Subj : flood stuff was: Vacation To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Dec 04 2019 09:02:00 Hi Nancy! BM> Just got a refill on on my coffee and heard this announcment on the BM> radio: "Thanks for listening to KIIK ["kick"] one-oh-four-nine at work BM> -- that means you haven't been fired yet." Obviously tongue-in-cheek. NB> Cute... And the second-thought kicking in... but, I'm listening NB> at home...... Heck, I'm retired! Hope I can't be fired from retirement!! BM>>> Actually for that specific area might be more fun to research what's BM>>> there currently. Corner is essentially a tiny park, though would seem BM>>> like a good place for a gas station, convenience store (there is one BM>>> across the street). (We don't need another gas station/convenience BM>>> store, and overall I prefer seeing the grass and trees there -- cue BM>>> Joni Mitchell and "they paved paradise".) Next "lot" over is what I'm BM>>> slightly curious about: largish flattened mound with a short yagi-style BM>>> sticking out of it. Maybe three feet off the ground; looks like a BM>>> regular TV antenna. Not-so-secret bunker?! Too far away from the creek BM>>> to be monitoring that. NB>>> That does sound like an interesting corner... :) BM>> I had looked on Google Maps and nothing identified. Have been told BM>> that area used to be road for a gentle curve from the E-W Kimberly Rd. BM>> to the N-S one; was modified when the interchange with I-74 was BM>> constructed (I think early 70''s -- before I moved out here). Doesn't BM>> explain the 'secret bunker' thing. NB>> That's the sort of thing that the local history library might have NB>> the information on... :) BM> Are you trying to get me off my computer chair?! It'll probably end BM> up being something boring like a part of the sewer system. OTOH.... :) NB> You'll not know unless you check it out.... :) Schedule a trip NB> to the library with your errands some day when there's a little NB> more time available... :) Let's see: is that the schedule on calendar hanging or the electronic one....? I think about that over a nap! Actually might be a useful project for later when Autumn needs to go to the Library and I need something to occupy my time. BM>> Was looking up Duck Creek Lodge and for their gazebo area (separate BM>> from the house) has a seating capacity of 40 with no additional chairs BM>> allowed; the house portion has a capacity of 110 but I didn't see BM>> mention of who provides the seating, tables, etc. (Probably noted in BM>> the reservations section.) NB>> If they do, then it's closer to what we call a party house... NB>> especially if they also provide the food and the service.... :) BM> I don't think they provide the food, or at least the two events for BM> which I've attended a function there was catered. Another thing for BM> The List! NB> Yup... :) I'm also curious now as to whether or not you actually NB> do have anything that really is equivalent to our party NB> houses.... Some of the ones here only do the big parties, but NB> there are some that bill themselves as a party house and NB> restaurant.... and would also serve meals there to individual NB> smaller groups like families or couples or such, and have a party NB> room or two off to the side.... :) I'm thinking what you have in New York as a Party House doesn't exist as such out here. Closest equivalent would be renting something the lodges at Duck Creek or Credit Island Parks, but as a pot luck or catered. There are of course banquet rooms, AFAIK generally part of a hotel, but that's different from your Party House. BM>>> The staying at flood stage for so long is extremely rare - closer to BM>>> never. Normally the rivers, etc., do a normal yearly drop of their BM>>> water level, which drains the water table to where it belongs and the BM>>> road beds are emptied. Just lots of rain, enough to keep the water BM>>> levels up near/slightly over flooding and not drop back to normal BM>>> river levels. NB>>> Let's hope that it isn't a new normal... and that things will be NB>>> back to the more expected next year...! BM>> They're already issuing flood predictions for next year; I haven't BM>> taken the time to read them yet. NB>> That sounds scary... unless they are predicting much less next year NB>> than this year.... BM> I don't recall a predicted depth other than less than this year's but BM> still going to be flooding. NB> Less than is at least a hopeful start.... ;) But they'd better NB> get their coping with flooding plans well into place in the NB> meantime... :) Definitely!! Just because it happened last year and probably not next year doesn't mean it won't happen again. Some time back (early 2000's?) there were two "100 Year Floods" back to back. People were complaining how they could be called a 100 Year Flood when occurred in much less that 100 years. They were taking the name literally; really meant on average only flooded like that once a century. So yes, even though the flooding is done with for now it wil come back and they need to be prepared. BM>> Right. I have seen houses moved -- slowly creeping down the street in BM>> two or three portions. (Originally had 'pieces' - seemed not quite BM>> appriopriate!) Probably impossible to move most of the business BM>> buildings as just too large. Building replacements would be a BM>> nightmare: currently the buildings fit together and the business owner BM>> makes do with what they have. If moving most would be doing the "it BM>> would be nice to have extra room" or sometimes a little less room, so BM>> the current jigsaw fit is lost. NB>> Yup, does sound like a nightmare... I've actually seen some whole NB>> (fairly large) houses moved down the street to a new location, but NB>> it's a major operation, and probably more than a little risky that NB>> everything would survive the move without some damage.... BM> Yes, would seem the jacking up on to the trailers would be the most BM> heart-stopping portion, followed closely by the setting down on to the BM> new location. The actual moving to the new location probably isn't BM> too bad as the house is on the trailer. NB> The jostling could also cause problems.... I've only seen them NB> going (very slowly) down the road, haven't been around for the NB> lifting or the setting down parts.... ;) I've see the moving down the road part and the preparation part: house ready to be dropped (bad word choice!) to the new basement but never the actual transfer: neighbour's house diagonally across the street from where I grew up was moved, I think from where a shopping center was created. Missed the move as had to go to school; no such thing or never thought of home video recording. BM> 33ø this morning with the high only in the upper 30's. The Wednesday BM> before Thanksgiving (so two days ago as I write this) did get the BM> 50-60 MPH wind gusts but the predicted for later 70-75 MPH didn't BM> occur, or at least locally. One power glitch at almost exactly noon BM> did get the UPSs excited but other than that just a couple of quick BM> flips. NB> Not too bad, then.... We had similar, maybe 55mph, gusts but not NB> too much of them... There'd been rumors of higher, but they were NB> elsewhere in the region if they occurred.... No power glitches at NB> all... Good! NB>> I'll use a sweater jacket for the fall, most of the winter, and NB>> then again in the spring... When it's a little warmer, I wear a NB>> short sleeved shirt under my dresses... and when cooler, switch NB>> to long-sleeved... And when colder yet, actually zip up the NB>> sweater... ;) Only when the temps get below zero F do I switch NB>> to the winter jacket... usually that one's too warm for me... :) NB>> In the summer, I tend to switch to the shorter length sleeveless NB>> sundresses... BM> We always knew you were hot stuff!! NB> Thanks, I think.... ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Early Confucius Sayings: I'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler! --- 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) .