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Hmmmm, note to self, on any future visit Down Under, be sure to pack something in a 5MW plasma cannon...Originally posted by Targan View Post
The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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It looks like the sharks are winning this race!!Originally posted by Targan View Post
Enjoy the link
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Nah...don't need anything that exotic!!Originally posted by dragoon500ly View PostHmmmm, note to self, on any future visit Down Under, be sure to pack something in a 5MW plasma cannon...
That should keep Mr. Shark honest!
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gee like those crazy people that built a major city below sea level right next to the gulf of mexico and then insist on spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money to figure out why it keeps flooding ever time someone sneezes in that direction.Originally posted by StainlessSteelCynic View Post
(yeah im never moving to new orleans)the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.Comment
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This might seem crazy to you but I doubt that this opinion would be shared by someone from Netherlands. Of course, these people know how to design a levee and unless proved otherwise don't neglect them.Originally posted by bobcat View PostComment
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yeah but in the Netherlands they'd only spend a few thousand on the inquiries. and the focus would be what idiot failed to maintain the damn dam.Originally posted by Mohoender View Post
and though its been a minute since i've seen any photography of the region(since i can't get that NATO slot) it seems there enough redundancy in their flood control measures to not require nearly as much of a relief effort.the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.Comment
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Swimming in crocodile infested waters isn't all that dangerous actually, provided you have a dog...
Toss the dog in first. If it survives the first minute, there's no crocs about (salties apparently prefer dog over human).
For the first 21 years of my life I lived in a town where it flooded annually. Fortunately the flood levees kept the worst of it out, but local rain still caused some issues within the levees. I went back in March 2010 for a few days and was completely flabbergasted to see buildings constructed in a MAJOR floodway. I've seen logs a metre or more in diameter sweeping through and just can't understand the logic behind spending a million dollars plus (per building) to develop such a risky location.
Although the floods up north are covering a large area, locations which haven't even seen rain in years, hundreds of kilometers away are being effected. With road and rail links cut, even washed away, supplies haven't been able to get through.
One of the big problems, which has barely been touched upon in the media over here, is disease and parasites. With all the stagnant water laying about, and the heat of an Australian summer, it's likely to be a bacterial and mosquito heaven in short order...If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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I can't say for the logic but their answer might be the same than the one which was given to us in Draguignan a few month ago: "what happened is beyond imagination and there were no ways to see it coming".Originally posted by Legbreaker View PostFor the first 21 years of my life I lived in a town where it flooded annually. Fortunately the flood levees kept the worst of it out, but local rain still caused some issues within the levees. I went back in March 2010 for a few days and was completely flabbergasted to see buildings constructed in a MAJOR floodway. I've seen logs a metre or more in diameter sweeping through and just can't understand the logic behind spending a million dollars plus (per building) to develop such a risky location.
Of course, take me for a fool on top of that.
In the case of Draguignan and the flooded areas next to my place the facts were:
- The flooded areas had seen worse floods sometimes in the past. Of course, such major flood occur about once every century (the last recorded one had occured a century before). Ooops!!
- The flooded area had plenty of housing. No more than thirty years ago it was farmland. The few housing made there had their living quarters on the top floor. Wander why
- Freelee available on internet (state run websites) I had access to the various risk evaluations established in 2005 (the flood occured in 2010). They exactly described what finally happened (but obviously nobody could imagine such an important flood). For my part, I now doubt that our politicians know how to read.
- The best is to come. In order to prevent the various risks in Draguignan, the authorities had built a coordination center fully equipped to help the relief efforts... in the middle of the floodable area. That center was flooded early with 2 meters of water and the officer in charge of the relief effort along with the city mayor almost died in this.
- We keep voting for them.
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Just one last add about Draguignan. Here is the map showing the risk and established in 2005.
To help:
The red line reprensent the maximum recorded flood
Maison d'arrat = jail
Maison de retra(R)te = retirement home
Scurit Civile = relief coordination center.
When the flood occured in 2010, the "scurit civile" center had been expended to include the main fire station and the firemen HQ. Of course, we, the French, are the brightest and most inteligent people on the planet (Obvious,
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Its common for surfers to take there dogs surfing with them, and camp on the beach. Rule #1 is never let your dog sleep on your wetsuit.Originally posted by Legbreaker View Post
I'm in South Australia. No floods where i am. Just a big dry."Beep me if the apocolypse comes" - Buffy SommersComment
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LOL! I'm the guy, who when stationed in Alaska, kept hammering my CO to issue rounds for the 106mm recoilless rifle....just in case of Grizzily attack! Overkill...it really is the only way to go!Originally posted by mikeo80 View PostNah...don't need anything that exotic!!
That should keep Mr. Shark honest!
MikeThe reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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If you guys thought sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads was scary...Originally posted by dragoon500ly View Post
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Tony,Originally posted by helbent4 View Post
That picture is just SOOooo wrong.....
Can't help looking......
If I see one of these things, I am calling in the BIG GUNS
ROF, LMAO
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StatsOriginally posted by helbent4 View PostIf you guys thought sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads was scary...
Tony
Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.Comment
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