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re: Catch Basins 101 - solving new orleans drainage
Posted on 8/31/17 at 6:53 am to Puffoluffagus
Posted on 8/31/17 at 6:53 am to Puffoluffagus
My solution is to tell Mitch there are toy civil war soldiers lurking in the drains.
Done!
Done!
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Posted on 8/31/17 at 6:59 am to Puffoluffagus
Before I moved from my prior residence, I spent an entire day going up and down four streets in my area with a shovel, machete, ax, pick ax, etc, clearing debris from our drainage systems. Our parish President didn't care about fixing anything. Pretty much told me as much in an email exchange.
Govt is great, isn't it?
About three hours into my little adventure I had a few other people show up, thank me, and one stayed to help. The next week we got another insane rain and it nearly flooded several homes, but due to our work, the water flowed out without damage. I was thanked again by the neighbors who then told me I did more in one day than the city/parish had done the past decade.
We are at a point folks where our leaders don't care about the tax payers/producers and are not doing their jobs. The money that is supposed to go to fixing these things are being funneled elsewhere and can't be accounted for. It is unreal, but not surprising.
Where I recently moved to will never flood, thank goodness.
Govt is great, isn't it?
About three hours into my little adventure I had a few other people show up, thank me, and one stayed to help. The next week we got another insane rain and it nearly flooded several homes, but due to our work, the water flowed out without damage. I was thanked again by the neighbors who then told me I did more in one day than the city/parish had done the past decade.
We are at a point folks where our leaders don't care about the tax payers/producers and are not doing their jobs. The money that is supposed to go to fixing these things are being funneled elsewhere and can't be accounted for. It is unreal, but not surprising.
Where I recently moved to will never flood, thank goodness.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:01 am to SuperSaint
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I thought one seen inmates in green stipes jumping in and out of trucks at the work release on Broad recently... has Mitch shut that down.
I know they used to keep them at conchetta too but as of a couple months back they were using that as a temp building for p&p... what a shite hole
They are supposed to only have work release inmates who are sentenced on municipal charges now, no state inmates. So they have like 5-6 total at a time, and they end up staying 3-4 days so they can't use them for anything they have to train them for.
We tried to get one that would regularly come work in our building (another gov't agency) but they don't keep the state inmates anymore.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:07 am to QuietTiger
quote:what do they do then....and why do they still receive a paycheck?the incompetence is blatant,but nobody seems to care.
While I agree with what needs to be done, the workers they have won't do it.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:44 am to Jim Rockford
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Its a storm drain. All this time I've been wondering WTF a catch basin is. New Orleanians have to have a weird name for everything .
Not sure if you guys realize this or not, but the guy who did this lists that he is from Scranton, PA...so maybe that's what they call them there?
Darius Munchak
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:37 am to EZE Tiger Fan
quote:And people wonder why I never vote for a tax increase.
I did more in one day than the city/parish had done the past decade.
We are at a point folks where our leaders don't care about the tax payers/producers and are not doing their jobs. The money that is supposed to go to fixing these things are being funneled elsewhere and can't be accounted for. It is unreal, but not surprising.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:38 am to Macfly
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I have heard for years from my neighbors that they have called they city to complain about it not draining. Allegedly city employees have shown up and said there is nothing that can be done to fix the problem
ahh the New Orleans city government version of "shake machine broke"
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:43 am to Jim Rockford
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Its a storm drain. All this time I've been wondering WTF a catch basin is. New Orleanians have to have a weird name for everything .
Catch basin isn't a New Orleans thing. A catch basin is what it is. If you go anywhere in the country and pull out plans for a drainage or roadway projects, that is listed as a catch basin. Frankly, most engineers working on roadway projects in Louisiana will know that as a CB-06.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:48 am to CCTider
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I've inspected construction on large scale projects and interstate/highways in 6 states, and not just on the South. If you write storm drain on a report, you'll get your arse chewed by the Resident Engineer.
Well, you will see "Storm Drain Pipe" on plans. That just defines the use of the pipe. The use of the pipe determines the required material.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:50 am to FloridaMike
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I bet if you call them catch basins around the hicks that install them anywhere else in country they'll call you a city slickin pussy
I'd take that bet and your money.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:50 am to CCTider
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Well, they're referred to as catch basins in most dot spec books.
And I honestly don't give a shite what hicks say about me. Considering hicks usually do shoddy work, they'll probably say much worse about me when I fail their inspection.
And I am a "city slicker" from the South. They can call me a pussy if they want. But considering my inspection is how they get paid by the states, it's never happened to my face. So who's the real pussy?
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:51 am to 4LSU2
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You obviously have never had the experience of dealing with the New Orleans Sewer and Water Board.
I have never seen an organization lose more certified mail....
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:52 am to Puffoluffagus
Catch basins in our neighborhood have been in the process of being vacuumed out since Sunday. Can hear the vacuum pump running up to 10 pm.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 8:53 am to NIH
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ahh the New Orleans city government version of "shake machine broke"
Version? That's basically the whole of New Orleans city government.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:24 am to tLSU
a "crew" for one vacuum truck is 2-3 people.
1 or 2 of those people can be unskilled labor...the dude who pries off the lid, loosens the dirt in the basin, directs the hose, etc
the driver/operator of the truck and the vacuum cannot be a dipshit however...the vacuum on those trucks will absolutely maim or kill if you dont know what you are doing. so, instead of just subcontracting the maintenance, the city does actually own several vacuum trucks, and i assume a few skilled operators. it doesnt surprise me that they can only do about 5 per day, but if they would do that EVERY day, then progress would be made. a streetside catch basin does not fill up with sediment to the lid in days/weeks/months...it takes years of neglect for that to happen
1 or 2 of those people can be unskilled labor...the dude who pries off the lid, loosens the dirt in the basin, directs the hose, etc
the driver/operator of the truck and the vacuum cannot be a dipshit however...the vacuum on those trucks will absolutely maim or kill if you dont know what you are doing. so, instead of just subcontracting the maintenance, the city does actually own several vacuum trucks, and i assume a few skilled operators. it doesnt surprise me that they can only do about 5 per day, but if they would do that EVERY day, then progress would be made. a streetside catch basin does not fill up with sediment to the lid in days/weeks/months...it takes years of neglect for that to happen
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:28 am to PhillipJFry
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Surprised he didn't get a citation for trespassing.
He will probably get charged with some bullshite thing before it's all over. We can't have people going around and proving how inadequate city resources are.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:39 am to Puffoluffagus
I wouldn't go near, let alone clean out, those motherfrickers either
This post was edited on 8/31/17 at 9:41 am
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:49 am to Puffoluffagus
Catch basins are designed to keep the trash from flowing further into the system. But they have to be cleaned every so often, or else they themselves become liabilities in the system.
This is no different than the filter on your a/c system.
If these things would be cleaned on a regular basis, you probably would not need all these massive vac trucks.
This is no different than the filter on your a/c system.
If these things would be cleaned on a regular basis, you probably would not need all these massive vac trucks.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:53 am to 4LSU2
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You obviously have never had the experience of dealing with the New Orleans Sewer and Water Board.
Except it is DPW's job.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:56 am to LSUFanHouston
I think S&WB had 3 trucks and only 1 was running. With 3 running trucks and a competent crew you could clean 60-70 a day.
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