Subj : weather and trip was: St To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Jul 02 2019 15:28:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> Well that too: a lot of at the time interesting news stories just BM>>> fade away. Hmm: "Giant Mud Puddle at LeClaire Park: City Workers BM>>> Use Snow Shovels 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. NB>> And how are they going about the repair, then...? BM> All of River Drive (at least the one on the Iowa side) is re-opened as BM> of a few days ago. There were pictures of tractors, etc., scooping BM> away the mud. NB> Those would be more efficient than snow shovels, anyway... NB> Possibly even cost about the same.... ;) Probably still cheaper to do with the construction equipment than by human labour -- one worker running a $100,000 bulldozer -- looked up: they're not cheap! New Bulldozer Average Costs Bulldozers are expensive pieces of equipment, so it's easy to experience a little sticker shock. Prices begin at around $30,000 and range up to $200,000 or more. The most commonly purchased models (with 110 to 130 hp) usually cost $75,000 to $175,000. Plus a bulldozer's scoop can hold not to mention carry a lot more than a snowshovel carried around by a human can. ...Though in the Olden Dayz that used to be done that way. BM> LeClaire Park won't be ready for the usual 4th of July activities so BM> plans have been made for alternative sites for various functions. BM> Fireforks are set off from a barge in conjuction with Rock Island BM> across the River and usually viewed at the park but as that's closed BM> the Figge ("fig gee") Museum will host a viewing site, the Rock Island BM> Arsenal will host a site, and I don't recall the third site right now. BM> The Skybridge would be nice but that's closed for renovations. NB> Good that there are alternative viewing sites... :) In future NB> years those might relieve any congestion at the Park, too... :) Possibly, though the park also hosted bands and other activities. BM> As for the electrical, etc., wiring at the park, probably just test to BM> make sure OK. Probably replace all the outlets and connectors. NB> Probably better to be safe than sorry there.... :) The Davenport Fire Department has enough to do! ...The wire itself is probably OK; the big problem would possibly be running out of length if the bare wire to the outlet is snipped off. Possibly a small coil for extra length in a box along the wire route, though that can cause other problems. Another bit of trivia to find out about some day! BM> During the downtown flooding the traffic signals were still working. BM> Wonder if the canoes, row boats, etc., stopped on red?! NB> Good question.... I'd guess not, unless there was a fleet of NB> them out there, and needing traffic control.... ;) That might make an interesting comedy short clip! Get a bunch of row boats, canoes, etc., have them rowing down a flooded street, have to stop at the red (speedboat speeds up through the yellow!). Maybe another set of boats now going in cross direction..... ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Camping tips: a large carp can be used for a pillow. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .