Rick Santorum is Such a Dick
The Delaware River is flooding in my neck of the woods (just outside Trenton, NJ) so like everyone else, I’m watching the river and waiting for news of the people who are being affected by the third major flood in less than two years. My neighbor who works in Yardley boro, which sits on the river, says that the first responders are doing an excellent job managing the disaster so far. That’s the kind of good work that government, run correctly, is capable of.
Our local paper’s online coverage of the disaster so far has been fantastic. There’s a headline box in the center of the homepage and the links inside it are all useful. I especially like the one that takes you to the National Weather Service’s Delaware River tracker. It lets you follow the flood at a few major points along the river, Reigelsville, New Hope, Washington Crossing, Trenton included. Select a checkpoint and check “local impact” and you get a description of what each flood stage means. So at 17.0 feet, flooding begins upstream along PA Route 32 in Yardley. At 18.5 feet water begins entering level 1 of the parking garage at state capitol building.
Right now, 8:15pm, it’s at 22.59 ft.
I know all that because as a citizen with internet access, I can take advantage of the amazing work that the National Weather Service does. That’s the same National Weather Service that Rick Santorum criticized and wants to privatize. Is it November yet?
June 28th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
Several years ago, my wife and I found our dream home in Yardley. It was a beautiful house in a beautiful setting. It had a great big deck, with a huge tree growing right up the middle, overlooking the river. I could have gone fly fishing for smallmouth bass (and stripers in season) every day after work. I was really sorry we didn’t buy it. But I guess I’m relieved now. The damned place is probably under water.
I hope you guys dry out soon.
June 29th, 2006 at 4:04 am
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I bet it is. The people in Yardley have gone through so much flooding in the last twenty months - three major flooding disasters in that time. I don’t know if it’s just the way it goes when you live near a big river or it it’s because of the over-development along it. It’s probaby both.