As a former resident of Johnstown, this is a headline. - ThreadSky

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social • 29 days ago

As a former resident of Johnstown, this is a headline.

Reposted from Damian Carrington

Pennsylvania flood museum temporarily closed due to flooding

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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the17thqueen.bsky.social•29 days ago

I lost count of the times I rewatched the American Experience episode of the Johnstown Flood

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

Legend. Icon. Greatly missed.

Solid episode. The museum shows a shorter version of it in its theater — at least, it did for years.

Now I'm just being lazy and not searching.

the17thqueen.bsky.social•29 days ago

It's probably on youtube, for everyone to enjoy!

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

You bet it is.

yinzer.bsky.social•29 days ago

@jacsonbevens.bsky.social not quite mad-libs, but almost

jacsonbevens.bsky.social•29 days ago

Ha!

strykerian.bsky.social•28 days ago

In elementary school we had to learn about the Johnstown flood of 1889. Our teacher thought it was super important to learn how easy it was to die and lose your parents and get sucked into floodwaters. So that was nice for 6 year olds.

lyndseysummers.bsky.social•27 days ago

As a former Pennsylvanian and now Oregonian who has a deep appreciation for Mount St. Helens, I really enjoyed this post

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•27 days ago

Oh hell yes. 👏

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

Lived there for a little over a year.

Our neighbors down the street from us lived through the July 1977 flood, the last one (so far). Flooded their basement, their washer and dryer spinning around in the current.

It's not as well remembered as the 1889 flood, but it's a fascinating event.

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

One of the local news stations was offline due to power outages, but its staff shot footage that was later sent to Washington so President Carter could declare a state of emergency.

A lot of what Carter saw can be seen here.

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

This concludes today's look at Western Pennsylvania.

I'll leave you with a photo of Altoona-style pizza. I am so sorry for what my people have done.

the17thqueen.bsky.social•29 days ago

My Nana hailed from Altoona, this explains a lot 😂

yinzer.bsky.social•29 days ago

I’m afraid we carry the sins of western PA with us wherever we go.

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

It’s our lot in life.

Atonement and pride in a ketchup and Iron City smoothie.

atlantic-ocean.bsky.social•29 days ago

miastodont.bsky.social•29 days ago

The old yellow oil paint touch-up

wallet55.bsky.social•29 days ago

Where is “the horror” emoji when you need it?

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

Square cut with tomato sauce, deli-style sliced salami, green peppers, and American cheese. It might be an open-faced sandwich in the moooooooost generous of interpretations.

Is it further evidence we are straying further from the light? That's not up for me to judge.

mountsthelens1980.bsky.social•29 days ago

So there's me, the guy behind the curtain (I haven't thought of a way to refer to myself on here—that's a whole other thing)—who cares enough about all of you to inform and, possibly, intrigue? I guess?

Altoona's an hour from Johnstown, but it's all the same.