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Lake Lanier drying up?

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:00:40 -0000, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Oct 22, 6:35 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
| Gene Kearns wrote:
| On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:20 -0400, HK penned the following well
| considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|
| CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
| are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
| a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
|
| Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
| shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
|
| What's the impact on boating?
|
| Looks like it is getting tough on the Great Lakes, too....
| http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/ny.../22oswego.html
|
| Well, I am not going to let them come down to Lake Lanier and use our
| water, that is for sure. ;)- Hide quoted text -
|
| - Show quoted text -
|
|Now THAT'S funny! News report this morning says that the Corp will
|take 6 weeks to review the release of water from Lanier! WTF? They
|know damned well how much water they release, and how to fix the
|problems.

Seems to me that GA, as first steward in a serial path, is responsible
for controlling the amount of demand on a finite supply. They have
allowed expansion beyond what nature is willing to provide, on an
ongoing basis. They need to stop whining and address the *real*
problem..... allowing overpopulation in sensitive areas.

This is just as stoopid as building on the shoreline and wanting
somebody to buy you out of trouble when a hurricane makes your
dwelling disappear.

Indeed. It also annoys me that my homeowners' premium reflects the
losses for those who choose to live dangerously. I chose NOT to build my
house on the edge of insanity, and yet my premium covers some of the
cost of providing insurance for those who do.

If you live on a low shoreline, or in a flood plain, or in an area of
earthquakes or frequent hurricanes or forest fires, the cost of
providing you with insurance should be borne by you and others who live
in dangerous areas like yours, not by me.

I live next to Cheseapeake Bay, but my house is approximately 120' above
sea level. If we're flooded out by the Bay, well, so is the rest of the
east coast all the way to Ohio.

Lake Lanier drying up?

On Oct 24, 12:48 pm, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:00:40 -0000, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Oct 22, 6:35 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers wrote:
| Gene Kearns wrote:

| On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:20 -0400, HK penned the following well
| considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|
| CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
| are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
| a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
|
| Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
| shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
|
| What's the impact on boating?
|
| Looks like it is getting tough on the Great Lakes, too....
| http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/ny.../22oswego.html
|
| Well, I am not going to let them come down to Lake Lanier and use our
| water, that is for sure. ;)- Hide quoted text -
|
| - Show quoted text -
|
|Now THAT'S funny! News report this morning says that the Corp will
|take 6 weeks to review the release of water from Lanier! WTF? They
|know damned well how much water they release, and how to fix the
|problems.

Seems to me that GA, as first steward in a serial path, is responsible
for controlling the amount of demand on a finite supply. They have
allowed expansion beyond what nature is willing to provide, on an
ongoing basis. They need to stop whining and address the *real*
problem..... allowing overpopulation in sensitive areas.

This is just as stoopid as building on the shoreline and wanting
somebody to buy you out of trouble when a hurricane makes your
dwelling disappear.

--

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Gene, it's not just Georgia. Hell, Alabama, downstream, doesn't have
ANY water conservation regulations. Then, if we want to regulate
outflow, the Gov. of Alabama has a hissy fit! There is plenty of water
for us. The problem is with the corp allowing the water to run freely
into the gulf. This is a free country, and people are allowed to move
here if they like, just like they are allowed to move elsewhere.

Lake Lanier drying up?

On Oct 24, 12:57 pm, HK wrote:
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:00:40 -0000, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Oct 22, 6:35 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
| Gene Kearns wrote:
| On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:20 -0400, HK penned the following well
| considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|
| CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
| are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
| a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
|
| Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
| shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
|
| What's the impact on boating?
|
| Looks like it is getting tough on the Great Lakes, too....
| http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/ny.../22oswego.html
|
| Well, I am not going to let them come down to Lake Lanier and use our
| water, that is for sure. ;)- Hide quoted text -
|
| - Show quoted text -
|
|Now THAT'S funny! News report this morning says that the Corp will
|take 6 weeks to review the release of water from Lanier! WTF? They
|know damned well how much water they release, and how to fix the
|problems.

Seems to me that GA, as first steward in a serial path, is responsible
for controlling the amount of demand on a finite supply. They have
allowed expansion beyond what nature is willing to provide, on an
ongoing basis. They need to stop whining and address the *real*
problem..... allowing overpopulation in sensitive areas.

