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She was very gentle and loving, but you didn't want to mess with her. She would give you the business if you did.

We were about to get flooded. It was night time, around 1100PM, and the fireman were going up the street, knocking on doors and telling people to evacuate. I wasn't really concerned, because we were higher up on the street, but the firemen were insistent.

I was having a conversation with one of the fireman. He asked me who was living in her house, and I said "She's there alone". He said "we have a lot of houses to get to, can you check in on her"? I said yes.

So I walked to her house, and was pounding on the door. No answer, she was sleeping. So I tried the door and it was unlocked!

I'm thinking "Oh Jesus, I hope I don't give her a heart attack".

I was walking through her house calling her name, until I got to her bedroom and she yells WHO IS IT?

I told her it was me and asked her to come and stay with us, just in case the water gets up that far.

She lifted her head from her pillow and said "Fuck off, I'm not going anywhere".