<<Midwest Coffee Talk: The Tens>> - Page 295

rockyi · #**5881** Posted **Aug 14, 2014, 4:05 AM**

Not that far away and we're needing rain badly.

LMich · #**5882** Posted **Aug 14, 2014, 8:27 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan.jam

The thought now is that scrappers may be responsible for the highway pumping stations not functioning properly...

And the Free Press reported, yesterday, that state officials are backing off that conjecture.

EDIT: It seems MDOT says that 58% of the freeway pump houses in Michigan are in "poor" condition, and that 139 or the 165 are in Metro Detroit. The News article, however, also quotes them as saying that even working at full condition wouldn't have much prevented what happened in Southeast Michigan, which was a natural catastrophe.

JonathanGRR · #**5883** Posted **Aug 14, 2014, 11:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockyi

Not that far away and we're needing rain badly.

We need rain in West Michigan too...apparently the whole storm that showed up in Detroit completely skipped us.

LMich: Thanks for clearing that up.

LMich · #**5884** Posted **Aug 15, 2014, 8:13 AM**

My new favorite hashtag?

#JustLikeTheDetroitFlood

mthq · #**5885** Posted **Aug 15, 2014, 10:37 PM**

man... floods in Detroit metro, riots in STL... Midwest you are not forgotten!

Ex-Ithacan · #**5886** Posted **Aug 15, 2014, 11:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by mthq

man... floods in Detroit metro, riots in STL... Midwest you are not forgotten!

Well hey there stranger. Good to see you again.

ColDayMan · #**5887** Posted **Aug 16, 2014, 4:07 AM**

Ironically, one of my favorite places in Detroit is called Floods.

rockyi · #**5888** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 1:46 AM**

God, to be retired would be beautiful......I don't see it happening for a looooong time.

.....Hey there, mthq. It's been a while.

mthq · #**5889** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 8:09 PM**

^Yup, sure has. Just coming back to make sure the tents are still held down (..yea that's the best I could come up with). I always loved the Midwest forum... everyone knows your name and things are at a slower pace 'round these parts. I can't keep up with the young whippersnappers elsewhere in the forum. Besides here, I'll probably lurk in the City Photos every now and then.

speaking of whippersnappers, hi Ex-Ithacan!

vid · #**5890** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 10:05 PM**

We've come a long way from moldy vaginas.

Centropolis · #**5891** Posted **Aug 20, 2014, 12:48 PM**

hey is #ferguson over yet? saturday i'm flying to SeaTac. excuse me if i take a break and disappear into the hoh rainforest for a week or so, lol.

Ex-Ithacan · #**5892** Posted **Aug 22, 2014, 7:53 PM**

Hey, is there anywhere on the forums to post found video of cities? I just spent the last 1/2 hour driving through Baltimore on a truck delivery. Actually it's not me driving, but the guy sure got around.