H/T to Arlette N., French professor extraordinaire
She sent her newsletter out and one of the articles highlighted the day the main boulevard (Champs-Elysee) was closed to motor traffic and the crowds turned out to walk it and take selfies.
I e'd back that today they'd be using rowboats (bateau a rames) and she replied that the last time she'd seen the Seine this flooded she was a little girl. She remembered that the statue of the Zoave by the Pont l'Alba bridge had his feet wet!
Breaking - Richie turned on the 5 p.m. BBC and the water this time is up to his waist.
She also pointed out something I never would have thought of and that was: the rats surging out of the sewers, fleeing the rising waters.
If the National Rifle Assoc. could fly in hunters with .22 rifles they could be lining the banks. With a pop-pop here and a pop-pop there - tallyho - let's shoot the rats!
Homeowners, flushed with gratitude, might even offer the hunters glasses of wine to celebrate. And a wonderful time would be had by all.
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