FDEP permitting dune lake openings in SoWal

[NoHall]

And one more thing:

Why in the sweet name of Baby Jesus is some self-called "tree hugger" defending the operation of a nuclear power plant? Has the world gone completely mad? This is what happens when people stop eating meat...

 

[John R]

if you didn't need the article, why did you quote the entire thing?;-) i get the sentiment of what's going on up there, just showing what's the opinion of your 'neighbors'. and, i feel for the landscapers, i have many friends here who do the same thing as you. thankfully, they still have jobs. i hardly think treehugger is defending the use of nuclear power, far from it. I think they are worried, as indicated, what will happen if there's not enough flow to cool the reactor. it just can't be turned off. it's quite the catch 22. the flow must not stop.

water is an issue everywhere. it's interesting to see the obvious quickfix reactions happening in 'the ATL' when the west has been dealing with the same for decades.

ymmv

 

[NoHall]

if you didn't need the article, why did you quote the entire thing?;-) i get the sentiment of what's going on up there, just showing what's the opinion of your 'neighbors'. and, i feel for the landscapers, i have many friends here who do the same thing as you. thankfully, they still have jobs. i hardly think treehugger is defending the use of nuclear power, far from it. I think they are worried, as indicated, what will happen if there's not enough flow to cool the reactor. it just can't be turned off. it's quite the catch 22. the flow must not stop.

water is an issue everywhere. it's interesting to see the obvious quickfix reactions happening in 'the ATL' when the west has been dealing with the same for decades.

ymmv

It got my dander up!

I heartily agree with your last paragraph. One of the things that the ATL is finally serious about is fixing infrastructure issues. They have been putting that on the back burner for a long time, and now they realize that huge water main breaks are no longer excusable.

More people here are also realizing the silliness of watering the asphalt every other day. My landscaping colleagues and I have been talking ourselves blue in the face for as long as I've been in the business about correct irrigation--less frequent watering is actually better for the plants. (For example, when I "rescue" a plant from a client's house--one they don't want anymore--I dig a hole in the red clay at my house, put some good dirt around it, water it once and never touch it again. I haven't lost a single plant in the drought.)

Maybe the silver lining in the proverbial dark cloud is that we will learn to be more careful in the future, whether it's in Atlanta, Alabama, or Apalachicola.

 

[John R]

i have allergies to dander...

one thing i see that kills me is sprinklers on when it's raining. i hope to see irrigation systems including sensors that will override the clock settings.

 

[NoHall]

i have allergies to dander...

one thing i see that kills me is sprinklers on when it's raining. i hope to see irrigation systems including sensors that will override the clock settings.

They actually have those, but they don't work all that well. Maybe they'll get better.