It took a lot more sandbags than we thought.
Quotes about sandbags (14 Quotes)
We are trying to hold the waters with sandbags, but I don't know for how long we can control the situation.
There was probably two or three inches of water in my garage until I was able to get sandbags up against the door.
It didn't hold. There isn't a door, and they've got measly sandbags they're putting in to compensate.
We have the Department of Corrections, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, our emergency management division (and) our Iowa National Guard working with local folks to try to put hundreds of thousands of sandbags in appropriate locations to try to reduce the damage and the impact. ... It's just a race against time.
We spent time Monday making up some additional sandbags and then placed them in areas that we've know of or have been told are problem areas. We load the sandbags on and off of pallets, and we'll likely leave them where they are until (today) to let them dry out some.
What I see is a stable of salivating legal factories gearing up. Is it prudent or responsible for Congress to wait for the inevitable flood or do what it can to provide sandbags now
Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.
If someone's in a position where they actually need sandbags, they don't usually need that many to make a difference. We have about 25 sandbag sites around the county where people can pick them up if necessary.
We're preparing as we talk to the National Weather Service. If people have ever had flooding issues (and need) to get sandbags before flooding occurs, now is a good time. (Preparation) is pretty routine. We hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Last time I was here there were pillboxes, roadblocks and sandbags on the road from the airport. There is only one set of sandbags this time,
The dike we are trying to build since this morning has already four rows of sandbags, but still I don't think we can raise it faster than the water is rising.
We did not close any roads today, and we still have free sandbags available.
The National Guard has been dropping sandbags into it, but it's like dropping it into a black hole,