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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

I had that same vision when I heard about the water difficulties last 
year. I found a big difference in the amount of remaining water 
depending on who's numbers looked at (The Army COE or the media). The 
media numbers were a lot more exciting as were the videos of dry 
docks in the lakes.
31 inches of rain is a lot in some places but just 'around' half of 
what Atlanta is used to. With 31" I was no longer thinking about 
millions of displaced people hitting the roads looking for drinking water.

Rob
becida AT comcast.net


At  3/16/2008 09:02 AM,paxamicus AT earthlink.net wrote:
> Well, there is that. I wasn't writing in sympathy, more a kind of
> train wreck watching horror.
>
>
> On Mar 16, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >> Can you imagine a city of millions not able to
> >> flush? Or drink?
> >
> > Atlanta's water troubles will be over when they 'cry me a river.'  The
> > popular image is of poor Atlanteans turning the tap for a drink of
> > water and having
> > to go away sad and parched.  Even under the worst of times all
> > they'd have to
> > do is stop watering lawns, filling swimming pools, and washing
> > cars.