Subj : Miss.RvrDamBreach-Davenpt To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Mar 01 2020 09:06:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> Was reminded by the subject: they are predicting flooding again this BM>> year but not as high a level. The chit-chat between the local news BM>> anchors and meteorologist included a comment about stacking the HESCO BM>> Barriers double thickness. NB>> Maybe this year they'll be better prepared to deal with things... BM> Hopefully! I do recall having a half-thought some time back of why BM> the barriers didn't have a better seal at the junctions (between and BM> under the individual units): can't possibly line 'em up that BM> accurately. Some sections did have plastic sheets (probably Visqueen BM> or equivalent), but even then if gets punctured by debris shooting down BM> the River..... NB> Let's just hope that they've used this time wisely to refine the NB> materials and figure out solutions to the problems last year.... NB> :) Hey: we're working with the govenrment here! Do you really think...??!! From what snippets have been reported on the news lately it sounds like just about nothing has been done. Was determined they need an outside expert (as opposed to figuring it all out ourselves). (I thought that was decided last summer.) Some other rather mundane items. I think a lot more has been done -- they did get the railroad to remove most of the rail bed elevations which had been installed to elevate the trains. Another item is creation of a 'destination park' (??) along the riverfront. To be six or so blocks long with play and game areas. When the River rises the plan is to just let it flood so made to withstand water and any damage easily repaired. With what I've heard about river flooding this is makes sense: allowing the flooded river to spread over land helps alleviate downstream flooding by slowing the flow some, plus the extra water spreads out rather than up: 10 cubic feet of water covering 10 feet is only 1 foot high but the same 10 cu ft confined to 5 feet is 2 feet high. Easier to build a short wall than a tall wall, plus less water pressure on the short wall. BM> BTW, now they're talking of 6" of snow -- I was only half-paying BM> attention and so not sure if that 6" over Tuesday and Wednesday or BM> some snow on Tuesday and 6" more on Wednesday. (Guess will find out!) NB> Places near us got that 6"+ 6", but we only got maybe 3 or 4" all NB> told... and currently have been getting just more dribs and NB> drabs... last night less than an inch, nothing much today... NB> Other places around us got hit a lot harder... :) That one really fizzled: I think that was the 'storm' we got a whopping «". South and east of here did get snow but I think it was only a few inches. NB>>>>> Ah, well... You'll just have to give them personal demonstrations/ NB>>>>> hands on lectures when you visit them, I guess.... with a little NB>>>>> exposure to actually using the picture frames, they might decide it's NB>>>>> not quite so arcane after all... :) BM>>>> Possibly! Last summer my Mother did have the frame out and she has BM>>>> seen the vacation pictures but had not seen a different presentation NB> on BM>>>> a second thumbdrive (pictures and short videos my NB> Mother would have BM>>>> been interested in but not my Aunt). We never did get around to NB> seeing BM>>>> them: my Mother too tired or too busy or not enough NB> time or.... NB>>>> Another visit, perhaps... BM>>> Another one is coming up; right now don't know when as a lot of 'time BM>>> variables'. NB>>> By Easter, maybe...? BM>> At this point looks like mid-June. NB>> That would be visiting your Aunt, not just your Mother....? BM> Correct. NB> Ok.... are you visiting your Mother before that...? At this point no. She is super-concerned about the Coronavirus, though oddly not to the point of wearing a mask and gloves or use of hand sanitizer when going out. A little while ago she had been talking about us visiting my Aunt (in Vienna) in May or June; now nothing to do with airplanes so that trip is postponed. OTOH my Aunt in the meantime slipped and broke her hip so she's in the hospital. (Remember that thread on long words: try this one: Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien Universitatskliniken ==> general sick house city of Vienna univeristy clinics Not sure when she will be released; problem is no one at her home (apartment) to take care of her; does have visiting nurses but needs almost constant care/oversight for quite a while (I know from experience!) I did call yesterday and she sounded happy and in good spirits. BM>>>> As for my Aunt, I don't know if my Mother showed my Aunt or what. My BM>>>> Mother was staying with my Aunt in her apartment (I was in the hotel a BM>>>> couple blocks away). Early in the vacation I was going to show and it BM>>>> was a 'later'; admittedly after a while I forgot about it. NB>>>> Again... maybe another visit.... ;) BM>>> Works for me! NB>>> Just have to keep it in mind to put on the trip agenda... ;) BM>> Yup.... NB>> Write yourself a note, and then put it somewhere where you'll trip NB>> over it when you start getting ready for the next trip there... ;) BM> Need to remind myself to remember to read the reminder note about BM> remembering! NB> That's why I suggested putting it somewhere that you can't help NB> but run into it... :) Still had a problem: last summer my Aunt was extremely picky about putting things back where they belonged, nothing out that that shouldn't be out (get, use, put away). May have been an attempt to compensate for some memory loss. BM>>> ... He's so old his photo ID is a black and white tin-type. NB>>> That sounds just a little implausible... but indeed ancient... BM>> Well, since they do require renewals every few years, maybe a BM>> Polaroid! NB>> Nowadays, they take them with computer cameras.... ;) BM> Yes. My Mother's camera is still 35mm film - apparently she's not the BM> only one as can purchase and develop at two or three stores convenient BM> to her. She has said usually only a few boxes of film available and BM> she does look at the dates to be certain not expired and will last a BM> while in her camera. NB> That's what my camera is, but I've not taken any pictures for NB> ages now... less need/opportunity to do so than previously... I too take less pictures - less opportunites in general (Vienna trips aside: click-click-click-click-click!!!). OTOH when I do take pictures I take more as "plenty of film" and if take two or three of essentially the same one will have someone's eyes closed, another will have an odd shadow, .... Also find digital pictures handy for potential problems: package arrives crushed - take a picture to verify! If items inside is OK just delete the pictures. Also take for fun stuff. Local 4 o'clock 'happy news' had a segemnt on a polar bear cub at the Vienna Zoo. Take a picture of the screen, transfer to a letter to my Aunt. ...OK, I'll admit it's easier if the show is recorded and can get the camera! I don't have the phone's camera on and me watching TV through the camera screen! (Jeopardy! is on locally at 4:30: record that and tell MythTV to start early.) NB> ... A computer addict needs 26 hours in a day, all 8 days of the NB> week Well they did say the Earth used to rotate at 25 hours instead of the current 24. And why are there seven days instead of eight? ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... 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