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05-06-2011, 10:15 AM
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Werepandas - lurking in your shadows
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Mississippi River Flood
It looks like we'll have the highest flood stages since 1937. Here's 1 pic of Memphis. The rest are of Tunica, MS. Tunica is the third largest casino area in the US. They're shut down and looks like there will be lots of damage.
Interesting side note: When the levee systems were originally built, the work was concerned too dangerous for slaves (good field hands were worth more than $4,000 back then). They hired Irish laborers to do the job.
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05-06-2011, 10:16 AM
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Werepandas - lurking in your shadows
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Here's a boat at the entrance to Fitzgerald's
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05-06-2011, 10:19 AM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
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At Children's Palace
The password is "flood" Too early? Too local? (Bri prolly remembers that commercial) |
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05-06-2011, 10:21 AM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
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05-06-2011, 02:20 PM
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The Un-Tuckian
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This has been on my mind a lot lately...
FYI: John Lee Hooker is 78 yrs old in this vid.
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05-06-2011, 03:17 PM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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Location: Arkansas
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Here is ON the river ,
 Photo047 by zippyt, on Flickr here is the same spot a week later ,  Photo062 by zippyt, on Flickr 2 truck scales UNDER WATER ,  Photo061 by zippyt, on Flickr And ( Hard to see ) water flowing OVER a designated 5 lane flood way on the St francis river in MO.
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05-06-2011, 06:04 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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wow. Unreal. So sorry this is happening to some people - I'm bummed about a moist basement!!
and yeah, InMo, I DO remember that commercial! allllll the rich and lucky kids got to go to Children's Palace (the password is FUN!)
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05-06-2011, 06:56 PM
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Doctor Wtf
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Dear Mother Nature,
Pls to chill out some, Tnx, Hoomins. P.S Sorry about the climate change.
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05-07-2011, 08:14 AM
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
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Still too soon?
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05-08-2011, 12:24 PM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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yeah the water it UP a Bit ,
This is the I40 Bridge ( new bridge , in Memphis ) looking West Bottom pic is Normal river stage
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05-09-2011, 11:03 PM
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Phenomenologist
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Corps of Engineers prepares to open the Morganza Spillway.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/bre...?showAll=y&c=y
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05-10-2011, 03:16 PM
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Goon Squad Leader
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link broken Delta
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05-15-2011, 11:11 AM
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Phenomenologist
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Location: Central Mississippi
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Well crap!
Here is a map showing probable inundation area if the Morganza Spillway is operated at 25%. They opened it yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/3767199...7626528621473/ Here is a map showing travel times for the flood wave. Notice that once past I-10 there is a valley to the west in which the flood wave will travel north - against the land slope. http://www.flickr.com/photos/3767199...7626528621473/ |
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05-15-2011, 02:41 PM
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still says videotape
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That is reasonably shocking in scale.
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05-15-2011, 09:01 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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