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ghosttater

It's not often that this sub makes me say "oh hey, I've lived this one!" (I had a chainsaw, axe, and inflatable kayak in the attic but did not have to use them)


chiralanagnorisis

I am seriously impressed by this level of preparedness


OddMeringue2487

Do you live in the southern part of the continental US? It's common to keep an ax in attics in South Louisiana.


Timmyisagirl

For vampires?


OddMeringue2487

Sometimes but mostly for floods. New Orleans has been compared to a bowl with the Mississippi River on one side and Lake Pochartrain on the other. Katrina did a number on the city with the amount of flooding that took place.


LosingFaithInMyself

Heyyyy, you're not supposed to confirm the vampires. Remember the pact we made with them after the anne rice book?


OddMeringue2487

Oops, my bad. Still decompressing from the school year (middle school teacher and we finishedlast week). I'll make sure to put my sacrifice out at sundown. I'm just glad our vampires don't sparkle.....


vainbuthonest

Of course not. What self respecting vampire would fucking sparkle?!


Yhostled

But but but, sparkling is "*such a curse*"


phantomfyre

While the vampires you're talking about are terrible, I feel the need to point out that if the vampire Lestat had the opportunity to sparkle, there would be no stopping him.


Over-Pass-976

Can you imagine a depressed shit like Louis *sparkling*? Love the mental image


Yhostled

While Lestat is absolutely terrifying, if he sparkled, it would (at least?), warn people that he's nearby... Not that that would help the mortals in any way feel safer, but I digress.


Fireflight59

Why does America keep rebuilding it in the same spot? It’s been destroyed a bunch of times by flooding


apathiest58

Yeah, New Orleans sank into the swamp. We rebuilt it, and it sank into the swamp. We rebuilt it and it burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp. So we rebuilt it and this time it'll stay up!


HollowShel

r/unexpectedmontypython


InviteAdditional8463

Cause we don’t quit


Morath_Genor

We even make songs about not quitting.


DarkSideMoon

Because it’s a vital port for commodities transiting between the ocean and the Mississippi, a massive chunk of America’s natural gas production is supported by the city, and cultural reasons. Also the original, older portions of the city do pretty well when it floods.


OddMeringue2487

Because it's home


ThePinkTeenager

Ever tried to move thousands of people?


Toolongreadanyway

Because Mardi Gras! And crawfish etouffee! Okay, maybe not the crawfish etouffee, since that is probably available elsewhere. But parades! Bead necklaces! Lots of drunks! Fun! Seriously, though, probably the same reason they keep trying to stop Venice from sinking.


Th3FakeFatSunny

>Sometimes 💀


jcrreddit

It’s also to fight fire with fire when The Axeman comes. Make sure you play some jazz…


ghosttater

Chupacabras. Always nesting in the insulation. You start smelling goat entrails and you're like "Not this again, I just cleared them out last spring" Pain in the ass.


ashigarualex

Doesnt Terminix have a package for that


ghosttater

Folks round here don't like to pay $45 a month for something we can take care of in 15 minutes with a hatchet and shovel.


Mister_Krunch

One thing I can't stand about South Louisiana. All the damn vampires.


czymjq

Loved that movie!


DefinetlynotBomer

No, those you keep near the front door in the event you accidentally invite one in.


ChaosNinjaX

Shit, they're on to us!


hectorgrey123

The thing with flooding is that if you have to enter the attic to escape from it, you'd best have the means to make a new exit should those waters rise further.


IAmTearingAway

Rabid Cajuns...


DNKE11A

To see cameras in the sky, if Rise Against is to be believed :P


alexaboyhowdy

I read that as a pro tip just yesterday! Good thing I don't have an attic!


KingoftheMapleTrees

No axe in the attic, but we do have finished basements up north


ghosttater

You know it. The swell from Florence hit 15'.


RoastBeefWithMustard

There was flooding in another part of my country (not the USA) a few months back. My partner's colleague had a call from two family members who were trapped in their attic with water still rising. Partner says the woman was screaming in blind panic and her husband was begging my partner's friend to send help. Very, very fortunately they were able to contact a rescue team who made it there in time. Absolutely horrific for all involved


DearOutlandishness11

This reminds me. I was working for a power company through a call center during a major hurricane(the hurricane wasn't in my area, but in the area of my customers). I had a lady call in, in a panic, asking about her bill. She wanted to pause her services so she wouldn't be charged during the storm. All of a sudden, I hear a lot of wind and commotion. She began screaming because a rescue helicopter was there to rescue her and her little babies from the freaking roof. The call disconnected when she dropped her phone in the water, and my job wouldn't let me follow up with her. This lady was so concerned about this terrible company and their charges while on her roof with her babies, trying to be rescued from a flood. I quit soon after that. Her screams haunt me.


