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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 02:55 PM Original message |
Lake Delton in Wisconsin Dells is.... well, gone. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mother Nature is reclaiming what was "taken" from her.. |
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Carnea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It's a fucking Man made lake. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:08 PM Original message |
man made lakes are not susceptible to flooding?? |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. You know, people said essentially the same thing to us in SoCal when we had the wildfires last fall. |
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Carnea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yeah because people losing their businesses and houses is so funny. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'll echo others in expressing sadness that homes and business were lost |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. I'd have to say nature did not intend man to live in FL either. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Or Arizona |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Or anywhere within 500 miles of a fault line |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. I'm sorry but... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Not a "rant"..just a comment.. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You know what, I do NOT live in a fire prone canyon. But the Santiago Canyon fire came within |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And no doubt they have insurance. All I meant was that nature is quirky |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. I live in Los Angeles |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. .. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Oh, and what about Malibu Beach....no access either. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. There's one beach in Malibu that's totally private |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Holy shit. I've been fishing on that lake. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I've been there a number of times, too. Sad. |
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mokawanis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. bad news but |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. There are a lot of people whose jobs and income are in jeopardy. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. We always heard about the dells, but never went there.. It sounded to me like a Poconos-type place |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dang I used to go there almost every summer. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I know... it's sad. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. 2 of the 5 bridges that span the river in my town are closed |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Wow... I'm glad you and your family are safe. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. A big part of my childhood is gone then too. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Milwaukee and Waukesha were nailed this weekend. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That looks like either Cedarburg or Mequon |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Delafield, Chenequa, Hartland, Pewaukeeish |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Ah, near Lake Nagawicka! |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. And Pine Lake, Pewaukee Lake and Lake Okauchee, Lac La Belle, Beaver Lake, North Lake, Lake 5 |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. My aunt and uncle have a home on the lagoon by Lake Nagawicka |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Nice! Are they in one of the new homes or older one that they've been tearing down to McMansion it? |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. They have an older home, in among a bunch of older homes |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. There are a LOT |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. hee |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
27. Video of homes being swept away here |
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mokawanis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. the full scale |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. I wonder how long it will take to re-fill the lake if they just repair the dam and wait. |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. That's a whole lot of suck |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Indeed. |
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