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In which the rain-rain-rain comes down-down-down but this is no Disney film

I'll skip to the chase:  we are fine.  Haiku Farm is on high ground. The rest of our region, maybe not so much. Note that we are predicted to break the record flood level by more than 2 feet There have already been some mud slides--nothing so epic as  the Oso Mudslide in 2014 , but enough to move Big Trucks to places that Big Trucks aren't supposed to be and to close roads so nobody gets hurt. Areas of concern posted by the State Department of Transportation As I write this, our access roads and bridges are (surprisingly) still open, but clearly that's not gonna last.  I'm relying on my neighbors and local officials to post photos for me to steal, because I don't want to endanger myself or others to get a selfie beside a dissolving road.   Of course, this is a Swamp, and this isn't our first water rodeo.  We get moderate flooding in low-lying areas most years, usually in early spring when the snow melts faster than the rivers can handle.  The las...

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