With a new baby arrival imminent, the Mrs. and I thought it would be wise to attend an Infant CPR class. We attended the course this weekend and we were very pleased with the quality of the instruction. What stunned us the most however, was the attitude of some of the other students in the [...]

My wife and I were finally allowed into our unit today to get anything we needed and to clean out our fridge. To our amazement, everything was as it was when we left. Of course with the exception of the spoiled food in the fridge. But hey, having raspberry juice all over your freezer is [...]

A neighbor of mine sent this image along which shows our building from a higher elevation:

Thanks to Jim Pericotti of Lowell for taking this shot! While it totally sucks being displaced like this, it still is an awesome sight to take in. Now it’s a just a waiting game to see how long it takes [...]

What a difference a day makes! While we still haven’t gotten specifics on our unit, the word is that the first floor is dry. As of now we’re cautiously optimistic considering that the river will remain above the flood stage through Thursday. And as you can see here, the water has gone down significantly already:

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We finally got some good news: the Merrimack is finally receding slightly and our management company has informed us that the 12 units they’ve inspected so far have been dry! No word our specific unit yet though, but encouraging news none the less. According to my new favorite site, the water only peaked at 58.84ft [...]

It is a surreal feeling when you have a safety official knocks on your door to tell you have an hour to evacuate. Normally, the northeast doesn’t get wet like this, but man does it suck. This past Sunday night, my family and I had to leave our condo which runs along the Merrimack River in Downtown Lowell. This area is getting hit very hard from the driving rains we’ve been having this past weekend. Not to mention, we’re also getting the run-off from the additional rain the that the folks in New Hampshire are also getting pounded with.