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[Bicycle Bill]

Water towers.  You've got all this liquid, weighing eight pounds per gallon, balanced up there in the air on top of a single monopole or a framework of spindly legs.  Why don't more of them come crashing to earth in a tornado or other natural disaster involving high winds, adding an unnatural flood to an already catastrophic situation?

-"BB"-

[Big RR]

My guess would have something to do with their shapes, which ordinarily would promote air to swirl around them rather than hit it straight on, as in a house or trailer, e.g.

[MGMcAnick]

It doesn't always work that way.

http://andrewkaufman.photoshelter.com/i ... YG_CZnWnk8

[BoSoxGal]

An F5 tornado has 200+ mph winds - one that hit Moore, OK in 1999 had winds measuring 300mph. There's really nothing that isn't vulnerable to fury like that.

[Big RR]

I'm not sure--passenger airplanes routinely withstand 600 mph winds head on, others much faster. I think that structures can be designed which would withstand such forces (and civil engineers here know for certain), but don't know water water towers can. But I do think their shapes can help withstand high winds.

[Crackpot]

Airlines only have to withstand that force from one direction. That being said the more uniform and smooth the shape the stronger it will be. Add mass to the equation (as say filling it with water) and it will also become very hard to move.

[BoSoxGal]

The past two days I opened my two email accounts and had zero new emails.

I have achieved nirvana.

[datsunaholic]

Lucky you. I still get Spanish-language spam. Puzzling. Today, 5 out of 7 spam emails were in Spanish. Been going on for over a year now.

[Bicycle Bill]

What I find amusing is the juxtaposition of some of the stuff that winds up in my spam folder.  In the same day, I have received emails that have promised to help me have a penis so large and manly that I would never again be embarrassed at the health-club shower, followed almost immediately by another email offering emollients guaranteed to add inches to my bustline.  Although I suppose in these modern times where a Bruce can become a Kaitlyn, Chastity can change to Chaz, and Bradley can blossom into Chelsea, they don't want to take a chance of missing any potential customers.

But that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of total strangers who want to send me their nude pictures or the horny, mature, married-but-unsatisfied women who are willing to cheat on their spouse and hook up with me — despite my presumedly sub-standard manhood — if I just respond to their email. And it's even more interesting that they always seem to live within about 3.8 kilometers (kilometers?) of me....

-"BB"-

[Guinevere]

Instead of kicking off my 10 day vacation in August, I'm headed into my office. This has been one of the busiest summers, work wise, that I can remember. Litigation always slows down in August, but instead, one of my clients got sued twice last week.

But my random thought is this: if cities and towns are this busy, because businesses and residents are busy, and everybody is making money, I'm afraid we are going to be stuck with the Trumpanzee for a while. And of course it's nothing that he has done to create the current economic climate, but as we well know, Presidents can benefit from or be hurt by the economic policies of their predecessors.

[RayThom]

The Lying King:

[Crackpot]

Thought exercise:
When you think about it this line:

"Calgon! Take me away!"
















Instead of what you saw wouldn't something like this seem more fitting?

[Crackpot]

Nine minutes and counting and I can be out of this stupid place for the weekend.

[Crackpot]

I can't make a post with just 5?! I'm leaving work early to get away from stupid arbitrary bullsht and I get it here too!?

[Crackpot]

On the plus side that rant made it 2.

[Long Run]

Have a good weekend! If you need to rid yourself of the arbitrary taste, join the madness:

[BoSoxGal]

My 7 year old (?) Rez dog rescue who has had FHO surgery, extensive upper leg orthopedic surgical reconstruction followed by PT, and shattered tibia orthopedic surgical reconstruction - totaling over $10k not counting her regular health exams, vaccinations and dental cleanings - was just diagnosed today with a UTI, secondary to diabetes mellitus.

I have known a lot of wonderful dogs over the years, but she really is one of the very sweetest dogs I've ever known - everyone who meets her just adores her personality, so I know it's not just my bias.

I gotta think that she was given such an amazing temperament in order to more easily tolerate an early life of pain followed by being poked, prodded, and frequently hospitalized. Now we start the journey of daily testing and injecting and no more treats, ever - she might actually get grumpy over that last bit.

She's such a good girl, and I can't help thinking that her coming into my life just a few years before I was diagnosed with a chronic illness was providential - I never questioned her value despite all the costs and challenges, which is an acceptance I might not have been so quick to extend to myself, had I not learned it first from her.

Dog is God and God is Dog.

[RayThom]

... who, who...

[Scooter]

[BoSoxGal]