tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post110660592060039630..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Immersed RemainsPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1106627456131779762005-01-24T20:30:00.000-08:002005-01-24T20:30:00.000-08:00what a spate of bad news. friday can't come soon e...what a spate of bad news. friday can't come soon enough.<br /><br />the submerged town i know of, growing up just south of san francisco, is under the local storage lakes of the sf water company. my father remembered the small town now under crystal springs reservoir. and i have read about what the valley was like before crystal springs dam was built. the lakes, i believe, are a surface indication of the san andreas fault. if the dam goes in an earthquake say goodby to downtown san mateo.<br /><br />i recall vividly the dugway incident. as i rmember the"authorities" tried to deny the whole incident, or blame it on some natural cause.<br /><br />the other dharma bum<br />dread pirate robertsrobin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1106623734557518582005-01-24T19:28:00.000-08:002005-01-24T19:28:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting the link to the Land Use Databa...Thanks for posting the link to the Land Use Database. Such an interesting and informative site. <br />There is something so haunting about seeing large militaristic, energy, chemical complexes in panoramic, so juxtaposed with nature. It's akin to seeing a knife protuding from someone you love. <br />Here on the Olympic Peninsula, when we drive into town, we pass a huge paper mill nestled ever so angularly on the Port Townsend Bay, spewing great clouds of acrid smelling fumes into the air. And a mere mile across the water is a docking port where huge military ships come in to load bullets and bombs. All surrounded by great blue herons, bald eagles, and the serenity of the Olympic and Cascade peaks.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com