Comments on: Snapshots: The Great Flood of 1914 http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/ Fictional urbanism. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:16:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susan http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/comment-page-1/#comment-4676 Susan Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:04:39 +0000 http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/#comment-4676 Maybe he had a feeling the canoe was going to come in use....Gut feeling I guess payed off.. Maybe he had a feeling the canoe was going to come in use….Gut feeling I guess payed off..

]]> By: Kathy Barnham http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/comment-page-1/#comment-4663 Kathy Barnham Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:13:13 +0000 http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/#comment-4663 Thank you for publishing this picture. My grandmother says that her father had bought the family a canoe for Christmas that year, and they all laughed at him, saying, "You'll never get that thing in the water!" Fortunately, they were able to use it to get to church till the water receded. Thank you for publishing this picture. My grandmother says that her father had bought the family a canoe for Christmas that year, and they all laughed at him, saying, “You’ll never get that thing in the water!” Fortunately, they were able to use it to get to church till the water receded.

]]> By: Felix Bunay http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/comment-page-1/#comment-4662 Felix Bunay Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:02:51 +0000 http://thecitydesk.net/2008/02/29/snapshots-the-great-flood-of-1914/#comment-4662 Is anybody surprised by the influenza epidemic in light of these other public health disasters? Although, having the influenza in 1914 might have spared our city the full effect of the world-wide epidemic of 1918. Just don't mention that during our next exchange day with Ushuaia. Is anybody surprised by the influenza epidemic in light of these other public health disasters?

Although, having the influenza in 1914 might have spared our city the full effect of the world-wide epidemic of 1918. Just don’t mention that during our next exchange day with Ushuaia.

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