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Mike 03

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2. I kind of feel sorry for urban planners, or the people tasked
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 07:50 AM
Jan 2025

with deciding what get does when. It probably seemed rational at the time to do repairs on the reservoir in January rather than, say, July or August. But as the article says, it may not have made any difference--I understand this.

It is going to be challenging to adapt to a reality in which calamities can happen any hour of any day of the year. Even the hurricanes began early this year. We had two years of flash flooding during monsoon, followed by a year of practically no rain. This is the first winter I can remember in years where we have not had a snowflake fall by mid January.

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How did Trump know? live love laugh Jan 2025 #1
I kind of feel sorry for urban planners, or the people tasked Mike 03 Jan 2025 #2
So they should have postponed the repairs indefinitely fargone Jan 2025 #10
and the barriers were down on bourbon st due to repairs rampartd Jan 2025 #3
The barriers in NO are only effective for 10mph or less Cattledog Jan 2025 #4
Governments, national and local Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #23
On top of everything else, city government has to be clairvoyant? Marthe48 Jan 2025 #5
Only if they are Democrats. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #7
I guess nobody was expecting January wildfires IronLionZion Jan 2025 #6
I think it's been drained for quite awhile. It's empty on Google Maps. Our satellite in google maps LeftInTX Jan 2025 #9
The limiting factor was the pipe DENVERPOPS Jan 2025 #11
Then idiot hobby drone operators crash into firefighting aircraft IronLionZion Jan 2025 #18
The winds were up to 100 mph. BidenRocks Jan 2025 #19
Canadian 'Super Scooper' plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires IronLionZion Jan 2025 #20
That plane that was hit DENVERPOPS Jan 2025 #21
This! Chemical Bill Jan 2025 #22
Why is this story here? It is counter-productive. Tertullian Jan 2025 #8
It absolutely needs to be posted Polybius Jan 2025 #12
??? BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #15
Someone's getting fired n/t Polybius Jan 2025 #13
Newsom can forget about presidential run question everything Jan 2025 #14
Completely disagree n/t Pachamama Jan 2025 #16
Things happen... Bettie Jan 2025 #17
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