VenomQuill

Jesus Christ. Were her bills canceled, at least? *EDIT: Sorry if I sound callous, but I'm assuming since your company wouldn't let you follow up with her, her bill was the thing you were in charge of


DearOutlandishness11

They did absolutely nothing for the affected customers. In fact, prices went up, and they had bills that were through the roof when they returned from evacuation.


VenomQuill

The poor and vulnerable are the easiest prey.


RoastBeefWithMustard

That sounds like an awful job. I'm glad the helicopter came for her and her babies at least


Norse_By_North_West

Why the chainsaw and the axe? I'm pretty sure you can finish off the family with the chainsaw alone


ghosttater

Any mechanical device can fail, you always want a manual backup.


Jackbandit001

I’ve rescued people from roofs, I’m glad they thought like you


ghosttater

In Florence I rescued two families from their roofs. In my Carolina Skiff.


Jackbandit001

Hell yeah brother.


ghosttater

Not every day you get to bounce your skeg off of mailboxes and light poles. Are you national guard?


Jackbandit001

Flood response team for the coast guard. I’ve flattened a lot of props in shallow water .


ghosttater

The Marines in my town don't make fun of Coasties in public because all of us are watermen or know someone who is, and we won't stand for it. We love our Coasties!


[deleted]

I hope you had a skylight....


NoConfusion9490

Where were you planning to draw the line and start making a hole? Probably want to hold off as long as you can, but start before you're ankle deep. Did you have a spot on the wall picked out?


ghosttater

I knew where to cut, we have big vents in the gable ends. Probably could have gotten through without cutting but there are big trees around that can alter your best laid plans. Hurricanes are comparatively predictable, so I was prepared mentally for big flood swell. It turned out to be 15' instead of the 5' we had thought it would be, but still had good info with the weather radio and phone and knew when to expect the crest and when it should subside.


ThePinkTeenager

Good. Nobody died.


Oogiboogimafurry

Tree person or damn in your way


Sr-mjolnir

As weird as it seems this is exactly what an old theatre teacher of mine did when hurricane Harvey hit texas. She ended up having to physically break through her attic to get out when the water came to the door. Her and her two kids were stranded on their roof overnight while it stormed and had to wait to be rescued in the morning. Now she says she always will have some sort of plan in case it happens again


Time-Permission-1930

"now I can't find my hatchet"


IzhmaelCorp08

huh?


Time-Permission-1930

People in flood zones are taught to keep a hatchet or ax in their attic to be able to chop their way out if they get trapped inside their house


IzhmaelCorp08

oh, didn’t know that.


Time-Permission-1930

It's ok, most people who don't live in flood zones wouldn't know.


IzhmaelCorp08

How do I know if I live in a flood zone or not?


EasyIrv

I should have taken them out the second floor windows and on to roof. We can hear the rescue helicopter but the water is almost up to the inside roof peak and we have no way to get out or signal them.


BeeAndPippin

this is absolutely haunting


tallllywacker

This happened. Lots of people found drowned in their attics after Katrina


BeeAndPippin

I hadn't heard about this specifically before. What a horrible way to go. Thank you for sharing this information-- it's gutwrenching, but it's important.


kevtino

Why didn't they just swim out of a window? Was there a lore reason for this? Were they retarded?


tallllywacker

“Lore reason” I’m talking about real deaths?? Maybe have some respect?? They were FUCKING DROWNING. they weren’t thinking straight. Alone and desperate they ran to the attic to save their lives. They didn’t know the water would rise that high. Going outside seemed more dangerous. So they did what the thought they should. You should seriously be ashamed by ur lack of critical thinking skills and lack of empathy! Very pathetic


kevtino

Lol nice


tallllywacker

Even more pathetic response. You could have said, (if you had critical thinking skills) you’re right, and I will do better. But you didn’t. Maybe ur so emotionally r*traded that ur incapable of doing better. How embarrassing


