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re: Why Are Aztec Bruce's Posts Deleted, Yet He Still Shows As The Last Post ...
Posted by jophst on 6/13/11 at 11:13 am to BACONisMEATcandy
Well not all of his posts were violators, but Bruce is a broker in every sense of the word, and posted clear (FREE) plugs and advertisements for his website of tickets and suites for the LSU/Oregon game.
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Yes it does .. I think they are stored somewhere not visible to the public. It's why his profile shows 11 posts when NONE are visible ..
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He was the last poster whether visible or not. Will change of course once a new response is posted.
re: USACE is a Bunch Incompetents
Posted by jophst on 6/8/11 at 5:08 pm to RhodeIslandRed
Rhode .. why not take your unlimited brilliance and go show them how it's done correctly so you don't have to come on this board and waste everyone's time with your whining. Sounds like a win-win to me. Whacha say? :rolleyes:
OP is severely uninformed to make such a statement.
According to our sources, water will be back to a normal stage (level) some time near June 23rd or so. It will be at a "safe" level before then.
re: more barges loose - another one hit the old bridge
Posted by jophst on 5/23/11 at 5:07 pm to Chad504boy
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So the whole closing of the bridge was just a PR move?
Chad ... I was merely saying that inspections were in place early in the process... well before it was reported to the public that the barges actually hit the bridge.
Read what I was responding to before making a silly comment such as that. Roadways when closed are for safety reasons....not for political gain or other assumed agenda as you seem to be implying. I was making a point of how the roadway was opened so quickly .. our crews were addressing the bridge inspection early on so that IT COULD be opened in a timely manner.
re: Was told to get off of the levee last nigh in Port Allen,
Posted by jophst on 5/23/11 at 8:30 am to fishfighter
I don't want to put any more logs on the fire, but I will say this.
The police are there for the safety of the public including the person trying to take photos. This is a historic event and all agencies are in prevention mode. The levees are stressed unlike any other level they will get in our lifetimes. That being said, the person taking the photos does not OWN the levee nor have any rights to that property. I assure you there will be UNLIMITED photos and documentation of this entire flood event after the fact. Getting a "trophy" photo to say "Yeah, I was there" is unncessesary. Also, would you mind if someone came onto YOUR property without your permission to take photos as they pleased?
Someone earlier did nail it on the head however. It is more a concern for terrorism. It would not take much to make these levees fail, and everyone is on HIGH alert for ANY type of suspicious threat.
The police are there for the safety of the public including the person trying to take photos. This is a historic event and all agencies are in prevention mode. The levees are stressed unlike any other level they will get in our lifetimes. That being said, the person taking the photos does not OWN the levee nor have any rights to that property. I assure you there will be UNLIMITED photos and documentation of this entire flood event after the fact. Getting a "trophy" photo to say "Yeah, I was there" is unncessesary. Also, would you mind if someone came onto YOUR property without your permission to take photos as they pleased?
Someone earlier did nail it on the head however. It is more a concern for terrorism. It would not take much to make these levees fail, and everyone is on HIGH alert for ANY type of suspicious threat.
re: more barges loose - another one hit the old bridge
Posted by jophst on 5/21/11 at 9:11 am to tigeraddict
Guys ... the bridge was hit FAR before it was reported to the news. The bridge was being inspected by our bridge maintenance crews before the roadway was closed. They don't need to inspect the entire bridge .. only the impacted and potentially affected areas of the bridge. This does not take that long, but takes far longer than 4 minutes my friends. I assure you it was a thorough job as always. All parishes have crews on call 24 hours a day for quick responses to these types of issues.
This will be open no problem throughout the Flood Event. Wildlife is still seekeing higher ground however, (Deer, Black Bears, etc.) .. so be careful when doing this drive .. especially during nighttime hours.
He has no property rights to that levee or material (borrow), nor did he have a permit. Of course they tore it down.
Good luck getting the railroad company to do anything about it .. or even getting in touch with them.
re: Morganza Spillway "Decision" Chain of Command?
Posted by jophst on 5/18/11 at 3:34 pm to tgrbaitn08
That's what I said ... thus "SOLE" decision.
re: Morganza Spillway "Decision" Chain of Command?
Posted by jophst on 5/18/11 at 2:53 pm to Ghostfacedistiller
It's the SOLE decision of the General/Commander of the Mississippi River Valley Levee Division .. Michael Walsh in this case.
Governor Jindall can not tell him when to open the gates or even influence him.
I can assure you it was a very complete SECRET of when the gates would actually be opened even at the highest levels of state governent.
Governor Jindall can not tell him when to open the gates or even influence him.
I can assure you it was a very complete SECRET of when the gates would actually be opened even at the highest levels of state governent.
Northbound and Southbound outside lanes of US 190 Business (River Road) are closed until further notice, south of the Hollywood Casino entrance. One lane each direction will be open to through traffic.
Oversized and Overweight Permit loads will not be allowed.
Oversized and Overweight Permit loads will not be allowed.
Thanks for the Corps document .. that was a very thorough explanation. They illustrated the use of Tiger Dams which we are implementing as well.
Under the Old Bridge on US 190 near Airline Highway, they indeed installed HESCO baskets with visqueen covers.
Under the Old Bridge on US 190 near Airline Highway, they indeed installed HESCO baskets with visqueen covers.
Let me check and see if I can pull some up. This is the Krots Springs project from an aerial view. I will get some close up of the RIBS installed when they are available.
Here are some specs on the RIBS:
RIBS Brochure
Here are some specs on the RIBS:
RIBS Brochure
re: Summary of Gov Jindal News Conference
Posted by jophst on 5/17/11 at 2:08 pm to heartbreakTiger
RIBS are a trapezoidal shaped sand wall system similar to the HESCO system except able to go 6' instead of 4' in height. We purchased a massive amount of these for the Krotz Springs project.
re: Section of river road downtown closed.
Posted by jophst on 5/17/11 at 2:06 pm to tigersnipen
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Quick question I live right by the horse park on river road in Lake Beau Pre (trying to sell) where you just mentioned the seepage. I am going to Houston for work next week, but I am nervous about leaving while this is happening and leaving my wife there. I am thinking about postponing my trip, am I overreacting?
I understand your concern, and please don't feel you are over-reacting. This is the worst flood event most of us will ever see in our lifetimes, and thus there are many concerns to address.
To answer your question, enjoy your trip to H-town. This area will be fine and the levees are just fine here. Seepage happens all over the place as well as sandboils. They are all well known and being addressed throughout the entire levee system all the way to Arkansas. No worries.
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Mr. Alrighty Then needs to become more informed on what his Government does for him:
Not much of a people person, huh?
Well of course I am! Always here to help my friend. I meant the above in the nicest way possible .. hard to see that in black and white. Clearly I didn't want to have to type the massive acronym out. I'm glad I don't work there permanently and have to jam that somehow on a business card.
I already received a response from our Assistant District Administrator:
"This is at Duncan Point right in front of Farr Park on River Road just south of Brightside. A section of seepage next to where the Corps is watching their stuff so the Corps is aware of it. Probably 20' long. I would recommend "Our Area Engineer" have someone check it daily."
So we're aware of it. Thanks for mentioning it though.
"This is at Duncan Point right in front of Farr Park on River Road just south of Brightside. A section of seepage next to where the Corps is watching their stuff so the Corps is aware of it. Probably 20' long. I would recommend "Our Area Engineer" have someone check it daily."
So we're aware of it. Thanks for mentioning it though.
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