Subj : flood stuff was: Vacation To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Sep 12 2019 15:45:00 Hi Nancy! NB> That works when both of us are on top of things... NB> Unfortunately, just before leaving this time, I had a few days NB> where Real Life got in the way... We'll see if I can catch up NB> completely whilst away... not impossible, but might be a bit of a NB> stretch this time... ;) If you do you do, else it'll just have to wait! LIS, it's supposed ot be enjoyable, not a duty. NB>>> Or maybe he just figured that people would figure out where he was NB>>> coming from and hadn't given a cue... :) What was the final tally of NB>>> days at or above flood stage...? BM>> 96. As for the figuring it out, maybe, or there was a comment earlier BM>> in the news which I hadn't paid attention to. At least finally made BM>> sense to me. NB>> Still quite impressive... I'm sure that people are hoping to not NB>> have a repeat of this next year, hoever exciting it's been... ;) BM> While taking a row boat down 3rd St is unique I don't think Davenport BM> plans to become the Venice of the U.S.! NB> Wasn't that much fun to do it regularly.... ;) No, though one could adapt. With River Drive closed the usual detour was to use Locust St. (18th block from the River), or Kimberly Rd. (37th block up) or 53rd St. (guess!) -- the way the roads are now they're the only streets consistently going through plus able to handle heavier traffic; other streets will 'disappear' for a block or two and then restart -- fine for light traffic but not for thoroughfare traffic. As for the 'Venice option', would be interesting as a tourist attraction but we don't have the history to make it logical. Well, other than flooding. Suppose if they did go through with the concept would also include road revisions. I think River Drive was only flooded for a few blocks beyond the downtown area, just traffic was rerouted miles before because of being able to get to the detour routes easily/conveniently. Elevate or otherwise protect a section, then reroute around 'Venice- Davenport'. In the downtown area walways and shuttles.... Probably better to stick with the floodwall and keep things dry! NB>>>> AIS, things are gradually getting back to normal... Good that FEMA NB>>>> will still accept the applications, some things wouldn't really come NB>>>> to light until one is able to start the cleanup.... BM>>> Probably true. Thinking of the possibility of buckled walls and mold BM>>> behind walls. NB>>> Yup... among other things... :) BM>> And LIS in an earlier set of messages, a couple/few businesses have BM>> decided to close permanently because can't afford to rebuild. Overall BM>> appears Downtown will recover, some quicker than others. NB>> I guess for some, the flooding was the last straw... and insurance NB>> and FEMA don't cover everything, just a good portion... But it's good NB>> that overall the Downtown will recover... :) BM> Overall, yes. LIS there were some casualties; hopefully their next BM> business adventure will work out better. NB> Or perhaps they'll find some other line to go after.... :) NB> Maybe even see it as being time to retire... :) I don't recall a business doing that option; not saying it didn't happen, just the few that did decide to give up were all very new. Those businesses may or may not have been successful without the flood. NB>>> And maybe the eaglets are mature enough to have left the nest...? BM>> Just checked: the webcams are back streaming live shots (yesterday BM>> when I checked there was a message re: expired 2018) but nobody home. NB>> At least the cameras are working again... :) BM> Yes. I didn't see any posts on the repair but would assume because of BM> this year's problem the connection box has been moved to a higher BM> position. NB> That would at least make sense.... :) I think so! Didn't read anything in the comments; haven't seen any activity at the next. ... Post from a week ago: of the four eagles they're tracking (I'm guessing the two form this year and two a previous year) three are in northern Wisconsin and one was up there and returned to the Quad Cities area (here). His tracking map indicated in an area downriver from Arsenal Island (I'm upriver and the parents' nest is a few miles further upriver). NB>> I wonder if the official person has had a chance to physically NB>> check the location yet.... BM> I'm guessing so. Appears the eaglets have been banded/have some sort BM> of tracking device as there are maps to their location (at the time BM> near Duluth, MN). NB> Sounds like they're off on their own, then.... :) And doing well! :) ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Kid's Pledge of Allegiance: "I led the pigeons to the flag." --- 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) .