Evacuation Order has been lifted, with the proviso residents may need to return to higher ground if the predicted 6 to 9 inches of rain overloads the reservoir.
Tuesday afternoon, 14 February 2017.
where a few of us here on the forum live is in an emergency situation.
the main spillway on oroville dam -- the tallest dam in the usa -- is damaged.
the emergency spillway, never used before in the 48 years the dam has operated, is eroding.. major confusion and panic occurred when the order went out sunday, late afternoon: this is not a drill!.
Evacuation Order has been lifted, with the proviso residents may need to return to higher ground if the predicted 6 to 9 inches of rain overloads the reservoir.
Tuesday afternoon, 14 February 2017.
188,000 people have been evacuated in nor.
according the los angeles times the following places are open to evacuee's.
click here!.
Evacuation Order has been lifted, with the proviso residents may need to return to higher ground if the predicted 6 to 9 inches of rain overloads the reservoir.
Tuesday afternoon, 14 February 2017
188,000 people have been evacuated in nor.
according the los angeles times the following places are open to evacuee's.
click here!.
Thanks, Landy, for putting up the link to the thread I posted earlier.
Your point is well made, Luther. Thank you for the question you posed re the KHs becoming havens for refugees; individual JW families are helping evacuees.
I don't know if any official WT action has been taken, since I am no longer in touch.
Silver Dollar fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St. They are accepting small and large animals.
Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Ave. They are allowing RVs in parking lot.
Neighborhood Church of Chico, 2801 Notre Dame Blvd. No animals are accepted inside the church.
East Avenue Church, 1184 East Ave. No animals are accepted.
St. Johns Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave. Small animals are accepted if they are leashed and crated.
Azads Martial Arts, 313 Walnut St. No animals are accepted.
Grace Community Church, 2346 Floral Ave. The church allows RVs in parking lot. Small animals are accepted if they are leashed and crated.
just been reminiscing about how c/a's have changed since we were young.
i remember when they started friday night in some rented hall , as well as the two weekend days.
saturday morning was a brief session then field ministry (which only a few performed ) and sunday sessions.. in the free time around the venue we just used to hang out socialising and eyeing up the girls.
Ken Richmond appeared at the opening of one of my fave films: BLACK NARCISSUS.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/119021/kenneth-richmond-wrestler-former-circuit-overseer-dies
Black Narcissus is a coldly intellectual morality drama tinged with a cynicism which has the effect of casting, as it were, a gratuitous reflection upon those who, regardless of sect, have forsaken worldly pleasures out of sheer religious devotion. This is so because the two dominant characters are basically frustrated women who seek solace in religion after unhappy romances.
[bold mine]
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF173CE261BC4C52DFBE66838C659EDE
just been reminiscing about how c/a's have changed since we were young.
i remember when they started friday night in some rented hall , as well as the two weekend days.
saturday morning was a brief session then field ministry (which only a few performed ) and sunday sessions.. in the free time around the venue we just used to hang out socialising and eyeing up the girls.
Good memories.
A civic auditorium was rented in our town on the California coast. Big trucks came into the parking lot, Friday afternoon, and food prep began at 3:00. We had a hot meal that evening. Cal Eckler was in charge.
Those were truly different times, when I still enjoined being "involved in a world of Theocratic activity." Yes, the expression that we used.
where a few of us here on the forum live is in an emergency situation.
the main spillway on oroville dam -- the tallest dam in the usa -- is damaged.
the emergency spillway, never used before in the 48 years the dam has operated, is eroding.. major confusion and panic occurred when the order went out sunday, late afternoon: this is not a drill!.
Thanks, Mr. Flipper, for the personal, first-hand comments. They're so much better than the copy and pasted stuff and links that I put up!
Best to you and Mrs. Flipper.
where a few of us here on the forum live is in an emergency situation.
the main spillway on oroville dam -- the tallest dam in the usa -- is damaged.
the emergency spillway, never used before in the 48 years the dam has operated, is eroding.. major confusion and panic occurred when the order went out sunday, late afternoon: this is not a drill!.
Thanks, GLTirebiter and fellow posters for your thoughts and concern.
GL: The info provided in the link above -- "gizmodo" -- indicates that nearly 70% of US dams are privately owned and, often, avoid strict surveillance. What dams were once categorized as low-hazard structures have become high-hazard dams. They are old and many, many have failed, resulting in loss of life; in some instances, owners have been charged with manslaughter.
where a few of us here on the forum live is in an emergency situation.
the main spillway on oroville dam -- the tallest dam in the usa -- is damaged.
the emergency spillway, never used before in the 48 years the dam has operated, is eroding.. major confusion and panic occurred when the order went out sunday, late afternoon: this is not a drill!.
As politicians campaign on rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, we’ve mostly been engaged in half-measures that require little sacrifice. As one of his final acts as president, Obama authorized the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, which allocated $12 billion dollars to a range of projects related to the nation’s water supply. But only a portion of the money is intended to improve the federal government’s high-hazard dams. The Association of State Dam Safety Officials estimates it would take over $57 billion to rehabilitate all of the nation’s dams.
http://gizmodo.com/why-all-americans-should-be-worried-about-the-oroville-1792304716
where a few of us here on the forum live is in an emergency situation.
the main spillway on oroville dam -- the tallest dam in the usa -- is damaged.
the emergency spillway, never used before in the 48 years the dam has operated, is eroding.. major confusion and panic occurred when the order went out sunday, late afternoon: this is not a drill!.
where a few of us here on the forum live is in an emergency situation.
the main spillway on oroville dam -- the tallest dam in the usa -- is damaged.
the emergency spillway, never used before in the 48 years the dam has operated, is eroding.. major confusion and panic occurred when the order went out sunday, late afternoon: this is not a drill!.
Thanks, friends, for your comments and your concern.
Mr. Flipper and I -- "neighbors" -- are above the flood plain and are all right. Those affected are just a stone's throw away, however.
Schools, churches, Beale Air Force Base, fairgrounds, etc. are opened to the refugees. Restaurants and supermarkets are offering free meals and locals are gathering up supplies.
Your kind thoughts are much appreciated.