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Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:27 pm to Voorhies7
In your previous post you mentioned largest disaster the world has seen. Well yeah, if old miss changes course it will be a huge disaster. My point was we have sustained floods higher than this without opening that raggedy arse spillway in morganza. This flood won't sniff 2011 and 97 we were commuting in a gosh damn boat for 2 months! This is a 1 week chickenshit rise and fall and will be done and a non story in 15 days. Quit panicking, we will live thru this also, just as we have for a hundred yrs, even though my family has some cold arse boat rides ahead of them
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:29 pm to Voorhies7
People in the path have dealt with this before. We know the consequences of living in the plain! Nothing new to us we just get along with life and laugh at the people behind levees who think they are 100% protected
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:46 pm to Voorhies7
quote:You are a crazy person.
Our government officials are not actually making the calls. & the calls where made a long time ago. Now they just follow protocol. It's honestly that simple. & that why these guys on here have been so entertaining to me. The Egales got a good laugh out of it & said more than likely he is a career field tech.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:50 pm to jdani11
Agree to disagree. If the Mississippi touches the Sabine River it will be the costliest disaster ever.
Check out the state lines along the Mississippi pretty cool stuff. Mississippi used to be the state lines.
As far as high & mighty. It upset me when people made fun of the LSU Ag Center asking the public for help. It up sets me when warnings are marginalized.
Check out the state lines along the Mississippi pretty cool stuff. Mississippi used to be the state lines.
As far as high & mighty. It upset me when people made fun of the LSU Ag Center asking the public for help. It up sets me when warnings are marginalized.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:55 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
You are a crazy person.
OB's very own Peej?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:56 pm to AlxTgr
The new triggers where put in place after 2011.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:13 pm to Tear It Up
more rain on the way. 
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:24 pm to jdani11
Yall haven't shot a big swamp donkey up on that hill yet?
Marcus put a big one on facebook today that was killed near him
Marcus put a big one on facebook today that was killed near him
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:32 pm to 4LSU2
quote:Similar-good call. Makes sense at first, then you read more and realize he's batshit.
OB's very own Peej?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:09 pm to Tear It Up
quote:
but as long as government employees do there job & stay off TigerDroppings we will be fine.
First off, Voorhies7..
you!! Secondly, this morning I was passenger in the truck on I-10 heading to the spillway with my crew, posting from my personal phone.
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It's honestly that simple. & that why these guys on here have been so entertaining to me. The Eagles got a good laugh out of it & said more than likely he is a career field tech.
Not that it matters in the discussion but I am a Civil Engineer/Hydrologist with my PE and multiple published scientific papers. Yes, I do a lot of field work, because I choose not to sit behind a desk and look at a computer all day, every day. I volunteered to walk through knee high water and muck to install water level sensors so we can develop models that study the slope and constituents of the water as it comes from the river through the spillway and into the lake. We do this to better understand the sediment and nutrient transports into the lake which could be a means to help strengthen the marshes in the lake and to better understand the dymnamics of the algea blooms that occur post opening.
Judging from your post count today it was way more productive than what you did. Actually what the hell did you do besides take a picture of some sandbags, post dooms day predictions, and bash other TDers. You damn near posted every 15-30 minutes from sun up to sun down. Hell of a productive day for Chicken, he must be making his quota on your clicks alone. I'm sure he thanks you.
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Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:22 pm to ScottieP
Now that I got that out the way. This may or may not be common knowledge but the BC will begin to be opened around 10 am on Sunday. Only a handful of bays will be open this day. Additional bays will be opened everyday. At this point 250-300 of the 350 total bays may only need to be opened.
As for Morganza, before we left the BC spillway we were told no decision will be made on an opening till Sunday or Monday. We were again told to hold off on installing gages in the Morganza spillway at this time. If recent decreases in the forecasts continue the opening of the Morganza will not be required.
But hey I'm just a "career field tech" so what do I know?
As for Morganza, before we left the BC spillway we were told no decision will be made on an opening till Sunday or Monday. We were again told to hold off on installing gages in the Morganza spillway at this time. If recent decreases in the forecasts continue the opening of the Morganza will not be required.
But hey I'm just a "career field tech" so what do I know?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:48 pm to ScottieP
Scottiep can you tell me how much higher the crest at acme will be if Morganza is opened? My brother is asking. Thanks and stay safe.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:53 pm to ScottieP
And for the record voorhies was giving doomsday so to speak as someone asked him about that from what I read.
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:43 pm to tiger91
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can you tell me how much higher the crest at acme will be if Morganza is opened?
So you are looking for crest info on the Red River or the Black River?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:56 pm to ScottieP
I was making the career tech stuff just to poke you with a stick. I read some of your work related post from the past & knew the career tech would get under your skin.
Little back ground on myself. I was VP of a oil field service company covering W Tx & S Tx. I received the heads up on the Tuscaloosa. Wife had a great opportunity in New Roads at the same time with her work. We made the move. I built a oil field service company & based it out of New Roads. We where the only up start company that made it & was last service company standing. I employed 35 guys at its peak. The slow down has been very tough on my guys & myself. My guys finacally & me seeing them suffer. I needed a break & refuse to leave home to make a living anymore. So (even though not glamorous) I started a yard care / landscaping business. I figured at 1st oil would rebound in a year. That didn't & isn't happening for at best 2 years. I figured the yard care / landscaping business would help keep my new guys stay busy.
For today- it was wet. My father had a still born calf off a F-1 12 days ago. Very uncommon for us. He called this morning & said she was acting funny like she was going into labor again. I took the pic when I headed north. Got there & she was in full blown labor. Long story short - we pulled a second calf & everything else that comes with it. She may make it. She may not. I employed my father the last 3 years before the down turn & he was able to add 10 F-1's & a sure enough deep flanked Brangus Bull. I'm pretty proud of that.
