Yesterday the holiday grief support seminar was cut short because the building was being evacuated. We're having severe floods in our area and they were predicting that the water would be up to mid wall of that building yesterday.

It was strange watching everyone pack their desks and seeing the computer geeks taking out the computers and copy machines. Someone was really on the ball though, because the flood warning came suddenly and they had a moving truck, boxes delivered, and movers hired to move the large things. In the 2 hours I was there I saw the building nearly empty of people and offices full of files and personal items- to a building full of working people and empty offices.

At the end of the seminar, I was in charge of escorting people to the front door of the building, due to HIPAA and the medical information contained in the building. One guy had to use the mens room before we forged on, so I waited for him just a few feet away. One guy, who worked in the building, got a little cranky with me because for all he knew, I was just standing there holding up the wall. He said to me, "wow- I'd sure like to have your job". Not thinking about how it would sound, I said, "I'm an escort". He just walked off, probably thinking I was being a smart ass.

Wow- Hospice services has really opened up their offerings, eh? Now they have escorts!

We're supposed to have another seminar tomorrow evening, and by then the rain and floods should have subsided. I don't know if the building actually got flooded- so don't know what to look forward to on Wednesday. I'm sure that Fearless Leader will find another spot for the seminar if the Hospice building is damaged.

Our house is up on a hill- in fact I'd be willing to bet that our house is probably at the highest part of the entire neighborhood, so we're very safe. There are lots of homes being flooded out around us, and as I watch the news, I am amazed at the people who won't leave their homes. Don't they watch the news? Haven't they seen what happens to people who won't leave when their neighborhood is being evacuated? Yes, I'd have a difficult time leaving my house, not knowing what will happen to it, but there comes a point where you're risking your life.

::shrugs shoulders::