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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:33 AM Original message |
Mississippi River overflows 11 levees |
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Kevin Cloyd (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. agricultural drainage |
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Arger68 (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You are absolutely correct. With all that tile in the ground |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. you have an excellent observation |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. yes. however... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. roofs, pavement, then building more of the same in flood prone areas |
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Kevin Cloyd (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. ag drainage and micro-hydro power |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. CAn we start spending our money on INFRASTRUCTURE NOW?! |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Spending money in America on Americans is pork according to |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Right! I forgot |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. this administration is just totally criminal. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. WHAT f***ing money? |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. but first we have to rebuild... Iraq...... |
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Acadia Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. Are the Dems, Obama in particular, going to use this to show how |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. k&r |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. Other third-world countries don't maintain their infrastructure, either. n/t |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Good point. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Don't worry, we still have running water. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Running water for people... people running from water.... it's all good. n/t |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Yes, and damn the ingrates who live along the river! |
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Tashca (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm familiar with Meyer |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. Sounds like a domino effect the water has no place to go...no diversion channels |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. They're now saying 20-30 more levees could fail |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. That's horrible. |
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