To: SJackson
Remarkable insights in this article. Thanks for posting it!
6 posted on
07/21/2017 5:42:40 AM PDT by
Alberta's Child
("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
To: Alberta's Child
...the Oroville Dam, the nations tallest, nearly lost both its concrete and earthen emergency spillways after near-record rain and snow runoff filled Lake Oroville, sending water lapping over the dams crest. The near-tragedy reminded postmodern Californians that a past generationnow nameless, forgotten, and mostly deadat great expense, and with some danger, had built the vast dams, reservoirs, and aqueducts ... Yet the present generation not only failed to complete the water projectsso essential to irrigate farmland, foster urban development, provide flood control, offer recreation, and facilitate hydroelectric production in a state that had doubled its population; it also neglected simple periodic maintenance on the infrastructure... Today's liberal elite clowns 'stand on the shoulders of giants'...
25 posted on
07/21/2017 6:40:14 AM PDT by
GOPJ
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