What River? What Flood?

I've had several relatives call lately wondering if we've been affected by the Mississippi River flooding. I reassure them that we are fine and dandy and live far enough inland from the "Mighty Mississippi". However, two weeks ago I posted about how relieved we were that Rich's coke drums were finally safe on land. Well, we went to check on them yesterday, and as you can see from the picture, they are now currently surrounded by water. Check the post from two weeks ago to see how much water has come our way. We've been told that the river has "crested" as of Saturday. We're keeping our fingers crossed!

Here's a picture as we were crossing the Mississippi River last Wednesday morning. For those familiar with the Arch area, you can see how far the river has come up. Crazy, huh?