Comments by "christine paris" (@christineparis5607) on "Pueblo Colorado: The Great Flood of 1921" video.

  1. I didn't appreciate the power of water until I took a 2 hour nap during a rainstorm one day in San Antonio, Texas, and woke up to several phone calls from friends about the "disaster". Two blocks away, people were waiting for rescue from the roofs of their houses, and someone had died trying to save their dog suddenly swept away...two kids thought it was a good idea to put a raft in a nearby drainage ditch and "ride the rapids", but did not survive, due to the dangerous amounts of debris in the water and its speed. For some reason, our street was just a little higher than surrounding streets, even though water was coming through our bedroom ceiling. The most vivid memory I have is of giant, really giant, water roaches crawling up the walls outside after being driven out of their usual areas. It was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen. I didn't know insects could get that big! I didn't think even a .357 would take them out!
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