a republican running for county commission out here just came by.

[ulysses]

Nice older fellow, TV repairman by trade. Fricking gigantic family, of course, and the requisite Biblical quote in the flyer. He looked like he nearly fell over when I told him we were Democrats, but recovered and was pleasant about it.

I'm now out of fava beans and chianti. :evilgrin:

[NMDemDist2]

1. well at least he asked for your vote

glad to see retail politics in action

[ulysses]

2. that's true.

He wants us to have our own reservoir in the county, which I'm not sure is a bad idea.

[onethatcares]

3. where are you living?

a reservoir is a good thing, as long as they don't flood homes and use eminent domain to take any land they think necessary. Who gets the recreational contract for jet skis and suntan lotion? gaud, i've become a complete cynic.

[ulysses]

4. Paulding Co, GA.

[madmom]

5. You have a Paulding County too? So do we it's a repug haven, the running joke

is "where sheep stampede at the sound of a zipper" or "where men are men and sheep are neerrrvous". As you can probably guess not much to do there.

[ulysses]

6. yeah.

It's pretty conservative out here as well.

[hootinholler]

19. That's Baaaaad n/t

[ShaneGR]

9. You actually do need a resevoir, Georgia's water system is horrible....

Up there in the NW part of the state you're the hardest hit by this draught. Here's the draught map.




All signs indicate that this will be longterm effect of global warming, as the trend has continued for over half a decade now.

Then factor in that because those areas are so rural, they only consume a small % of the states water supply (some of which comes from North Florida). I would guess that most of your county still uses wells, which are drying up rapidly.

Now, take a look at Georgia's natural water map. The circles are federal and state monitoring sites at major streams, lakes, and rivers. Red indicates they are extremely dry, water level is low, and in some cases there is a danger that some of the smaller ones could dry up all together.

This is a problem that small counties in the south face. The threat of a dryout harbers more dangers than just drinking and sewage water. Fires. Big fires. Destruction of wildlife both in the water and out through starvation, suffocation, and migration.

Resevoirs are used to fix many of these issues by building up a body of water and then using it for a variety of purposes including irrigating the surrounding countryside. The larger they are the farther away they help its creators.

There are 3 main factors involved in the creation of a good system.

#1: Make sure the creation of it restricts its use to helping the local populace. Too many times the thing ends up powering some far away city, not working for the benefit of its inhabitants.

#2: Controlling the impact of the decreased waterflow downstream. If your water is running past you at 10 mph, after its setup the water will probably be flowing 2-5 mph slower, and there will be less of it. Robbing Peter to pay Paul?

#3: Protecting the rights of individuals who have to abandon their homes. I'm of the opinion that eminent domain should be used, but I think they should factor the value of the land, and multiply that by 200%. Not fair value, really awesome value. And then pay for their move. Heck, why not give them 200% for their land, then give them new waterfront property for free? They could look out every morning and say, "I used to live down under that."

[ulysses]

14. you allude to probably the biggest question:

where would the water come from?

[Faux pas]

7. Ahem Hannibal, you can always have some Red Mountain and

refried!

[ulysses]

8. that I can.

I prefer continental cuisine, though. :D

[CatWoman]

12. and possum.

and lots and lots of greens :)

[ulysses]

15. LOL!

You know I love you for your memory. :D

[Faux pas]

13. LOL, don't blame you for that.

I was just thinking, why waste the good stuff on a pug?

[ulysses]

16. he actually looked like he'd be well-marbled.

Depending on the cut, of course...

[Faux pas]

20. As long as he looked well marbled, then by all means, go for

the Chianti at least. Maybe he'll be back?

[Fumesucker]

10. Strange, I'm in Paulding too..

It's sure changed a lot over the last fifteen years..

K Mart and Kroger were the only stores at 92 and 278 when we moved here..

[ulysses]

17. we've only been here since '05,

so we're part of the change. DeKalb before.

[CatWoman]

11. you should have fed him to Mr. K

:hi:

:rofl:

[ulysses]

18. your boyfriend is swiping his tail under my nose as I type.

He's 15 now, and prefers a less fatty diet. :hi:

[JCMach1]

21. It is good to KNOW your enemies... In local politics, the labels

sometimes do not hold. In Florida, for example, local Democratic party officials tend to be MEcrats which basically means Republican values.

It's good that you got to meet the fellow.