Now as far as our going back & forth. We just look at things differently. I have be successful by eliminating all possible variables that can go wrong. You see it as dooms day. I see it as giving people in harms way the best opportunity to succed. I have a very big heart & want the best for everyone. When I feel someone is interfering with that it does make me angry.
I would like to bury the hatchet if possible. You should know more than anyone here that engineers & someone like me have 2 completely opposite ways of reaching our goals.
As far as sediment & slit, I read a lot about it. I have done a lot of dirt work & erosion control. I am very glad y'all are doing this study & more should be done. I am very opinionated when it comes to the preservation of wet lands which doesn't always go over well in the oil field. Sediment & silt are big contributing factors to some of the flood problems of modern man.
By no means is this a apology nor do I expect one from you. Grown men don't do that shite. I will stop poking you with a stick though, if you do the same.
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you also
Little back ground on myself. I was VP of a oil field service company covering W Tx & S Tx. I received the heads up on the Tuscaloosa. Wife had a great opportunity in New Roads at the same time with her work. We made the move. I built a oil field service company & based it out of New Roads. We where the only up start company that made it & was last service company standing. I employed 35 guys at its peak. The slow down has been very tough on my guys & myself. My guys finacally & me seeing them suffer. I needed a break & refuse to leave home to make a living anymore. So (even though not glamorous) I started a yard care / landscaping business. I figured at 1st oil would rebound in a year. That didn't & isn't happening for at best 2 years. I figured the yard care / landscaping business would help keep my new guys stay busy.
For today- it was wet. My father had a still born calf off a F-1 12 days ago. Very uncommon for us. He called this morning & said she was acting funny like she was going into labor again. I took the pic when I headed north. Got there & she was in full blown labor. Long story short - we pulled a second calf & everything else that comes with it. She may make it. She may not. I employed my father the last 3 years before the down turn & he was able to add 10 F-1's & a sure enough deep flanked Brangus Bull. I'm pretty proud of that.
Now as far as our going back & forth. We just look at things differently. I have be successful by eliminating all possible variables that can go wrong. You see it as dooms day. I see it as giving people in harms way the best opportunity to succed. I have a very big heart & want the best for everyone. When I feel someone is interfering with that it does make me angry.
I would like to bury the hatchet if possible. You should know more than anyone here that engineers & someone like me have 2 completely opposite ways of reaching our goals.
As far as sediment & slit, I read a lot about it. I have done a lot of dirt work & erosion control. I am very glad y'all are doing this study & more should be done. I am very opinionated when it comes to the preservation of wet lands which doesn't always go over well in the oil field. Sediment & silt are big contributing factors to some of the flood problems of modern man.
By no means is this a apology nor do I expect one from you. Grown men don't do that shite. I will stop poking you with a stick though, if you do the same.
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you alsoPosted on 1/9/16 at 12:22 am to Voorhies7
I can take the difference of opinion. They are like a-holes..everybody has one.
You got personal and that pissed me off so I got personal. I'm sorry to hear the hard times with your oil business but like I tell the other friends in the business yall weren't worried when I was paying $4.00 a gallon for gas and raking in the $$. Its the ebb and flow of that industry. Gotta rough it through the lows to have fun with the highs.
Trust me I understand worse case scenarios my parents lost everything but the clothes on their back when they evacuated for Katrina. So I know what a levee failure can do. I also had a lot of good friends that didn't evacuate because of previous times when nothing happened. Many said they got tired of spending money to evacuate.
Much like that, this situation is the same. Sure everyone should do what they feel is right to protect life and property but doing that is expensive so if avoidable a somewhat conservative approach is needed by officials. Mark my word if the structure is not open there will be people coming out the wood work bitching about all the wasted time and money.
The CORPS is in a lose-lose situation, but I know they will only open that structure if needed. Too much bad comes from opening if not needed.
So I'll continue to do my best to provide the best data I can so that they can make informed decisions.
So yeah I'll bury the hatchet and we can see how the next few days play out!!
You got personal and that pissed me off so I got personal. I'm sorry to hear the hard times with your oil business but like I tell the other friends in the business yall weren't worried when I was paying $4.00 a gallon for gas and raking in the $$. Its the ebb and flow of that industry. Gotta rough it through the lows to have fun with the highs.
Trust me I understand worse case scenarios my parents lost everything but the clothes on their back when they evacuated for Katrina. So I know what a levee failure can do. I also had a lot of good friends that didn't evacuate because of previous times when nothing happened. Many said they got tired of spending money to evacuate.
Much like that, this situation is the same. Sure everyone should do what they feel is right to protect life and property but doing that is expensive so if avoidable a somewhat conservative approach is needed by officials. Mark my word if the structure is not open there will be people coming out the wood work bitching about all the wasted time and money.
The CORPS is in a lose-lose situation, but I know they will only open that structure if needed. Too much bad comes from opening if not needed.
So I'll continue to do my best to provide the best data I can so that they can make informed decisions.
So yeah I'll bury the hatchet and we can see how the next few days play out!!
Posted on 1/9/16 at 12:58 am to ScottieP
Glad to see y'all combine forces and bury the hatchet in this time of need.
Posted on 1/9/16 at 1:00 am to ScottieP
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We do this to better understand the sediment and nutrient transports into the lake which could be a means to help strengthen the marshes
So another major flood event flush with sediment and we are still studying it? This is just another wasted opportunity to gain any real benefit from events such as this one. These sediment transport studies are getting to be as bad as the Baton Rouge Loop studies.
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