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The beach communities around here all use septic systems or cesspools, so that every decent rain flushes them into the surrounding waterways. Ocean beaches are closed after every rain because of e. coli, and the South River is so polluted with human waste there is a permanent ban on shellfishing. Yet the overeducated idiots around here can't connect cause and effect.

Wasilla, Alaska, on the other hand, has a sophisticated sewage treatment system.

The rhubarbs in Escalades and Beemers around here mock Sarah, too. I'm thinking that the inability to comprehend her message lies with them, not with her.

 

A properly designed and maintained septic tank doesn't get flushed by normal rain, and should be designed for whatever rain IS normal in the area. Most people here are responsible about their systems but it only takes a few. I rented a lakeside cottage last year which had a system that I suspect was not being maintained; I won't go back there again.

However, from what you describe it sounds likely that the local municipal system(s) are the problem.

We get a similar problem here, caused by local farmers and (the worst of all) golf courses who routinely fertilize right up to the edge of waterways. The posphates wash into the water every rainfall and cause a humongeous algae bloom and all the beaches have to close for a week until it washes through.

I must admit the random picture thread is probably not the place to continue this discussion.

 

I particularly liked her "message" about abstinence only, I guess her own daughter must have been one of those Escalades and Beemers

course you might have been referring to her quitting Alaska under a storm of ethics charges

could have been the message she got when she tried to subvert the tea party into her own private cabal ( they responded with a sound thrashing of her imposing herself on the group )

or was it the "look I can see the soviet union from me window" comment.

how about a few Palin favorites

"As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border." --Sarah Palin, explaining why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, interview with CBS's Katie Couric, Sept. 24, 2008

"All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years." --Sarah Palin, unable to name a single newspaper or magazine she reads, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008

"[T]hey're in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom." --Sarah Palin, getting the vice president's constitutional role wrong after being asked by a third grader what the vice president does, interview with NBC affiliate KUSA in Colorado, Oct. 21, 2008

my bet is that sewage system in Wasila predates Palin by a long shot given that she was gov for about five seconds before she quite in a hail of legal troubles

 

Wasilla has a sophisticated sewage system because the federal government funded it as an experimental treatment system, well before Palin took office. During Palin's tenure, the city regularly sent lobbyists to Washington to hustle for more federal money--to expand the sewer system, among other things.

So it looks to me like the problem for the beach communities is that they aren't as good at getting their hands on federal tax dollars as Wasilla is. Why you think that fact somehow vindicates or reflects favorably on Sarah Palin is beyond me... particularly since she likes to call it 'pork,' when other politicians bring home the bacon from Washington for their constituents...

Exactly what is the message she's sending, that we 'rhubarbs' and nonbelievers can't comprehend? "Do as I say, not as I do"?

 

Troy, I would have lost a bet guessing which side of this you fell on, bravo.

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Some links my wife sent me, samples below.

Funny Body Art - Dumage


Canopy Living: The Ultimate Tree House


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Poker run boats

Possibly the world's most highly engineered way of turning money and fuel into noise and pollution. The fit and finish of these boats is incredible. From the Thousand Islands poker run this weekend.

I put up a few more on the blog at http://marsh-design.com/?q=node/32

 

Breaking News

Received this news from our Indian shipping agent just this morning:

We would like to keep you updated on the current situation at JNPT/Mumbai port.
As you may be aware the MSC Chitra has collided with another vessel — MV Khalijia — off Mumbai coast.
Oil continues to spill out of the vessels and efforts are on to contain it. Containers have so far fallen off the vessel and the sinking of the vessel seems imminent.
Operationally the Indian Navy has invoked special powers and has taken over operations at Nhava Sheva port.
Currently all operations are stopped to facilitate the Navy’s rescue and oil spill control teams.
In layman terms the MSC Chitra is sinking in the Channel (a channel is a pathway from the open sea to the port) and is blocking the path of incoming and outgoing vessels.
Additionally more than 400 containers are floating around the channel which could damage passing vessels. In view of this all incoming and outgoing movement have been stopped.
While it is early to determine which way the situation will evolve, we feel in the medium term which could be at least two weeks, movement of export and import consignments will be hampered.
In view of this we would like to keep our clients advised of the possible delays and suggest alternate ports of loading / discharge for their cargoes. This will help avoid inevitable delays at Nhava Sheva.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will keep you, our valuable clients updated on the situation to enable you to plan your schedule accordingly. Our offices are on standby to guide and assist you for any advise/support you may need.

 

...and they say it's a big ocean?

 

ok I dont know jack about cargo containers but dont they at least chain those things together once stacked
some kind of a latch between containers or something

 

Actually a lot of them are hanging in there but they weigh tonnes.

 

They do get latched together, but each latch is only a couple of square inches. They look solid on the ground but if you have 10-20 tonnes of stuff in each of 8 containers in a falling-over stack, the latches are easily torn off.

 

I shipped 20 x 40' containers of 25mt nett each out of Santos on sunday and would you believe two containers were dropped during loading and missed the vessel due damage? They will have to go back to the port warehouse for restuffing then go out on the next vessel. Since when did terminal operators drop 2 containers? Good thing we werent shipping anything breakable.