Flood Call 1504

The operator’s husband calls, they discuss getting their children back to Grand Forks from Debbie in East Grand Forks in case the bridges close.

Date April 18th 1997, 4:42 pm
Duration 98 seconds
Channel 24
Direction incoming call
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Hello.
Hi.
What's up?
I was just going to see how it was going.
You were calling who?
Oh, I thought you got home and got the message.
I haven't been home.
I'm still up the door.
Oh.
What about the kids?
Debbie picked them up at Patty's and was taking them to her house.
Oh, okay.
Well, I don't know if she's going to get there, though.
They're evacuating all of East Grand Forks.
Yes, they are.
I don't know what the hell to do.
We've got like a hundred people in here.
I don't know what the hell to do.
I don't know what the hell to do.
I don't know what the hell to do.
I don't know what the hell to do.
I don't know what the hell to do.
Yes, they are.
I don't know what the hell to do.
Yes, they are.
I don't know what the hell to do.
We've got like a hundred people here.
We've got two busloads of people standing, filling bags and shoring up Priscilla's place
here, but Mom and Dad and Rock and Deb just left.
Going home to save their own homes.
Can't get...
I'll try Debbie's.
I don't know if she's home yet.
She left about 45 minutes ago.
I don't know if she can even get home.
What did you call?
What did you leave on the message?
Call me.
I just wanted to see what was going on.
Is there something you should actually be doing?
No.
You're there for the duration?
Well, for a while anyway.
Okay.
Well, I'm going to try to get ahold of the steps, see if I can get anything done there.
Well, try to get our kids back over here.
I don't want them over there.
Something happens for the bridge.
Right.
Okay.
All right.
I'll call you later.
All right.
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