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:

We can actually see grass below our window!

Through all of this, you realize how small the world can be. A buddy of mine told me that he and a co-worker had to go to a trade conference this week and left over the weekend. This co-worker also lives in our building. Unfortunately, he also owns the Honda Element. The poor guy didn’t have a chance.

Behind the building, the story is pretty much the same:

We probably won’t be allowed to move back in for some time. We may be able to go in by week’s end to have a look, but any damage to the boiler room and electrical system still needs to be assessed. If you’re interested, I have posted some additional shots on my photoblog.

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 at 8pm Monday night. As of 9:30am Tuesday, it’s now at 57.75ft, so finally headed in the right direction! There’s still waist deep water in the parking lot and the water isn’t expected to drop to safe levels until tomorrow night or Thrusday. I’m not expecting that we’ll be in there anytime too soon, but at least we’re now hearing something positive.