On Jan 9, 2009, at 12:36 , Luiz Felipe wrote:
Joseph, not every case of loss qualifies as tragic. Not 100m from my
place there are some 30+ huts, built into the Maceio river banks, on
the express purpose of being flooded in the winter. Were built for
the '07~08 winter wich came rather tame, and now have all the
comforts of modern life - they even achieved proper eletric supply,
even if they are INTO the almost dry riverbed.
From past years, come any serious rain, I expect more than 1,50m of
water above their floors - maybe 2m. I wouldn't qualify those
souls as "uncapable"... and whatever happens to them as tragedy.
That area is well known as flood area, they built just at the right
time to have problems and almost any rain will get them wet. There
are lots of cases of tragedy, however. People just seem unable to
move until it's late.
They should look into the construction venue known as "stilts" or
second level living.
Many of the homes on Ebey Island (and there are not more than a
hundred) have their living quarters on the second floor, and only a
garage and storage at ground level. Flood comes, empty the storage
area into the living quarters, drive the car off to a friends, take a
cab home and put the motor on the transom of their flat bottom boat
and tie it to the front doorknob with a long rope. Power is
underground already, so it can't get any more wet. Tragedy avoided. Oh
yes, you must have bulldozed a mound in the pasture so the livestock
has someplace to stand for a few days. :-)
Love water too, same sign, and agree with your proper range of
elevation. Sadly, if I try that range here in Fortaleza I end up in
another town - or in really big ca$$$h areas.
You must try to find a town like mine, where the working poor live
well above the flood stage. :-)
LF
I'm off to the city now. Hope to get a few flooding pictures on the way.
J
Joseph McAllister escreveu:
Thanks for the thoughts, Walt.
Some of those in low lying areas here are going through the annual
tragic loss of property and comfort. One wonders why they don't
move somewhere else. Interviews on TV display statements such as
"this is much worse than last year." At what point does the
riparian view become secondary to not having to cope with these
almost annual floods and property losses?
I love water, love seeing it and hearing it. (sign = Cancer) But
it has never occurred to me to live next to or below the level of
any body of water unless I'm a hundred or more feet above it. Right
now I'm about 200 feet above the Snohomish river and Puget Sound.
But my favorite dog park is under 3 feet of water because the dikes
surrounding Ebey Island failed last night. And yes, if you Google
Earth or Map <Ebey Island Dog Park, Snohomish WA USA>, that's my
photo of the dog park just north of Rte 2 in Panaramio if you have
it enabled. (Shameless plug - please excuse) :-)
The worst thing that has impacted me the past few days is having
UPS inform me that my shipment of gear from B&H has an "exception"
because their trucks have been unable to get to the Seattle area
thanks to major road closures in the passes and to the south, I-5.
I see from this mornings tracking info that they finally arrived at
11 PM last night, and are out for delivery late this afternoon. Of
course, I won't be here, as I have a an appointment in Seattle.
Typical timing on my part, I guess.
On Jan 8, 2009, at 19:07 , Walter Hamler wrote:
Thanks Joe.
I have been following the weather out your way as my sister-in-law
is
working out there on Mt. Rainer at the ski lodge for the season. I
hope she either doesn't freeze to death or starve!
When I was in the Navy at Whidbey Is. for 3 months in Feb 65 they
told
me that people up there actually go crazy because of the weather!
Hope you all stay ok!
Walt
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