There goes my backup plan...

Well... I had set this up as a backup plan in case a career in the financial markets didn't pan out... but I guess I'm stuck trading... Anyone in the market for some nice waterfront property???

Ok, so this really WASN'T my place... but the basement in my duplex in Iowa looks similar... and it actually IS waterfront property... Was supposed to be "waterback" property, but maybe the term is "waterallover" property now.... or "waterin" property? drrr... The pic above is from Cedar Rapids, which is the next town over from where I lived for about 10 years. Here are some more pics for those interested:
http://www.andrealynnphoto.com/CRflood2008/

I moved to Florida two weeks before Hurricane Charlie made landfall minutes from here. Had three hurricanes pass over me that year, but in the town where I lived a tornado took out places on the same block I lived for 3 years and that same area is now flooded. While living there I had two cars totaled by nature. One from hail and one from a tree falling on it and had another three down into the back of my house.... Hmmm... the worst the hurricanes did was rip off some screens... So... which is safer: Florida or Iowa? Oh, I forgot to mention being stuck in two blizzards for a day each.... Let's not forget winter fun in Iowa in addition to the spring and summer kind! haha!