Proof that govt regulations matter - electrocutions at Lake of the Ozarks are killing swimmers

[proud2BlibKansan]

GRAVOIS ARM OF LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO. -- When Valerie Smith reached for the swim ladder to get out of the water at her family’s lake home on a recent day, an electrical jolt shot all the way up her arm.

She splashed away from the dock and yelled for her husband swimming nearby. Pete, as husbands do, had to see for himself. Same thing, same shock.

Knowing that three people had already been killed by electrocution this summer at Lake of the Ozarks, the couple swam to a neighbor’s dock and scampered out of the water.

Other shocks have been reported in these waters this summer. A theory going around is that the drought is causing grounding systems to fail, sending stray voltage into the lake.

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But with no building code in place, they didn’t properly ground their docks or install a power shut-off at the water’s edge.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/04/3743746/after-dockside-electrocutions.html#storylink=cpy

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1. The Lake of The Ozarks is the most corrupt place I've ever seen.

The politics there are massively corrupt.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. It's a monument to small government

And meth labs are taking over.

There's also a legal battle regarding who owns the land. Apparently, the deeds were not handled correctly and the electric company that built the dam owns land the homeowners thought was theirs.

And swimmers getting electrocuted.

Just a great big mess.