I don't know if they are, or have opened the Old River Control Structure, but they're opening the Morganza.
Video of the Morganza Spillway opening
The 'chafalaya is going to get real wet. My thoughts go out to those that will be affected.
Skip the last 9 minutes
The first 40 seconds is enough to make you need to pee.
This deserves to be played twice (loud of course). First time for New Orleans, second time (reprise) for this round......
I hope nobody takes offense, almost seems as if Led Zeppelin had some prophecy going on....
Surveyors in the press!
May 12, 2011
Jonathan Flowers, left, and Steve Willie survey the Old River Low Sill Structure north of Morganza, La., which is intended to divert 30 percent of the Mississippi River volume toward the Atchafalya River Basin. The survey was conducted to see if the structure was moving because of the massive amounts of water coming through it.
Eliot Kamenitz / AP
Surveyors in the press!
Dang Beer. I think I would have wanted at least a life vest. That water looks like it's hitting the bottom of the deck and certainly the supports.
Surveyors in the press!
Not sure even a life vest would float if that foam runs deep.
Paden @ -31 secs what type of vehicle is crossing the weir?
RADU
Surveyors in the press!
Excellent point Bill, with the amount of aeration in the water life jackets are useless.
M1043 HMMWV...i think
this is it. Called a "humvee". Probably National Guardsmen.
This is where Murphy lives
"You’ve heard of Murphy—‘What can happen will happen'? This is where Murphy lives."
The Control of Nature: Atchafalaya by John McPhee
Louisiana 1927
quite by coincidence, I was listening to Louisiana 1927 by Randy Newman when I clicked on this thread:
Maybe it's just my computer, but.....
When I click on your link I get an overflow error and my computer locks up. I tried this twice with the same result. Maybe it's an Internet Explorer problem.
Maybe it's just my computer, but.....
Did the same on my 'puter!
This is where Murphy lives
Long but interesting read. Lots of history of how the Mississippi river got to this point and why the Army Corps of Engineers is fighting a nearly futile battle to stay ahead of the river.
Paden, Thanks. Do you have national guards guarding all
your water supply or was it simply coincidentally the vehicle was driving through en route to some where?
RADU
Marxism
Why the picture of Marxism?
Proud of him?
Keith
Marxism
You do realize that it is Groucho don't you?
Marx Bros.
> Why the picture of Marxism?
>
> Proud of him?
>
> Keith
Keith is on the job, he's got it all figured out!
Davey has it!
and he knows!