I, along with my family, live in Des Plaines, IL. It’s a lovely little hamlet situated just Northwest of Chicago. In fact, if you have ever flown out of O’Hare airport there is a strong possibility that you flew over my house. And please, next time don’t flush until you’re over Wisconsin.
There are many benefits of living in Des Plaines. For example, Ray Kroc’s first ever McDonalds restaurant is in our town and there are many social activities that families can participate in.
One of the biggest community activities is schedule every couple of years or so. The whole town gets together and we tear up our carpets, we throw out some of our most prized possessions, and we drain our basements. Sometimes this festival is called “just another freaking flood in Des Plaines”.
One of these festivities occurred last week when it rained for almost 4 days straight. After about 36 hours of this rain the Des Plaines river swelled and gave everyone in town a big ol’ hug. The picture above is an example. It’s my back yard under about 2 feet of water.
We love it here. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
Hey, maybe my insurance company knew something I didn't? See below...
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