Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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charliek
It's when he strayed from predictions based on what he was seeing to explanations about how the river structure works and how open channel flow works that he got off track. No big deal, complex topics. Except he couldn't let it go. Again he missed the point then, much like now. Texas? The KKK? Really?
I've got news for you pal. There were things about the river control structrue that the people giving the orders didn't know until history took effect. That's why the predictions were so wildly inacurrate. That's why half of South Louisiana has sand bags stacked where water levels went down. Now figure out how I'm the only one who wasn't exactly right about everything.
Since we're getting off topic again there's another thing that no one knew nor could all those pretending to be in the know, explain to me simply because they didn't know or have a clue. It didn't really matter when they closed the flood gates once the atchafalya crested & started going down because it proved by level that the Atchafalaya & the Wax Lake Outlet were well capable of outflowing the Mississippi River. No one knew this & certainly no one banked on it or talked about it happeneing, or else somebody made a LOT of unnecessary money on sand bags & selling dirt to the Corps & several parrishes & making a lot of poor people in Stephensville & points South evacuate unnecessarily.
Furthermore, it also proves the theory that if the river ever does try to change course the Corps has the situation well under control, because when they opened those flood gates & allowed what happened to occur, they actually did cause the river to artificially change its course & it woked without a hitch. Now, you haven't heard anyone else say that even though that was an obvious outcome of what was accpomplished. I also seem to remember folks talking about the gates having to be ketp open well into the fall & that there was still a massive danger of water upstream causing secondary & other later cresting which never occured & which I predicted to 100% accuracy would NOT occur. I also recall being the first & only one to predict that Stephensville would NOT flood, but rather have lower than normal levels. But I was the idiot questioning the system.
Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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Originally Posted by
Bandwagon King
I've got news for you pal. There were things about the river control structrue that the people giving the orders didn't know until history took effect. That's why the predictions were so wildly inacurrate. That's why half of South Louisiana has sand bags stacked where water levels went down. Now figure out how I'm the only one who wasn't exactly right about everything.
Since we're getting off topic again there's another thing that no one knew nor could all those pretending to be in the know, explain to me simply because they didn't know or have a clue. It didn't really matter when they closed the flood gates once the atchafalya crested & started going down because it proved by level that the Atchafalaya & the Wax Lake Outlet were well capable of outflowing the Mississippi River. No one knew this & certainly no one banked on it or talked about it happeneing, or else somebody made a LOT of unnecessary money on sand bags & selling dirt to the Corps & several parrishes & making a lot of poor people in Stephensville & points South evacuate unnecessarily.
Furthermore, it also proves the theory that if the river ever does try to change course the Corps has the situation well under control, because when they opened those flood gates & allowed what happened to occur, they actually did cause the river to artificially change its course & it woked without a hitch. Now, you haven't heard anyone else say that even though that was an obvious outcome of what was accpomplished. I also seem to remember folks talking about the gates having to be ketp open well into the fall & that there was still a massive danger of water upstream causing secondary & other later cresting which never occured & which I predicted to 100% accuracy would NOT occur. I also recall being the first & only one to predict that Stephensville would NOT flood, but rather have lower than normal levels. But I was the idiot questioning the system.
Then join the Corps.
Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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Originally Posted by
CajunFan3406
Then join the Corps.
I can't afford the pay cut!
Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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Bandwagon King
Now figure out how I'm the only one who wasn't exactly right about everything.
Wow.
Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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Bandwagon King
I can't afford the pay cut!
Consult for them then.
Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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Originally Posted by
CajunFan3406
Consult for them then.
Not a problem. I charge $150/ Hour. make it happen.
Re: Go ahead & bust my chops.
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Bandwagon King
Not a problem. I charge $150/ Hour. make it happen.
I told you to do it. Got your PE?
Re: Mississippi River Spring Floods of 2011
Turb...if possible, please hide this thread from Kyle. I don't know if the group could make it thru all of that again.
PS...don't tell him I mentioned that to you.
Re: Mississippi River Spring Floods of 2011
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Originally Posted by
CajunRed
Turb...if possible, please hide this thread from Kyle. I don't know if the group could make it thru all of that again.
PS...don't tell him I mentioned that to you.
Don't blame me. I didn't drag this thing back out the grave. Here's a question for ya though. What the heck else we gonna do in our spare time?
