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Old 09-02-2005, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cmac2012
Hey, I remember that ice storm. I was visiting my parents over Christmas. Yesterday's SF Chron had a good editorial outlining the fragility of Cals. Sacramento Delta levy system and how an earthquake could flood huge parts of the central valley and imperil the water supply of 20 million people. I'll try to post it later.

We take a lot for granted in our great land. We're out on several limbs at once.
Talk about out on a limb -- come on down to my neck of the woods -- er, I mean cacti. I can't imagine how many people would die here if utilities suddenly became unavailable during the summer.
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