[sauropod]

I might have invented a new hymn during the begging, pleading, with God and Jesus during those hours of rushing water. I did a lot of it and very loud.

You're obviously a Baptist ;-).

[wally_bert]

I was one.

Lutheran since I married my fantastic wife.

Still shaken, mentally whacked.

I will never forget this. Sure there will be nightmares for a while.

When the water works calm down, LEO will get a hold of me when they can get to the truck. A day or two minimum. It’s in a nice residential neighborhood. A couple of doctors live houses.

One graciously let me dry out, some spare clothes, hot tea and some pasta. Found out from talking to his wife, a few homes of people they know are flooded.

Seeing the local news makes my loss seem minor. Houses, businesses, big semis all underwater.

Spoken to both pastors a little while ago. I think I maxxed out a lot of prayer credits from tons of good people.

[wally_bert]

There was a lot of begging, pleading, crying, asking for forgiveness for me being so messed up for a long period in my life years back.

[wally_bert]

My throat isn’t in bad shape from it all.

I’ve been trying to unwind and relax some by watching Perry Mason reurns.

Heard there were a few fatalities. I could have been one of them.

Maybe the man upstairs wanted my attention for some reason. He got it.

[wally_bert]

I wound up giving a quickie phone interview to a guy at The State. It made the online edition. Print shop is flooded.

A CNN producer in GA and in NY have tried to tap me for a phone interview. I passed politely. I have no desire to be a spectacle or anything. People have died and there a lot of real hero types out there doing a hell of a job. They are more important.

I found a picture of my Tacoma parked where I got pulled out. The water has receded. It’s in a good neighborhood. Doctors own a few of those houses.

Those trees I was up against saved me from the big swim. Thank and praise God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit! Still mindblowing.

The few cuts from the windshield are the only physical damage I have and they’ve healed.

We are essentially physically isolated due to washouts around. There was a way in because a super kind lady from the neighborhood found and got me in.

I have picture on the box and it’s in Twitter. That’s good enough. It will be a few days minimum before it can be towed off. It’s waterlogged scrap mostly.

Toyota builds them well. It saved my life.

Explosive capped bolts with a manual trigger ought to be at least optional equipment. A real hammer will go in all vehicles.