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*Warhorse* · 06-01-2007, 06:38 PM

Well, how's the weather in your neck of the woods. I live here in Florida, and we are going through a drought right now. I think the drought is going on all throughout the southern states. Massive fires are being sparked in Georgia and Florida. In Jupiter, there is a fire going on, that has started the evacuation of several residences and their animals and other livestock.

Lake Okeechobee has reached it's record low yesterday. It's like at 8 feet now, when it shoulf be 13 to 14 feet. The banks have receeded by almost a mile back! And because of the lower water levels, a human skeleton has been discovered in part of the lake bed. The skeleton is believed to have died around the 1600. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/...OUND_0531.html

Now, while the lake is receeding at record levels, I would like to know why no one is mentioning that a while back, the city officials thought that the lake was too high, and was a threat of overflowing and flooding the region of a hurricane came and broke the levies, so the county opened up the levies and drained the lake. Here's a link to what was happening. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localne...akeO_0528.html

Now we have a drought and the lake is suffering. Why couldn't man just leave the damn thing alone.

And, we are on water restrictions, we are to use no more than about 6000 gallons per family of four. But yet, the county gave the approval for 3000 new homes to go up out in the Acreage, where there are about three roads that reach out that way. Doesn't a masive construction campaigne use up a lot of water?

And have any of you ever heard of recycled water?

06-01-2007, 06:38 PM	#14
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	Weather Well, how's the weather in your neck of the woods. I live here in Florida, and we are going through a drought right now. I think the drought is going on all throughout the southern states. Massive fires are being sparked in Georgia and Florida. In Jupiter, there is a fire going on, that has started the evacuation of several residences and their animals and other livestock. Lake Okeechobee has reached it's record low yesterday. It's like at 8 feet now, when it shoulf be 13 to 14 feet. The banks have receeded by almost a mile back! And because of the lower water levels, a human skeleton has been discovered in part of the lake bed. The skeleton is believed to have died around the 1600. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/...OUND_0531.html Now, while the lake is receeding at record levels, I would like to know why no one is mentioning that a while back, the city officials thought that the lake was too high, and was a threat of overflowing and flooding the region of a hurricane came and broke the levies, so the county opened up the levies and drained the lake. Here's a link to what was happening. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localne...akeO_0528.html Now we have a drought and the lake is suffering. Why couldn't man just leave the damn thing alone. And, we are on water restrictions, we are to use no more than about 6000 gallons per family of four. But yet, the county gave the approval for 3000 new homes to go up out in the Acreage, where there are about three roads that reach out that way. Doesn't a masive construction campaigne use up a lot of water? And have any of you ever heard of recycled water? Last edited by Warhorse; 06-02-2007 at 12:28 AM.