Dante Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 LA needs a nice scrub down anyway.Maybe it will wash off some of that beautiful graffiti they love down there so much.
Chef Jim Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 And I can't believe it took them so long to turn it off. I heard on the news this morning that it took them so long to get it off because they had to close three valves in a certain sequence slowly and they didn't know the sequence or something stupid like that.
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 And I can't believe it took them so long to turn it off. I heard on the news this morning that it took them so long to get it off because they had to close three valves in a certain sequence slowly and they didn't know the sequence or something stupid like that. The water main was 90 years old. Mulholland probably took the emergency sequence to his grave in 1935... ;-P Anyway... What's 10 million gallons of water. That's me @ work opening the lock 3 times in one hour. We can pipe LA some water. ;-)
IDBillzFan Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 On the upside, at least it happened in LA County. They have a massive tax revenue surplus.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Not the top ten you want to sweep. Got a surplus of water here... Maybe people will start moving back? Gotta drink? Let nature and natural order sort things out. Is that's all 10 cities in California? When was the last mass migration in American history? Where and why did people migrate? Now 80 years later, same story there.
Dorkington Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 I wonder how feasible it would be to interconnect the nation's water supplies better. I think as the years go on, we'll obviously see certain areas experience droughts, and other areas experience surpluses... it'd be nice to be able to average things out a bit, so that no one area suffers. (I know, awfully socialist of me)
IDBillzFan Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 I wonder how feasible it would be to interconnect the nation's water supplies better. I think as the years go on, we'll obviously see certain areas experience droughts, and other areas experience surpluses... it'd be nice to be able to average things out a bit, so that no one area suffers. (I know, awfully socialist of me) First, they came for the water, and I said nothing...
Fan in San Diego Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 I wonder how feasible it would be to interconnect the nation's water supplies better. I think as the years go on, we'll obviously see certain areas experience droughts, and other areas experience surpluses... it'd be nice to be able to average things out a bit, so that no one area suffers. (I know, awfully socialist of me) I've often thought that would be a great solution to the flood drought problems. When the big rivers out east start surging from to much rainfall, divert water west to the colorado river or something.
Helpmenow Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Got a surplus of water here... Maybe people will start moving back? Gotta drink? Let nature and natural order sort things out. Is that's all 10 cities in California? When was the last mass migration in American history? Where and why did people migrate? Now 80 years later, same story there. And what jobs? I know three folks right now living in San Diego who want to come home. One is a special teacher with 15 yrs of experience, another is a Urban Planner and one is a Environmental Geologist
Chef Jim Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 And what jobs? I know three folks right now living in San Diego who want to come home. One is a special teacher with 15 yrs of experience, another is a Urban Planner and one is a Environmental Geologist Here's my advice to them. Leave, go, move, get out, move back east, go "home" do it now!!!
Helpmenow Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) That's what their trying to do. First gotta sell their $550K house Edited August 5, 2014 by Helpmenow
Jon in Pasadena Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) So last weekend we decided to go tent camping. The hottest, driest weekend (104 degrees F when we were leaving Friday pm) in the hottest, driest month, in the hottest, driest year so far, in the middle of a once-a-century drought. Naturally, it rained. Edited August 5, 2014 by Jon in Pasadena
Chef Jim Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 That's what their trying to do. First gotta sell their $550K house Great, and have them take as many people with them. And $550k in SD? Should sell in about 10 minutes.
Helpmenow Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Great, and have them take as many people with them. And $550k in SD? Should sell in about 10 minutes. Sold mine for a nice profit too and then lost the majority moving to friggin Charlotte
Beerball Posted August 6, 2014 Author Posted August 6, 2014 I've often thought that would be a great solution to the flood drought problems. When the big rivers out east start surging from to much rainfall, divert water west to the colorado river or something. So that people who decided to live in a desert can play golf or grow grapes?
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) That's what their trying to do. First gotta sell their $550K house Good luck... Take a loss. Wow... I bought my house brand new in 1996. Built it for 150k... It just got reassessed right now for 122... Lost 18% on the current revised reassessment. Taxes keep going down, but so does my property. Old houses are going for 40k in my town. Cripes, one guy on my corner is trying to unload for 100k. I am thinking about disputing the reassessment just to be an SOB and stick it to Will County so they get less taxes. These are houses built not even 20 years ago... Most have the original roofs still on them. Each have about 1/3 to 1/4 acre of land and about 1,500 to 2,000 square feet. Good thing I only owe 50k or so. My mortgage is well under 1,000 bucks a month. I can't imagine a mortgage on a 1/2 million dollar house. How do people save any money? But... We have gobs of water and my bill is like 50 bucks a month... Would be half that if I didn't have teenagers who like to waste water... Same with my water softener. And what jobs? I know three folks right now living in San Diego who want to come home. One is a special teacher with 15 yrs of experience, another is a Urban Planner and one is a Environmental Geologist The teacher should be able to find a job... But good luck with the other. Urban Planner? LoL... Eviro Geologist... Come on! Enter reality! I've often thought that would be a great solution to the flood drought problems. When the big rivers out east start surging from to much rainfall, divert water west to the colorado river or something. At a price... Who's going to build the infrastructure and how will the rate of return be... "Back east" everything flows "downhill" to The Gulf. Everything is uphill to the west. Anyway... The Chicago Diversion is set by Supreme Court (going back many, many years) order @ about 3,6000cfs... That's for the whole diversion, drinking water, navigation, sanitary, etc... Edited August 6, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois
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