Sunday ; Mostly sunny, very warm, humid.
This morning we unwrapped and photographed the second of our four pieces of artwork for sale. This afternoon we planted our vegetable garden. I updated our investments summary and posted my weekly journal to my blog. I barbecued a large Sockeye Salmon fillet for supper. It was superb ! Great food product, well prepared. Well done, Daniel. I spent the evening reviewing the ( too many ! ) documents pertaining to our RV park's upcoming annual general meeting.
Monday ; Joanne's 17th anniversary as a cancer survivor
Overcast with light rain in the morning, partially clearing by afternoon, warm and humid. The Similkameen River is almost over the banks. The riverfront residents are panicked and sandbagging. There's a moral in there somewhere ... something about building on riverbanks !
Joanne went into Keremeos this morning by herself to run some errands. After lunch we gave Ozzie a bath. We washed the minivan. We went to the swimming pool and did cardiac rehab exercises. We unwrapped and photographed the third of our four pieces of artwork we want to sell. I reviewed and adjusted the inventory of my clothing in the camper. I prepared for an upcoming meeting with our financial advisor / stock broker.
Tuesday ; Mostly sunny, warm, humid. Joanne spent most of the day running shopping errands by herself in Penticton.
The Similkameen River is flooding ! It has come over its banks and flooded our park's burn pile area, and the road adjacent to our park. However ... it still has not yet breached its banks within the park, so ... we remain "dry", although ... it's getting close ! I was hired today by a park resident to move their large fifth wheel trailer away from their riverfront lot. I parked it beside the community mailboxes near the entrance gate.
I attended an emergency park meeting called by the President of our Board of Directors to discuss the flooding river situation. There is definitely a serious problem brewing, but there is also a lot of unnecessary "the sky is falling" rhetoric and panic.
I did some spring maintenance work on the camper. I printed the ballots for our park's upcoming annual general meeting, reviewed the issues, and cast our votes. I did some investment file updating.
Wednesday ; Rain overnight. Mostly sunny, warm, humid today.
The Similkameen River continues to rise. The panic amongst the park's residents continues. ANOTHER emergency meeting late this afternoon. The fast flow of the high water has destroyed the riverbank along our park's "burn pit" area, so that now our burn pit is a "lake". And the water has flowed over Hwy. 3 adjacent to our park, so that the grazing ranch land across the highway from us is another lake. The water flowing across the highway is extremely shallow, but that didn't stop some moron from hitting the water at a very high rate of speed this morning, then slamming on the brakes and skidding off the road. < rolling my eyes >
I power flushed the camper's water heater this afternoon. Joanne restocked the camper's toiletries and supplies that she had removed for the winter. We went to the swimming pool for an exercise session. After the pool we went to visit our neighbour / friend Jeanine, but after only a few minutes of visiting, there was a knock at the door announcing the emergency meeting, starting immediately. After the meeting we said hello to our neighbour / friend Kolly whom we haven't seen for about seven months, since two days after her husband's death / three days before my cardiac bypass surgery.
After we ate supper, and were about to watch Survivor, there was a knock on our door. It was two men from Search & Rescue Penticton, who were going door to door in our RV park, issuing each residence an evacuation alert, a precursor to an evacuation order.
Thursday ; Cloudy, intermittent light rain.
Today we found out that my sister's fourteen year old cat Lily has died. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to Sharon and Bud. It's so painful to lose a beloved pet. Farewell, Lily.
This morning I cancelled our trip into Penticton to run errands, and our meeting with our investment advisor / stock broker. It seemed unwise to leave home for the day, risking that while we were out the evacuation alert affecting our community might become an evacuation order. If that happened, we would not be allowed to return home, and Emma and Ozzie would be trapped alone in the house for the duration of the evacuation order.
Highway 3 was closed overnight, from Princeton to the west, to Keremeos to the east, because of the Similkameen River flowing over the highway right at the entrance to our community, Riverside RV Park Resort. All day today there was heavy equipment working on the highway adjacent to our RV park trying to dig out the ditches enough to divert the water from flowing over the highway, to flowing down into our community's "burn pit" area, and then back into the river. Well ... right now the river and the burn pit area are one and the same ! Also ... all day our park was filled with workers and heavy equipment building a temporary dike along our riverfront. They used folding tote like crate things, and were setting them up along the riverfront path and filling them with gravel. Our lovely riverfront path and landscaping are now destroyed but ... c'est la vie, I guess.
We loaded the camper onto the truck, to be ready to evacuate, if it becomes necessary.
Friday ; Mostly sunny, warm and humid.
This morning we headed into Keremeos to run a few errands. As we approached Keremeos from the west we passed the roadblock that prevented anyone from travelling west of Keremeos on Highway 3 due to the highway closure / flooding at our park gate. I dropped off Joanne at the Keremeos Clinic to go to the lab. I went to the Post Office and picked up a package, then to the pharmacy to order a prescription refill. I picked up Joanne at the clinic and we refilled our five gallon water jug. As we were leaving town the highway closure roadblock was being removed. The highway was open again, in both directions, after being closed for the last two days, from Keremeos all the way to Princeton.
Joanne returned to town a few hours later, to have yet another confrontation appointment with her doctor. She is having a vicious battle with her doctor over malicious and unethical behaviour by staff at the clinic, much like I battled a couple of years ago. I finally gave up that battle and moved on to a different clinic and physician. I hope Joanne does the same. I think she is fighting a losing battle with a toxic organization.
Late in the afternoon we unwrapped and photographed our large tapestry from Italy, the last of our four pieces of artwork we wish to sell.
Saturday ; Sunny and very warm. Joanne cooked a beef pot roast in the Sun Oven today.
This morning we gave Ozzie a ... < ahem > ... "strategic" hair trim. I did a very small amount of maintenance work on the truck. This afternoon Joanne did laundry. And while that was being done, we went to the swimming pool and did exercising.
The level of the river has dropped. But the next few days will be hot, so snow remaining at high elevations will melt. The river will likely rise again over the next week or so. Flooding isn't over yet.
DSK
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