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P: 3/23/2009 1:01:44 PM
Smurfysmiles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,741 Last Post: 3/27/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	So my dress is currently in Fargo, Nd. Where it floods every spring. The worst flood was in 97 and my parents almost lost their house (they've sinced moved to higher ground). The flood this year is supposedly worse and rising faster than it did in 97. My WEDDING DRESS is in the path of the flippin flood!!! I don't know if it's hit the dress shop or not this year but I just got a call from the owner saying you guys should pick up your dress soon because our shop is flooding. I spent 30 minutes frantically trying to call my mom (who of course had her cell on silent) finally got her and she is going to pick it up as soon as she can. I hope nothing happened to it but I guess only time will tell "It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." ~Rita Rudner I marry my best friend on 11/14/09!
Posted: 3/23/2009 1:01:44 PM

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P: 3/23/2009 1:50:55 PM
MaggieB Ideal Rock Total Posts: 638 Last Post: 8/27/2009 Member Since: 1/22/2008	I hope that your dress, the store owners, and the rest of North Dakota are okay.
Posted: 3/23/2009 1:50:55 PM

P: 3/23/2009 1:57:41 PM
Smurfysmiles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,741 Last Post: 3/27/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	i hope everything will be ok too! they have a shortage of volunteers because a lot of companies and businesses are not releasing their employees to help sandbag like they did in 97 The city needs 3 MILLION sandbags by friday!!!! They only have 300,000!!!! It's predicted to crest at 41 feet making this the largest flood in Fargo/Moorhead history. If anyone is interested you can look at http://www.inforum.com/ for updates on the flood. "It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." ~Rita Rudner I marry my best friend on 11/14/09!
Posted: 3/23/2009 1:57:41 PM

P: 3/23/2009 2:02:37 PM
Maisie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,755 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/30/2006	Oh no! I hope everything will be ok!
Posted: 3/23/2009 2:02:37 PM

P: 3/23/2009 2:22:32 PM
lovesparklies Cut Rock Total Posts: 295 Last Post: 6/11/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2008	Hi smurfy. My family is on the other side of the river in Mhd and they're frantically filling sandbags this week so I hope they and everyone else are able to build up their dikes in time! I was there for the 97 flood and it was so devastating. As far as your dress goes, as long as your mom can put it somewhere on the second floor of the house it should be OK, don't you think? One of my best friends was supposed to get married in New Orleans a month after Hurricane Katrina hit and her dress was at a shop in New Orleans and it survived. I bet yours will be OK, too!
Posted: 3/23/2009 2:22:32 PM

P: 3/23/2009 2:28:47 PM
Hudson_Hawk Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,443 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 11/2/2006	It might be worth the $50-$100 to just pack it up and ship it to you where it'll be safe...seriously, don't take the risk of it being ruined. On another note, if you discover that your dress is damaged at the shop, it should be covered by the shop's insurance. Don't let them tell you otherwise. That's Mrs. Hudson_Hawk to you... Over and out.
Posted: 3/23/2009 2:28:47 PM

P: 3/23/2009 2:45:34 PM
Smurfysmiles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,741 Last Post: 3/27/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	Thanks for all your thoughts ladies :) "It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." ~Rita Rudner I marry my best friend on 11/14/09!
Posted: 3/23/2009 2:45:34 PM

P: 3/23/2009 5:31:07 PM
bee* Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,094 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 5/14/2006	I hope it's ok! Sending dust!
Posted: 3/23/2009 5:31:07 PM

P: 3/23/2009 5:35:31 PM
Smurfysmiles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,741 Last Post: 3/27/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	my mom has the dress in her possession- everything is ok! i repeat- everything is ok! over and out! "It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." ~Rita Rudner I marry my best friend on 11/14/09!
Posted: 3/23/2009 5:35:31 PM

P: 3/23/2009 5:36:33 PM
Porridge Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,610 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 10/27/2008	PHEW! Where's the wipe-the-sweat-from-forehead emotie?!? That would have been beyond awful if it had been flooded out...shudder
Posted: 3/23/2009 5:36:33 PM

P: 3/23/2009 6:09:30 PM
Smurfysmiles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,741 Last Post: 3/27/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	i wonder what will happen to the dresses of the people they cant get ahold of though "It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." ~Rita Rudner I marry my best friend on 11/14/09!
Posted: 3/23/2009 6:09:30 PM

P: 3/24/2009 1:24:41 AM
katamari Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,080 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 5/18/2008	Date: 3/23/2009 5:35:31 PM Author: Smurfysmiles my mom has the dress in her possession- everything is ok! i repeat- everything is ok! over and out! Great news!
Posted: 3/24/2009 1:24:41 AM

P: 3/24/2009 5:55:53 AM
bee* Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,094 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 5/14/2006	That's great that you mom got your dress. Phew!
Posted: 3/24/2009 5:55:53 AM

P: 3/24/2009 9:22:00 AM
jsm Ideal Rock Total Posts: 529 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 3/17/2008	Glad to hear you got your dress! I had a very similar scare last summer with all the flooding in Iowa. It was crazy. Thankfully the dress shop never got hit, but it was not even a block away from buildings that lost everything. The whole town felt so helpless, I hope things go well! ** April 3, 2009 *
Posted: 3/24/2009 9:22:00 AM

P: 3/24/2009 9:53:53 AM
Winks_Elf Ideal Rock Total Posts: 859 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 11/28/2008	If the alterations are done on your dress, I would check into having the gown stored at a furrier's. They usually send coats out, and they're stored elsewhere (i.e. out of the flood zone!) in a climate controlled facility. It usually costs about $150 to have a coat cleaned and stored for the warm months, so I can't imagine it costs more than $50-$70 to have a furrier store the gown. This way you know its practically locked in a safe. Melissa - Learning is a lifelong process of obtaining and sharing knowledge.
Posted: 3/24/2009 9:53:53 AM

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