I wonder if this is what my parents in NH were talking about when they said they'd seen "rivers in the streets of Somerville"...considering that my basement apartment flooded this morning, though, I can't say I'm surprised. (We're OK now, thanks to the kindness of friends and acquaintances, and we didn't really lose anything of value, but it was still a hell of a pain in the ass (and now the lower back) to deal with.