This is just as stoopid as building on the shoreline and wanting
somebody to buy you out of trouble when a hurricane makes your
dwelling disappear.

Indeed. It also annoys me that my homeowners' premium reflects the
losses for those who choose to live dangerously. I chose NOT to build my
house on the edge of insanity, and yet my premium covers some of the
cost of providing insurance for those who do.

If you live on a low shoreline, or in a flood plain, or in an area of
earthquakes or frequent hurricanes or forest fires, the cost of
providing you with insurance should be borne by you and others who live
in dangerous areas like yours, not by me.

I live next to Cheseapeake Bay, but my house is approximately 120' above
sea level. If we're flooded out by the Bay, well, so is the rest of the
east coast all the way to Ohio.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I agree that you and I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's
indescretions. But, in a free society, people are allowed to move and
build. Maybe you are causing my health care premiums to rise because
you're close to a body of water, and creating a greater risk of you
getting a disease from mosquitoes. There is no perfect place to live,
and no perfect solution. Where you live is, in fact in a higher wind
speed area, and that burden falls upon others in their insurance
premiums.

Lake Lanier drying up?

wrote:
On Oct 24, 12:57 pm, HK wrote:
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:00:40 -0000, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|On Oct 22, 6:35 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
| Gene Kearns wrote:
| On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:20 -0400, HK penned the following well
| considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|
| CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
| are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
| a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
|
| Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
| shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
|
| What's the impact on boating?
|
| Looks like it is getting tough on the Great Lakes, too....
| http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/ny.../22oswego.html
|
| Well, I am not going to let them come down to Lake Lanier and use our
| water, that is for sure. ;)- Hide quoted text -
|
| - Show quoted text -
|
|Now THAT'S funny! News report this morning says that the Corp will
|take 6 weeks to review the release of water from Lanier! WTF? They
|know damned well how much water they release, and how to fix the
|problems.
Seems to me that GA, as first steward in a serial path, is responsible
for controlling the amount of demand on a finite supply. They have
allowed expansion beyond what nature is willing to provide, on an
ongoing basis. They need to stop whining and address the *real*
problem..... allowing overpopulation in sensitive areas.
This is just as stoopid as building on the shoreline and wanting
somebody to buy you out of trouble when a hurricane makes your
dwelling disappear.
Indeed. It also annoys me that my homeowners' premium reflects the
losses for those who choose to live dangerously. I chose NOT to build my
house on the edge of insanity, and yet my premium covers some of the
cost of providing insurance for those who do.

If you live on a low shoreline, or in a flood plain, or in an area of
earthquakes or frequent hurricanes or forest fires, the cost of
providing you with insurance should be borne by you and others who live
in dangerous areas like yours, not by me.

I live next to Cheseapeake Bay, but my house is approximately 120' above
sea level. If we're flooded out by the Bay, well, so is the rest of the
east coast all the way to Ohio.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I agree that you and I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's
indescretions. But, in a free society, people are allowed to move and
build. Maybe you are causing my health care premiums to rise because
you're close to a body of water, and creating a greater risk of you
getting a disease from mosquitoes. There is no perfect place to live,
and no perfect solution. Where you live is, in fact in a higher wind
speed area, and that burden falls upon others in their insurance
premiums.

Harry is safe from floods, but anyone on the coast is more likely to be
hit with a strong hurricane than one who lives inland. I really don't
know if insurance companies charge a premium based upon location, but
they really should.

Lake Lanier drying up?

On Oct 24, 12:10 pm, Tim wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 22, 6:35 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:20 -0400, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.

Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.

What's the impact on boating?

Looks like it is getting tough on the Great Lakes, too....
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/ny.../22oswego.html

Well, I am not going to let them come down to Lake Lanier and use our
water, that is for sure. ;)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Now THAT'S funny! News report this morning says that the Corp will
take 6 weeks to review the release of water from Lanier! WTF? They
know damned well how much water they release, and how to fix the
problems.

I just barely caught a piece of the news (enough to be dangerous) that
the Alabama Gov. is hacked off at the Geo. Gov, about not getting
enough water to cool a nuclear power plant? and is wanting more?

or something like that.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I don't know about a nuke plant, but he is certainly whining! The
trouble is, he is doing nothing BUT whining. Our Gov. is taking steps
to conserve, even limiting use by "high demand" entities by 10%. But
in Alabama, they aren't taking ANY precautions, and have absolutely no
conservation regulations. You can wash your car every hour if you want
with the water that the Army Corp of Engineers is releasing from
Lanier if you live in Alabama! How's that for irony?

