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Good thing I live on a hill. 
We've had problems with dams in the past. We build reservoirs here by damming up entire valleys and filling them with water. This has been going on for some time. I believe the first time we tried it, the dam broke and drowned hundreds of people in the middle of the desert. No earthquake. It just broke. Fifteen *billion* gallons of water poured through Ventura County on it's way to the ocean. Bodies were found in inland canyons and washed up on beaches as far away as San Diego.
Personally, I think that if you're living in a desert, you shouldn't have to think about flood insurance or drowning in your living room.
Now, in most places, history would take a dim view of a man who was considered responsible for so much death and destruction. Instead, we named a street in Los Angeles after him: Mulholland Drive.
Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net
We've had problems with dams in the past. We build reservoirs here by damming up entire valleys and filling them with water. This has been going on for some time. I believe the first time we tried it, the dam broke and drowned hundreds of people in the middle of the desert. No earthquake. It just broke. Fifteen *billion* gallons of water poured through Ventura County on it's way to the ocean. Bodies were found in inland canyons and washed up on beaches as far away as San Diego.
Personally, I think that if you're living in a desert, you shouldn't have to think about flood insurance or drowning in your living room.
Now, in most places, history would take a dim view of a man who was considered responsible for so much death and destruction. Instead, we named a street in Los Angeles after him: Mulholland Drive.
Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net
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