel belle for the WIN.

  21. #21 |  JS |  May 3rd, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    pegr-hahaha…I hope he doesn’t ban you for that!

  22. #22 |  Pinandpuller |  May 4th, 2010 at 1:54 am

    You can go househunting on I24-literally.

  23. #23 |  angrygnat |  May 4th, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    Is that a HOPE (Obama) sign on the side of that trailer? Hope floats?

  24. #24 |  Michael Chaney |  May 6th, 2010 at 1:09 am

    It’s “HOPE”, but it’s an acronym that they use – nothing to do with Obama.

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