Re: [MBZ] OT -Christchurch quake, again

2011-12-27 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: > Not sure government control of your river is necessarily a good thing - we > have just that in the American West with the Colorado River, and water rights > are probably one of the most hotly contested issues in that part of the > country. > American western water rights do not see

Re: [MBZ] OT -Christchurch quake, again

2011-12-27 Thread Dan Penoff
We had a similar situation with a desalinization plant here in Tampa. Went way over budget, then failed the initial testing, especially when it came to output. Seems that the engineer had simply scaled up a much smaller system, and when doing so, found that things didn't work when you made the

Re: [MBZ] OT -Christchurch quake, again

2011-12-26 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Yes we are in the driest state on the driest continent, so water is an issue, during the last big dry, the state gobberment decided to build a desalination plant, which, surprise suprise, went way over budget and way behind time. Problem is we rely on one river for our water and the states upst

Re: [MBZ] OT -Christchurch quake, again

2011-12-25 Thread OK Don
It does sound like a good time to re-evaluate expenditures, or at least constrtuction methods and models. Is Adelaide in the severe draught region? On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 5:24 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote: > They are all alright but a bit shaken, apparently the liquefaction is back > and made a mess.

Re: [MBZ] OT -Christchurch quake, again

2011-12-25 Thread Hendrik & Fay
They are all alright but a bit shaken, apparently the liquefaction is back and made a mess. However they are starting to get pretty annoyed with it all, people can only put up with so much before they snap. Apparently according to the experts, the shakers are likely to go on for some time. Which

[MBZ] OT -Christchurch quake, again

2011-12-22 Thread OK Don
Hendrick, Faye - any word from the relatives? Significant additional damage form this one? -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list ar