The water is finally here....
I was at the studio on Monday when they closed English Landing Park and by Wednesday the park was mostly under water, yep, that quick! Of course, I'm not surprised by any of this, we all knew the flood waters were on their way but I don't think any of us expected it to hit that quickly. Especially after being told that the river was supposed to crest weeks ago.
What now? Essentially, nothing! While the river is out of it's banks, it's still a long way away from the studio (okay, three blocks, but three blocks is a long way in Parkville). Of course I feel badly for the business and offices in English Landing, the water's a lot closer to them and I hate to see any of those businesses affected by this.
Part of the issue that I see is that there seems to be a lack of consistent information. On one hand, I've driven by the signs in waiting directing drivers toward the Hwy. 9 North detour, even though the water isn't close to the highway. I can't believe it wouldn't take a serious influx of water to puch the river over the highway, but I guess anything is possible, but I don't seem to be the only one guessing. I know...be prepared...the Boy Scouts were on to something...
As for me, I'm not planning on going anywhere, the studio will stay open and I'll keep struggling to find a parking space while the tourists are here (by the way, nice to see you all..) and business will go on as usual. I've got sessions booked and appointments to keep. I was planning on going to reduced hours during July to let everybody, including me, enjoy the summer before August and senior portraits begin to fill up the schedule. I'm just concerned that everyone will think it's because of "THE FLOOD"...when I had it planned all along.
Our newest promotion, Take Your Family to College, begins next week. It's designed for our past seniors and it's any family session and a 5X7 portrait for only $49. After all, it's easy to get homesick away at college and this is a great way to say "thank you" to our past clients.
I guess the long and short of it is that we're open along with the rest of Downtown Parkville. After all, this is the town that won't die, whether it's the great flood of '93, the not so great flood of '07 or the train wreck of '99, we'll be here, I hope you'll be here too. When you come to look at the water, please stop in and say "Hi!"....I'll be here.
Gregg
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