I remember when I was a kid watching national news coverage of a flood that wiped out a rural community. The Correspondent asked a Random Citizen “What are you going to do now?”, to which Random Citizen replied “Well, I guess I’ll rebuild like my daddy and his daddy before him and his daddy before him”. How early is too early to have your first WTF moment?
BE THIS GUY about 5 years ago
I’m assuming the Widow Doonesbury doesn’t have a VCR.
Watcher about 5 years ago
Move up to the roof.
running down a dream about 5 years ago
better go “before the levee breaks”
Troglodyte about 5 years ago
They still have power? Wonders will never cease!
sueb1863 about 5 years ago
Uh, how is the TV being powered? They’re not running electrical cords through the water!
jvo about 5 years ago
Out in the sticks, power goes out so often that a battery powered TV is a necessity.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Gotta keep your priorities in order. Maybe you can not save everything, but you can save what is really important. Your iPhone.
skyriderwest about 5 years ago
No iPhones in 1993 when this strip was written. He’s using a rotary dial phone, wonder how THAT works with the flood water!
Teto85 Premium Member about 5 years ago
That’s what you should expect when you build in a floodplain.
TerryBardy about 5 years ago
I think Mike’s Mother is a fatalist. She’s gotta have her Oprah and soap operas.
dook about 5 years ago
Has Oprah been around that long? Not that I watch TV, mind you.
William Bednar Premium Member about 5 years ago
Just throw a few more sand bags on that “levee”. Maybe that will get Mom through Judge Judy.
PaulKmecak about 5 years ago
I remember when I was a kid watching national news coverage of a flood that wiped out a rural community. The Correspondent asked a Random Citizen “What are you going to do now?”, to which Random Citizen replied “Well, I guess I’ll rebuild like my daddy and his daddy before him and his daddy before him”. How early is too early to have your first WTF moment?
cellequisoit about 5 years ago
who does anymore?
bakana about 5 years ago
He electric outlets must be up near the Ceiling.
gopogogo Premium Member about 5 years ago
Calling the weather service. Yeah, I remember doing that…