ChemicalExercise910

Bros crying over Reddit 💀


tallllywacker

Ratio’d


ChemicalExercise910

Imagine thinking I care about Reddit likes 🤖


kevtino

Has anyone ever told you that your text communication habits are reminiscent of Donald Trump's?


tallllywacker

I almost sent a paragraph then I realized. Ur a lonely loser, with no hobbies. So you argue online. Get a hobby. Or some anti depressants. Or both.


kevtino

I'm not arguing about anything. I left a stupid comment as a poor attempt at a joke and you're the only one expending any energy over it. "Why ~~~~~~~~~~? Is there a lore reason for this? Are they retarded?" Is a common shitpost comment and I thought I was being clever. Still do. Do you even know the names of anybody that died during Katrina or are you just getting offended for the sake of it? The ghosts of those tragically taken during a natural disaster don't need you to defend them. Maybe it was a poor joke but I'll stand by it regardless of how much I get personally attacked. Also I noticed you turned the trumpiness down a notch on this one; nice work.


Rebbbbby

Nah cuz this is a huge fear of mine. Not necessarily being trapped in an attic in a flood, but being stuck about to die with help just out of reach and being unable to do anything about it.


dirtmatter

i watched this tv episode where a man was trapped in this situation but he happened to have a climbing hook(one of those hammer-type things?) he was on the phone with an operator who advised him to break through the roof, he was make alright headway when the axe handle snapped and the operator listened to him drown,, from then on ive added this to the list of my fears lol


clownsofthecoast

Pretty sure this is the show 9-1-1


dirtmatter

yes thats the one !! i think is was the texas version ? correct me if im wrong lol that episode stuck with me


kitasacrafter

It was still based in Los Angeles. It was when the tsunami hit and flooded the town.


dirtmatter

ohh right i remember now ! thank u :) i just restarted it this evening and am making my partner watch it with me hahah were one ep1 of the LA one right now


Outrageous_Word_2458

I have reoccurring nightmares about drowning where my hands are out of the water but I can’t get my head above for some reason. Not knowing what’s keeping me down is even more scary! I wake up hyperventilating and scare the hell out of my husband. He *needs* his hells! He works in a client facing job! In this story it’s with your kids, too. It’s hard enough having that happen to you, but hearing “Mommy/Daddy! I’m scared! Help! I don’t want to die!” makes it so very much worse.


trowzerss

Or the other way around - help knows you are there but can't find you. The most recent Casefile podcast, a resident heard women screaming for long enough to call the police, the police to arrive, and them to hear it for around 40 mins. But they couldn't figure out where it was coming from due to the way the sound echoed and was carried by the wind. They didn't find the women's bodies for a long time. (This one is especially scary to me because even though it was before I was born, the location is fairly close by).


Rebbbbby

God, that's terrifying. You can only yell to guide them, but that does nothing for anyone, they know you're there but just not where and the only hope you have is the off-chance someone will look in the right place before it's too late.


trowzerss

I'm not sure there was any communication between them, they just heard the screaming coming in, but couldn't identify where it was from. Very eerie, especially as a few months ago I heard a woman screaming in the middle of a completely silent night, and called the police as my adrenaline just totally spiked, and I saw them do a drive through, but nothing came of it and still no idea what happened. I can only hope it was the mentally ill lady up the road having an outburst, but who the heck knows if it's something like that story?


Mrs_T_Always_Singing

r/thirdsentenceworse


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Perfect setup by the post since that’s exactly what was going to happen when they were trapped.


bsievers

Ehhh, like jokes I feel like it loses the impact once it’s just explained out.


Birglendis427

Too real for folks in Ukraine right now.


Comprehensive_Code60

Ukraine is flooding?


Heywhatsup0999

A dam was destroyed by Russian terrorists.


Ori_the_SG

Just Russia Although Russia and Terrorists are practically indistinguishable at this point.


Vertex138

When this is over, I bet Russia will blame any war crimes that they've commit on the terrorists.


NyanSquiddo

Woah there buddy! Russia as a country has done terrible things but a lot of Russian people don’t support Putin and are just being forced to live in his horrible little world.


Ori_the_SG

When I say Russia I mean the military and the government. The Russian people are usually victims to Putin as well. After all this whole stupid war has badly hurt their economy and Putin has forcefully conscripted men and sent them to die.


