Say it Ain't so Joe

[BeyGon]

I know why Mule is so bitter, they don't make Dixie in NO anymore. Maybe you should start a collection effort to get Dixie back Mule. Smooth your evenings out a bit. Around here it's a Dixie Beer. I don't think you can blame this on California.

[Tobra]

Here is some old news that was in the paper the last few days, homes in North Natomas(rice paddies prior to the homes) are in the flood plain, shocker, rice fields are in the flood plain, wow.

Since you don't know what your are talking about regarding this subject(another puzzler), I will give you a little 411, even though I know you don't care to know what you are talking about...There are homes in Natomas for a lot of the same reasons that the airport here is in the stupidest place possible, corrupt politicians. When the Sacramento Kings came to town, the developer who owned the team had a bunch of land that was in the wrong flood area to build anything, so he spoke to the local swells, they made allowances, approved variances, whatever it took. Now there are shopping malls, houses, Arco Arena(both of them), all in a place that WILL eventually flood.

It is stupid, and I am going to be furious when it is under water and people start whining about someone else should have saved them, or kept it from happening. Here is a flash, how about rather than shuffling papers around and changing it from a flood zone to a non-flood zone so people can build there, like they did however many years ago so they could build in the first place, just don't ******* build there. Problem is, property taxes on a muddy field of rice is way lower than a shopping mall.

The situation in Sacramento is screwed up for the same reason Louisiana is, too many shady Democrats with their fingers in the pie. What was the question again?

[BeyGon]

True Tobra, but when was the last hurricane in the delta? Flooding isn't good, but still no hurricane to help it out, like in NO. The dikes can fail, the place can flood, it can get messy but we won't have to worry about the hurricane. He is stretching for a comparison. That lack of Dixie is getting to him.

[Tobra]

Yeah, but Sacramento is the only major metropolitan area in the US that has over a million people that could be flooded out by a dam failing.

BTW, spoke to the USGS guy who did the the original surveys in Sacramento County, named all the sloughs and creeks(Chicken Ranch Slough had chicken ranches on both sides of it, who knew? Besides Ken I mean) very interesting guy who happens to be a patient.

For those of you who live in the area, check the elevation of your house. If it is 55' or less and the dam goes, you are swimming, if you are lucky.

[Red Baron]

Originally Posted by Superman

Another good idea. Sue their asses off. That will certainly save tax dollars.

No, I like your attitude much better. One where you spend tax dollars and peoples lives and property are at stake and there is no accountability for the beauracracies who are responsible for designing the levees, flood control, river damns, bridges etc.

The brain of steel has struck again..

[Mule]

So after watching tose informational videos, who would be willing to pull up to the CP3 in one of those school busses to round up some of c murder's homies for a ride out of town for Katrina?