Is It Time to Purchase Sand Bagging Machines?

Here we are in the year 2015, 22 years after the Flood of '93, and we still are dealing with flooding areas requiring people to help sandbag in the same manner they did back then.

One person holds the bag, another person shovels the sand into the bag and a third ties the bag up and off it goes to hold back the flow of mother nature. By now you would think that the well known, flood ravaged, counties would have invested in sand bagging machines to make the process easier and quicker. How many times did I hear someone say in 1993, "Boy, too bad there isn't a sand bagging machine"? Well, those machines are available for purchase and at a wide array of costs depending on the size of the machine.

Perhaps counties or even states should look at purchasing a machine for future use. As infrequent as they are needed the cost could be spread out over several years to make it more feasible for purchasing one. If and when needed, they are invaluable especially when time is of the essence.

I mentioned this to a friend the other day and he said that I was forgetting about the community “Bonding” that goes on with sandbagging efforts. A community can bond by sandbagging or bond with a picnic on dry ground.  I prefer to bond by eating hot dogs wearing sandals over boots in the sand.