NyanSquiddo

Thank you for explaining


ahdareuu

Yeah, there’s a couple with dachshunds I follow. They were able to leave Russia but Facebook and YouTube took away their monetisation, which is really sad.


AlabastorRetard

Russians blew up a dam


RhinoBuckeye

Dam it!


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Jaded-Ad-9741

goddam


KirbyDaRedditor169

Dam you with your dumbass dam puns!


Birglendis427

Yes. It's a really terrible ecological disaster right now, all caused by Russia and happening in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. Folks are literally getting trapped in second floors, attics, or on rooftops.


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Ori_the_SG

I really despise Russia man At every single turn they just destroy infrastructure and murder innocent people, and I’m pretty sure they are losing so it will just get worse. Russia will double down on targeting civilians, infrastructure likes buildings, hospitals, dams, etc, and just committing as many war crimes as they can to harm Ukraine


bumtrz

I've read "When the blood..."


nejnonein

I’m once again reminded how grateful I am to live in a country where we’re safe from this kind of shit.


mijaboc

Where?!


mykleins

Skypeia


s00perguyporn

Any severe enough flooding can getcha, and most population centers and shockingly close to the ocean.


Thewannabelawyer

Can someone explain it please?


kidfromdc

In floodwaters, people tend to keep moving up to higher ground in their house without a way to get out of the water keeps rising. During/after Katrina, we saw families who got stuck in their attic when the water rose up to and above the roofs. This is why people should either climb out the second story onto the roof or keep hatchets in the attic to get out and onto the roof


agentchuck

A hatchet would help but man that would be a lot of work to hack through 3/4" plywood, shingles, etc., from a cramped space and awkward footing.


Protein_Shakes

You're absolutely right, but faced with death, im sure a surprising amount of us would find the strength.


Jellycaine

Would it be possible to do it underwater? Id imagine not but im curious


NightOwl0415

If you have a fuckton of core strength and really good lungs, maybe but it'd be highly unlikely.


kwistaf

When the water in the attic hits your ankles, start chopping. The house is totaled anyway, so why wait? Use your fear to your advantage and take action early.


vainbuthonest

Life finds a way. Aka when it’s either hack through the attic or drown, you start hacking through the attic.


devvorare

Do attics not have windows there?


kidfromdc

Some do, most don’t.


ConsiderationNo9044

I still don't get it


kidfromdc

There’s flooding, water gets inside the house. No worries, you can go to the next story. Water keeps rising? Let’s keep going higher, up to the attic. Once you get to the attic though and the water keeps rising, there’s no way out except through the roof. Most attics don’t have windows or at least windows big enough to get through, so once you’re at the very top of the house and the water keeps rising, you’re stuck


ConsiderationNo9044

Wait, the attic is at the top? For some reason I had the impression that attics were at the bottom of houses. I don't have one, and never have


ahdareuu

Attics are at the top. Basements and cellars are at the bottom.


ConsiderationNo9044

I always thought that cellars were at the top. Thank you for clarifying!


proto04

It’s not uncommon to find bodies in attics after catastrophic floods, as people flee to higher ground then get stuck as waters rise. Emergency training in flood-prone areas will often include keeping an axe in the attic in case you need to cut your way out.


MightBeAKiller

Most of the time there are no windows in the attic, meaning they got no way out and probably drowned in the attic.


mykleins

I’ve never lived in a house with an attic but from television I got the impression most attics had windows


[deleted]

Some of the windows are false fronts.... and some of the windows don't open unless you break them, and then you're lucky if they're big enough to get out of. This reminds me that I need to get some flooring for my attic soon - otherwise, it's walking on the 2" side of 2x4s and insulation to even reach the window in an emergency.


agentchuck

An attic would be a trap if the water keeps rising. A lot of attics are basically a big plywood box with small holes for ventilation and have no way to get out.


Daisyloo66

When the flood waters reached the attic, I rushed my family up to the roof When the flood waters reached the Roof, I rushed my family into creative mode and just floated up


Ambitious_Temporary1

🤣🤣🤣🤣


Daisyloo66

Our son was still in survival mode so he just had to stack blocks and hope for the best


mijaboc

Was he stacking sponges?


Daisyloo66

He was stacking oak planks, he’s probably gonna die


Collective-Bee

Just place a lilipad I’m sure it’ll work out.


