Downtown Nashville, Historical Landmarks Under Water

[DrPhil]

This scares the crap out of me. Seriously.

[Munchkin03]

I have to admit, my heart and mind have been focused on the Gulf Coast, what with that massive oil slick headed straight to my parents' house. But this is really bad.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I have to admit, my heart and mind have been focused on the Gulf Coast, what with that massive oil slick headed straight to my parents' house. But this is really bad.

I think that's why the flooding has received less news coverage. I pray for the best in both circumstances.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I pray for the best in both circumstances.

Me too.

[PeppyGPhiB]

The photos of the Opryland Hotel are amazing. I can't imagine what a loss that will be - that complex is GINORMOUS! The financial losses will be tremendous.

Having absolutely loved Nashville when I visited, this whole thing makes me sad.

[BluPhire]

Yeah it's serious. I was talking to friends and old classmates down there. They are the forgotten Katrina. My friends house is fine....but he can't get out of his neighborhood.

[WinniBug]

It's pretty bad...we live in the next city just downstream of Nashville, so not only did we get all the rain they did, but all that floodwater, is flowing down the Cumberland to us!! Roads have been washed out, bridges covered, Riverside Dr., one of the main roads in town is COMPLETELY underwater!!

[Fleur de Lis]

Thanks to everyone for your concern. The amazing part about this disaster is how the people of Nashville have responded. Everyone is stepping up to volunteer and help neighbors and even strangers. There are already benefit concerts being held and t-shirts being sold for relief. One blogger thinks this is why we haven't gotten much national media coverage:

http://www.section303.com/we-are-nashville-4366

Right now we are facing a major water crisis. They are urging people to only use water to drink and cook - that's right - don't flush the toilet or do laundry. It will be interesting to see where we are in a few weeks when the water has completely receded.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by Fleur de Lis

Thanks to everyone for your concern. The amazing part about this disaster is how the people of Nashville have responded. Everyone is stepping up to volunteer and help neighbors and even strangers. There are already benefit concerts being held and t-shirts being sold for relief. One blogger thinks this is why we haven't gotten much national media coverage:

http://www.section303.com/we-are-nashville-4366

Right now we are facing a major water crisis. They are urging people to only use water to drink and cook - that's right - don't flush the toilet or do laundry. It will be interesting to see where we are in a few weeks when the water has completely receded.

That is exactly what we had to do for a week or two until they could get the main water treatment plant back on line after our city flooded two years ago. We set out big garbage cans under our downspouts and collected water to use for flushing the toilet, and even then only flushed when we had to. We showered about every other day and minimized our water for cooking. Actually, I think we had certain days we could shower - odd-numbered houses had these days and even-numbered houses had the other days. Obviously, people weren't to wash their cars or water their lawns or anything.

I think we also had to drink only bottled water for a few days. It's amazing what you can go without when you have to!

[ForeverRoses]

My son's school has a uniform, but periodically they have $1 out of uniform days (so the kids bring in $1 and get to dress down)- they just announced that next Tuesday is an out of uniform day and all the money collected will go toward Nashville relief-- and one parent (that has a daughter at Vandy) has offered to match whatever the kids raise.

[ComradesTrue]

Great video showcasing the depth of the destruction all over town and not just the landmarks. The creator used quotes from the We Are Nashville blog cited above.

I still am completely amazed that the National Media has all but ignored this story.

[SydneyK]

Thanks for posting the link to the blog, Fleur de Lis. Hat's off to the blogger for such a well-put take on the lack of press.

[groovypq]

FWIW, I have seen a bunch of celebs tweeting about Nashville, and encouraging text donations to the Red Cross for the city.

but yeah, that flooding is unbelievable, and so little has been said about it.

[AGDee]

I don't know where y'all get your news but I've been seeing lots of coverage on this every time I turn on the news, since Saturday or so. CNN has a huge special section on it even.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I don't know where y'all get your news but I've been seeing lots of coverage on this every time I turn on the news, since Saturday or so. CNN has a huge special section on it even.

Agree that CNN has had the most, but as someone who has been actively looking for coverage of this event it has not been easy to find. I have been taping the national evening news (all stations) since Sunday night. Until the Opry flooded the only coverage was deep into the broadcast and the package was less than 30 seconds. The Opry didn't flood until Monday.

Same with GMA Weekend on Sunday morning.

Here is a perfect example, though I know that the site is subject to change. ABC News website. For the past few hours, the only mention is all the way to the bottom, under "local." As in, they view this as a local story, but somehow "Does Body Spray Make You Irresistable?" is national.

Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc always lead newscasts and have the "A Team" of reporters on site. especially given the number of people who have died. No one is disputing that there haven't been other stories the past few days, but just that it has been so disproportional to the other 2 (now 3 if you count the murder of Yeardley Love) stories.