8 killed in South Carolina flooding

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Let me be the first to say it's a MIRACLE that I wasn't killed. It's still raining though so it's not to late! 

Seriously ..a bunch of people lost everything so I feel for them. A section of road just south of here was washed out and tragically it's an area of very expensive homes in a "gated community". It couldn't have happened to nicer people.

[TomFoolery]

You're from Columbia, right? I just moved from there back to Texas two months ago. I used to live down by the VA and I've been wondering how my old neighbors are doing. Also, what's it like downtown and around the university? I'm still getting texts from USC saying classes are cancelled today even though I'm no longer enrolled there.

I definitely feel badly for everyone down there. :(

[AllPurposeAtheist]

It's pretty bad down around town from what I can gather. I live out US1 just east of Elgin. Broad river went over I-20 so that's closed as is I-26 out towards Irmo and St Andrews I can't imagine that the area around the VA is doing to spiffy either. 

[drunkenshoe]

APA, take care and becareful.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Spears Creek Church Rd just south of us which pretty much cuts us off from I-20. You'd think someone would've prayed for this to not happen.
Picture gallery from WLTX.
http://www.wltx.com/picture-gallery/weather/2015/10/04/photos-dangerous-flooding-in-the-midlands/73328646/

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Two Notch Rd which is US1, It's the alternate route to town from here so I have a hunch I won't be driving downtown any time soon.   

[drunkenshoe]

Looks bad. We had the same thing in north recently.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Let me be the first to say it's a MIRACLE that I wasn't killed. It's still raining though so it's not to late! 

Seriously ..a bunch of people lost everything so I feel for them. A section of road just south of here was washed out and tragically it's an area of very expensive homes in a "gated community". It couldn't have happened to nicer people.

"Thank God more people weren't killed."

[stromboli]

"Thank God more people weren't killed."

Amen.

[Hijiri Byakuren]

Obviously Gawd was punishing people for being infected with the gayz.

[TomFoolery]

Two Notch Rd which is US1, It's the alternate route to town from here so I have a hunch I won't be driving downtown any time soon.   

I have a lot of fond memories of Jasmine's restaurant down there. :(

[Baruch]

Keep your feet dry.  We have some pretty strong thunderstorms here ... and it is really important if you are on higher topography ... and not in a low spot!  Asphalt pavement really channelizes water runoff in bad ways too.

[stromboli]

Global warming and nature had nothing to do with this. Its teh gayz.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Global warming and nature had nothing to do with this. Its teh gayz.

Gay hurricanes, that would really blow.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

I have a lot of fond memories of Jasmine's restaurant down there. :(

Jasmine was the first restaurant Sylvia and I went to. Pretty good buffet. If you get there during lunch it's a lot cheaper. I also like Nicks down that way. I'm guessing that they probably got flooded. They sit in a low area on Two Notch not that far from Jasmine.
The folks across the lake from us HAD a floating dock. Now they have a stationary dock in their back yard ..I bet that will be fun to get back in the water. Still minor stuff compared to others around town.