Thread: Dam update

Interesting and attention getting approach, Money does talk!

this battle with the corps will be won

As much as I support the actions of Alexander, Rand Paul, McConnell, Whitfield, etc on the corps issue, why are they not dealing with our bloated government the same way on EVERY spending issue?

They need to consider the other problem that they are creating by doing this...

I'm a towboat pilot & I navigate this portion of the river. By blocking off this area below Barkley you are gonna concentrate the fishermen in an area that is gonna present a hazard to commercial navigation. The LAST thing I wanna deal with is 20 fishing boats set'n on a Honey Hole while I making my approach to the lock! This blockage is gonna concentrate recreational craft in the channel and specifically in the lower approach to the locks!

These idiots can't see the forest for the trees!

Trust me... The first time somebody gets an anchor hung up in the rocks and can't get out of the way, somebody's gonna get run over or somebody's gonna crash! We can't stop these things on a dime and have to keep headway to steer! Even under ideal conditions it takes me about 400' to 500' to stop 15 loads when I'm doing 3 MPH against the current. Furthermore, when I have to back full astern in that shallow water my boat & tow are gonna go nuts. No telling where I'll end up by the time the water quits boiling!

I was unable to make it to the meetings and rally or you can bet your fanny I woulda burnt somebody's ears UP!!!

Originally Posted by Wiskers

I was unable to make it to the meetings and rally or you can bet your fanny I woulda burnt somebody's ears UP!!!

Terry, to a person, those of us who did attend the meeting at Grand Rivers walked out of there saying to each other and ourselves that we just wasted a trip. The the corp already had their mind made up before they ever showed their faces. They never took one word of our input seriously. It was a pre-determined conclusion.

Originally Posted by mrdux

Terry, to a person, those of us who did attend the meeting at Grand Rivers walked out of there saying to each other and ourselves that we just wasted a trip. The the corp already had their mind made up before they ever showed their faces. They never took one word of our input seriously. It was a pre-determined conclusion.

I woulda still liked to have been able to tell them how dumb they are!

Originally Posted by Wiskers

I woulda still liked to have been able to tell them how dumb they are!

I figured you got to do that most every day anyway.

Don't give 'em any ideas, Terry. They'll just make it off limits all the way down to the bridge.