Subj : Re: weather and trip was: St
To   : Barry Martin
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Sun Jun 16 2019 01:06:40

-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 10-Jun-2019 08:53 <=-

 NB>>>> So now there's more about the Arkansas River flooding on the news
 NB>>>> than there is about the Mississippi....
 BM>>> Iowans tend to be a gentle, sharing people. <bseg>
 NB>>> Ah... is that what it is...?   ;)  I thought it was just the
 NB>>> nature of newscasts... once something has continued for a while,
 NB>>> it's not news any more... ;)
 BM>> Well that too: a lot of at the time interesting news stories just fade
 BM>> away.
 BM>> Hmm: "Giant Mud Puddle at LeClaire Park: City Workers Use Snow Shovels
 BM>> to Scoop Away"!
 NB>> Only news the first time it happens, I guess.... ;)
 BM> Actually they might be happy to report that - would be a much less
 BM> costly repair.

And how are they going about the repair, then...? 
 
 BM> ... It is the "etc." you have to watch out for.

Um....yeah.... good point there.... :)

ttyl      neb

.... I am Procrastitron.  I will destroy you, eventually.

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