18.5 inches of rain fell on Nashville in a 2 day period & our community is still reeling but through it all the people of Nashville have displayed class & dignity to the rest of the United States as well as the World. One FEMA agent was quoted as saying "In my 10 years working disasters, I have never seen a better example of people handling diversity than the people of Nashville." We have not fought, complained or looted during this catastrophic event; instead we have picked ourselves up, reached out to one another & supported complete strangers during this tough time. We were asked to conserve water as one of our 2 water treatment plants was completely submerged by the Cumberland River & we did. We didn't blame our local government for building this plant too close to the river as noone could have foreseen this disaster...it just happened. Looters were nowhere to be found as maybe they were busy taking care of their homes or maybe we just know better. A natural disaster is not an opportunity to steal from your fellow man, it is a time to help him start the rebuilding process. It did appear that the national media wasn't too concerned with our problems but seeing as we are a red state(Republican), maybe they felt we were getting what we deserved. F__k em & for the record Davidson County is liberal blue. We can take care of ourselves & couldn't care less if the media covers it. I have seen many of slogans since the flood but my favorite is We are Nashville. We are a good, hearted Southern town built on the river & we will be back ASAP! No excuses, no complaining....just being the best town I have ever seen in the U.S.A. & I've been to New Orleans & Memphis(shameless dig) We have seen how the people of one of those towns reacted to a natural disaster & Memphis would have been just as bad if they experienced what we have.....just sayin. The picture is of our riverfront park during a BBQ festival in August of last year. The street pictured is 1st ave & before the river crested we had water all the way up to 5th Ave! LP Field where the Tennessee Titans play had water 3-4 feet deep on the playing field. Jeff Fisher the coach of the Titans & adopted Nashvilian was quoted as saying" Oh hell, we could of played on the field today if we had to". That is the way to say it Jeff....good on ya!Cheers & keep your powder dry,
Rip Pewett proud native Nashvilian