Lake Lanier drying up?

"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Indeed. It also annoys me that my homeowners' premium reflects the
losses for those who choose to live dangerously. I chose NOT to build my
house on the edge of insanity, and yet my premium covers some of the
cost of providing insurance for those who do.

Holy Crap!

Harry, you are turning into a republican!

Eisboch

Lake Lanier drying up?

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:29:20 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

wrote:
| On Oct 24, 12:57 pm, HK wrote:
| Gene Kearns wrote:
| On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:00:40 -0000, penned the
| following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
| |On Oct 22, 6:35 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
| wrote:
| | Gene Kearns wrote:
| | On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:14:20 -0400, HK penned the following well
| | considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
| |
| | CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
| | are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
| | a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
| |
| | Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
| | shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
| |
| | What's the impact on boating?
| |
| | Looks like it is getting tough on the Great Lakes, too....
| | http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/ny.../22oswego.html
| |
| | Well, I am not going to let them come down to Lake Lanier and use our
| | water, that is for sure. ;)- Hide quoted text -
| |
| | - Show quoted text -
| |
| |Now THAT'S funny! News report this morning says that the Corp will
| |take 6 weeks to review the release of water from Lanier! WTF? They
| |know damned well how much water they release, and how to fix the
| |problems.
| Seems to me that GA, as first steward in a serial path, is responsible
| for controlling the amount of demand on a finite supply. They have
| allowed expansion beyond what nature is willing to provide, on an
| ongoing basis. They need to stop whining and address the *real*
| problem..... allowing overpopulation in sensitive areas.
| This is just as stoopid as building on the shoreline and wanting
| somebody to buy you out of trouble when a hurricane makes your
| dwelling disappear.
| Indeed. It also annoys me that my homeowners' premium reflects the
| losses for those who choose to live dangerously. I chose NOT to build my
| house on the edge of insanity, and yet my premium covers some of the
| cost of providing insurance for those who do.
|
| If you live on a low shoreline, or in a flood plain, or in an area of
| earthquakes or frequent hurricanes or forest fires, the cost of
| providing you with insurance should be borne by you and others who live
| in dangerous areas like yours, not by me.
|
| I live next to Cheseapeake Bay, but my house is approximately 120' above
| sea level. If we're flooded out by the Bay, well, so is the rest of the
| east coast all the way to Ohio.- Hide quoted text -
|
| - Show quoted text -
|
| I agree that you and I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's
| indescretions. But, in a free society, people are allowed to move and
| build. Maybe you are causing my health care premiums to rise because
| you're close to a body of water, and creating a greater risk of you
| getting a disease from mosquitoes. There is no perfect place to live,
| and no perfect solution. Where you live is, in fact in a higher wind
| speed area, and that burden falls upon others in their insurance
| premiums.
|
|
|Harry is safe from floods, but anyone on the coast is more likely to be
|hit with a strong hurricane than one who lives inland. I really don't
|know if insurance companies charge a premium based upon location, but
|they really should.

Oh.... you bet they do! Either that or they refuse coverage all
together. One approach:
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news...7/23/30901.htm

Insurance is a managed risk. The problem arises when the risk is
unmanageable. If you build right on the water, you know you are going
to float away every 4-5 years.... Harry is at more risk with regard to
hurricanes than somebody living safely in Kansas.... but then, there
*are* those tornadoes.....

I don't know where you would live, if you sought *no* risk. I am quite
sure that if you build clearly in harms way...... it's just a matter
of time.....

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://pamandgene.idleplay.net/

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Lake Lanier drying up?

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Indeed. It also annoys me that my homeowners' premium reflects the
losses for those who choose to live dangerously. I chose NOT to build my
house on the edge of insanity, and yet my premium covers some of the
cost of providing insurance for those who do.

Holy Crap!

Harry, you are turning into a republican!

Eisboch

My mother was a Republican in an era when Republican officeholders were
not beholden to the Christian ayatollahs. I worked as a volunteer for
our local Italian Republican congressman, Albert Cretella, when I was a
high schooler.