Subj : peeves was: Eagle Cam To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Oct 07 2019 09:37:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> Maybe something is being done in the background...? Some sort of NB>>> store it for now and bring it out if another flood threatens....? BM>> Probably so. Same as for all those HESCO barriers -- the giant BM>> plastic boxes filled with sand to create the floodwall. All those are BM>> stored some place. Collapsed and flat, but still thousands of them and BM>> takes up space. (No idea if emptied and reused, thinking not.) NB>> Might depend on how easily one can get new stores of sand to fill them NB>> with.... and/or whether one needs to use fresh sand... probably at NB>> least has to be dry... :) BM> I was thinking more the HESCO Barrier itself: the container. Would BM> think those would be a one-time use because of wear-and-tear from BM> being out in the water and Sun. And potential dinging by shovels when BM> removing the sand. NB> Ah... that does make sense... so what would be stored would be NB> the fresh ones, ready to be filled with sand when the time comes NB> to use them... Right. And the past week there was some minor flooding due to the rains north (mainly Wisconsin). No issues in Downtown Davenport but some of the riverside parks and streets were closed. ...Yes, a permanant flood containment does seem like a good idea. Else keep the parks as is -- allow to flood, but elevate. move or otherwise protect streets and buildings. BM> As far as fresh sand, I'm thinking 'simply' filter the used sand to BM> remove impurities. (More someday research!) NB> And maybe it doesn't matter as long as it's dry... I'm thinking that. Just don't want a pokey-thing to puncture. BM>> As for something going on behind the scenes, my guess is yes. BM>> Entirely possible nothing is happening now because waiting for BM>> information, but quite certain something will be done. NB>> And hopefully sooner than later... :) BM> Yes. LIS (I think) last week or maybe the week before there was a BM> blurb on a nice downtown restaurant deciding not to reopen following BM> being flooded. Other restarants and shops doing the same but their BM> spots have been mostly leased to other (new) restaurants and stores. BM> Sort of tacked on to that news items was Davenport is working on flood BM> plans but needs the assistance of others who have dealt with similar BM> large projects. NB> That at least is promising... :) Yes. While the Downtown and by-the-river atmosphere is nice if I was living or working down there I'd want something done about flooding. NB>>> I was thinking of a conversation I had with one of my nephews when he NB>>> was maybe about 4, and had just yet again pooped in his underpants... NB>>> I asked him if he thought I enjoyed washing out his pants... The above NB>>> was his response... My answer to him was "nope"... :) And proceded NB>>> to teach him how to wash out his own pants in the toilet... BM>> Just don't pull that lever for the rinse cycle!! NB>> Or at least wait until you've got the pants out... :) BM> But then the rinse cycle is missed! NB> Not needed.... it will get the proper rinses in the washer NB> later... :) Ah! OK. :) BM>> Don't know why this came to mind: I got sick at my Uncle and Aunt's. BM>> I was in the bathroom and feeling I had to throw up but where? It had BM>> been some time and all I remembered on where to throw up in to was BM>> some bowl/container. Tub? No - too big a bowl. Toilet? Maybe. Sink? BM>> Well that seems maybe right.... Uuuurk! Nope: wasn't the sink 'cause BM>> of the drain. ...Told my parents and 'the problem' was taken care of. NB>> Sounds like it was a good thing that you didn't have it exploding NB>> out of you... you had time to get your parents' input as to the NB>> proper recepticle... ;) How old were you at the time....? BM> Actually I had realized when I vomited into the sink that was the BM> wrong receptacle -- remember at the time thinking to myself "nope, was BM> the other one!" but of course too late. Probably went downstairs and BM> told my parents (and uncle and aunt - think everyone was at the dining BM> table) I had a thrown up into the wrong bowl. As for my age then, BM> maybe eight or nine. Do recall I hadn't needed to throw up for some BM> time (years) so that was also part of the "which bowl?" dilemma. NB> Ah... another learning experience... and this time the learning NB> stuck.... ;) Because what I was learning about got stuck! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Bald tires lead to hairy driving. --- 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) .