Robert Kennedy, Camarillo CA,USA
Your commentary on New Orleans and the various personal commentaries about hurricane Katrina and the flooding were outstanding and very much appreciated.
The John W. Campbell article by Joseph Green (your father-in law?) [yep] was quite interesting. Mike Resnick’s “Bathrooms I Have Known” was hilarious. Hilarious if one wasn’t there.
We’ve been having quite a bit of rain which is very much needed. (Actually, to be up to normal we need another three or four inches.) No flooding here. But, further North levees broke and there was flooding. A few weeks ago I was informed that my area has now been categorized as a 100 year flood plain. I do not have any intention of obtaining flood insurance. The earthquake insurance premium is quite high. Adding flood insurance on top of my homeowner’s policy and earthquake insurance is financially out of the question. Anyway, there is a solution. There is a narrow bridge that goes over Calleguas Creek to the Seminary (it’s called Seminary Bridge for some reason). This bridge is the problem because of what it does to the flow of water. Remove the bridge and my area is no longer a flood plain. It’s being considered and the sooner it is removed, the better.
By the way, Camarillo did have a flood on February 6, 1998. My street turned into a river, the water was way up onto my lawn, and the back yard was like a lake. No damage. But, other areas of Camarillo were not so lucky. We made the TV news.
If we really want to get levee rebuilding right we should bring in Dutch experts.
A thoroughly enjoyable issue. Thank you.
The John W. Campbell article by Joseph Green (your father-in law?) [yep] was quite interesting. Mike Resnick’s “Bathrooms I Have Known” was hilarious. Hilarious if one wasn’t there.
We’ve been having quite a bit of rain which is very much needed. (Actually, to be up to normal we need another three or four inches.) No flooding here. But, further North levees broke and there was flooding. A few weeks ago I was informed that my area has now been categorized as a 100 year flood plain. I do not have any intention of obtaining flood insurance. The earthquake insurance premium is quite high. Adding flood insurance on top of my homeowner’s policy and earthquake insurance is financially out of the question. Anyway, there is a solution. There is a narrow bridge that goes over Calleguas Creek to the Seminary (it’s called Seminary Bridge for some reason). This bridge is the problem because of what it does to the flow of water. Remove the bridge and my area is no longer a flood plain. It’s being considered and the sooner it is removed, the better.
By the way, Camarillo did have a flood on February 6, 1998. My street turned into a river, the water was way up onto my lawn, and the back yard was like a lake. No damage. But, other areas of Camarillo were not so lucky. We made the TV news.
If we really want to get levee rebuilding right we should bring in Dutch experts.
A thoroughly enjoyable issue. Thank you.
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