So how low can you go?
Well, how about looting the homes of flood victims in Roche Percee? That's about as scummy as you can get, I would expect.
I mean who are you people? Where do you think you are? Vancouver? Nobody lost a hockey game, so there is no need to destroy more than what is already destroyed.
OK, now I've vented, I feel a bit better.
I would much rather focus on the good that is going on now. With all the flood situations happening in this corner of the globe, it's nice to see how good people have been rallying around other good people to help them get through this muddy mess.
There will be a few sad scenes to wade through yet though, once the water has receded, leaving us the tableaux of muck and mould to review and deal with over the next few weeks, months and years.
It has been interesting to note how all the dirt movers in our midst have been answering the call for help, sometimes responding even before the calls went out.
Regina may have had their cosmetic so-called big dig a few years ago. It took them over a year. Heck, our dirt movers got it done on one weekend, and had time for three coffee breaks!
As Lampman Mayor Scott Greening pointed out quite correctly ... we have the best big equipment operators in the province around here and they're proving it time and time again as they build berms, dikes, temporary roads, cut roads, replace roads, dig trenches, put in, remove, put in again, lift, haul, hoe and hunker down. And when all that is over, they'll put the broken pieces back together again and a lot of it will be volunteer time and talent and that's what makes us smile and sometimes choke up just a little bit when we see that while this corner of the country pretty well runs on big money ... it also runs on big hearts and often money just doesn't have to count.
That's where you see the goodness in people.
So we'll still have our stories of destruction and devastation. Homes and dreams are lost, but they can be rebuilt, including the dreams. Those who feel they are being left with nothing will be given some hope again with supporting communities of friends and family rallying around them. There is this thing we call the Saskatchewan will to move on.
My bride had a good chuckle the other day. It was a T-shirt being worn by a local construction guy ... at least I suspect he was a local dirt mover. The message on the back of the shirt was succinct, but it said it all ... "Git 'er done."
"Now that's Saskatchewan," she said.
I think that says all that needs to be said for now.
Wanna talk about water? You can reach me at normpark@estevanmercury.ca
