The good part is that they have FEMA flood insurance (Waterbury is right on the Winooski River), which the owner -- for reasons I do not know -- had been trying to drop for a couple of years, but FEMA wouldn't let them. So they have that.
Thank god. That is very, very good news. I am so sorry about the Alchemist though- I loved that place. But they will rebuild, I'm sure of it. And they have the canning line to keep them out in the public eye while they are doing so.
I am sure they will also get a lot of support from their customers and community.
But, yeah. Upsetting. Let him know we are thinking of him...
That sucks, Steph. I'm glad your brother has flood insurance, at least. But what a pain clean up and repair is going to be.
I am sure they will also get a lot of support from their customers and community.
They definitely will. But it sounds pretty bad throughout Central Vermont. Waist-high water on Main Street means more businesses than just The Alchemist got trashed. Fucking hell.
The grimly funny part is that Saturday was his last day cooking. When he got home, he said to his wife, "That place is going to fall apart without me."
Next time, dude, WISH FOR A PONY.
Man, thank goodness they have flood insurance.
Aims, uggh. I'm sorry.
Steph, how awful!! Rebuilding ~ma going out to the Alchemist and all the other flooded homes and businesses.
Magnolia keeps telling us aaaallllll about her adventures. Very loudly. She seems none the worse for wear, just dirty.
Today is the 6th anniversary of Katrina. I am spending it learning to drive a forklift.
No response to my email to StW yet. I hate the waiting part. Trying to be patient.
Some it's-nothing~ma for my dad. His EMT girlfriend took him to the ER last night with chest pains. The text said they don't think it was a heart attack. Will know more after tests are done.
Steph I was just reading FreePress and saw the pictures of downtown Waterbury the first thing I thought of was the Alchemist. I'm glad there they have insurance.
There's also a picture of what used to be Elm St in Waterbury.
Here's some info with pictures [link]
askye, glad you're all right! Teppy, so sorry about The Alchemist, but glad they kept the flood insurance. Damn, it seems like the places that got hit by the tropical storm Irene are actually worse off than the places that got hit with hurricane Irene.
Damn, it seems like the places that got hit by the tropical storm Irene are actually worse off than the places that got hit with hurricane Irene.
That's what so many people don't get about storms of this nature-- it's often the aftermath, or what it spawns, that wreak the most havoc. Hurricanes are unpredictable bitches. Which is why I want to slap every New Yorker I see on the news complaining that Bloomberg and the gov't overreacted, nothing really happened, blah, blah, blah. It's like, dude, if tornadoes had formed and ripped through NYC? Trust me, you would not have been happy.
Steph, I'm so sorry about the Alchemist but really glad they had the flood insurance.
omnis, some it's nothing ~ma for your dad.