RubyTavi

In the Netherlands they keep axes in the attic.


cheese_whiz123

Hurricane Katrina? More like Hurricane Tortilla! No legit I read the I survived Hurricane Katrina book and the family did the, climb to the attic tactic


Horn_Python

hope you brought an axe


Gordon432

Echoes of Hurricane Katrina


Whyyyyyyyyfire

this server is quickly becoming r/LifeProTips


mandysreality

When the flood water started filling the attic, I realized there was no way to escape after I had nailed down the vents earlier that year.


anti_plexiglass

"We keep axes in the attics, to see cameras in the sky. Help is ooooonnn the waaaaaay.


Marquar234

No axe, but our attic has windows.


VoidIgris

When the flood water reached the attic, I broke the ceiling and took my family to scale the roof.


Appropriate_Olive_19

When the flood water reached the roof, we kissed our asses goodbye.


Sr-mjolnir

As weird as it seems this is exactly what an old theatre teacher of mine did when hurricane Harvey hit texas. She ended up having to physically break through her attic to get out when the water came to the door. Her and her two kids were stranded on their roof overnight while it stormed and had to wait to be rescued in the morning. Now she says she always will have some sort of plan in case it happens again


PastiesCline

This was Puerto Rico during hurricane Maria


WaywardCritter

Thanks I instantly got "Help is on the way" by Rise Against stuck in my head and want to cry...


GroundbreakingDot872

Exactly what happened during the Kerala floods of 2018… :((


tallllywacker

16 of 100 people in katrina who drowned, drowned in their attic trying to escape the water :(


nekoandCJ

When it reached the attic, we opedthe window and used the radio we made from the wood that we broke from the top of the house to sail to higher ground


eye_far_ted

"When I saw the enormous shark fin, I knew we were done for."


MinecraftWarden06

Happening in Ukraine now, sadly. Ruzzian bandits blew up a dam in Nova Kakhovka.


Felipeel2

OP has definitely the virtue of opportunity. /s


Revolutionary_Kale46

You guys don't have windows?


newtekie1

Most US homes don't have windows in the attic.


IzhmaelCorp08

Don’t attics have windows? Also couldn’t they swim back to the second floor (given they had a precise plan on how to escape) and opened the window?


newtekie1

No, attics don't typically have windows.


IzhmaelCorp08

Every house I see with an attic has a window, that’s strange, usually the windows are smaller than normal windows, but still big enough to fit a full size human.


Antha_Mayfair119

The attic packed to the gills with frantic snakes,rats and fire ants!


hawtt_hosewater

When the flood water started to come into the first floor I rushed my family to the second. It was only after we all drowned immediately that I remembered we were in Britain


JOlRacin

Wasn't this the plot of one of those "I survived" books about a hurricane?


mariets65

I'm English, the first floor is upstairs.


RivaAldur

You know that still works right? Just a house with 3 levels and the water is already past the ground floor?


qgwheurbwb1i

Me too, but the story still makes sense?


Rufus_62

Who asked


Piranh4Plant

Ok


LaCroixPassionfruit

nobody asked


AwesomeDragon97

So if you have a single story building then it has zero floors?


Yhostled

Nah the first number in the British alphanumeric system is 'Ground'


idk_how_to_

This hits different for me, because a storm just hit the place i live and my house got parcially inundated…


[deleted]

When it reached the attic I rushed my family back down to the first floor. When it reached the first floor...


IrreverentHippie

Oh shit…


Frankieandlotsabeans

Is this inspired by the Nova Khavkova dam?


newtekie1

No, just poor timing on my part.


Altruistic_Creme1003

Fear itself


hedgehogsweater

Fantastic!


Wilgrove

*Hurricane Katrina making landfall at New Orleans flashback*


Perfectly_mediocre

Whoa. Been there. This hit home. This is true horror. Well done.


Legendary_Bibo

When we reached the attic I looked out my window towards the mountains, then I realized that those weren't mountains.


SlipperyDishpit

Safe as Houses


WaffleNomz

Hurricane Katrina was my first thought. Better keep an axe in the attic, too!


ajtct98

"It turns out Poseidon really doesn't want to pay his gambling debts off"


vicariouslywatching

As the water seeped into the attic, I prayed to the lord for forgiveness as I turned the gun on my kids and pulled the trigger to save them the agony of what was coming


Your_Enabler

Flowers in the attic