Floods

[Doc]

I have been sitting here whining about the floods in my driveway, and all the inconvenience that that causes. I have had a couple of entire days when I was either locked in or out because the water would slowly come up and cover our driveway and then eventually go back down in a day or so. No erosion, or even much noticeable current, but a damned big inconvenience.

But now I have been watching news footage showing what is going on up along Lake Ontario shore line, and it makes my difficulties seem pretty darn petty. Those people are getting their homes and grounds shredded by huge pounding waves that are pulling away breakwalls, and porches and destroying their actual lots that the houses are built on. It is flooding streets and other houses that aren't even at the edge of the lake. And worst of all their tragedies are government agency controlled and managed. It is not simply a condition of natural making, but lake levels are established and managed and so there is human intervention responsible for what is going on. And unlike my situation, the water doesn't just come up and then go back down within a day or so. These people have weeks maybe months more of watching their property being chewed up my the lake. Sandbags are a joke in that situation.

My heart goes out to all these people who are victims of lake level mis-management.

[Merlot]

Doc, you would think our esteemed governor would step in and get the water level down to a reasonable level. I guess this is more complicated with Canada involved. I imagine the same erosion is occurring to Canadian residents. Maybe Trump and Trudeu will work together on a solution.  

I recall the Pebble Beach golf course was slowly getting washed out to sea by the Pacific Ocean, but portions of the shoreline were re-built to prevent more erosion. Of course, all those multi-millionaires living nearby got things done by being influential, well healed people they are and probably got the government to foot the bill. Must have cost many millions of dollars.

I suppose those people owning property along Lake Ontario will not get the same consideration for shoring up their properties...

[growalot]

When this agreement was made between us and Canada weren't the people choosing to live on these shores warned of flooding?...I believe so. I'm sorry I have to be cold about this,for we all know who will be helping to pay for the clean up so these people can rebuild and continue to enjoy their life style. I have a farm  up hill from me contaminate my drinking water and the state tells me tough. Well users in NYS are on their own and athere is the right to farm protecting the farmer. 3 years on bottled water.

[Merlot]

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Not aware of the property owners being warned of the problem of rising waters. If so, then the property owners are on their own. then homeowners run to the nearest TV news camera to tell their sob story.

[Doc]

I am not aware that anyone was told that their houses would be washed away. In fact more likely since they knew the water level was controlled, they likely never envisioned that anyone would manage it such that their houses, lots and property improvements would trashed. Frankly, I cannot imagine what it must be like watching your home being washed away a foot at a time over months and months.

[Steve D]

Check this one out...reported yesterday:

http://www.whec.com/news/conesus-homeowner-property-tearing-apart/4474947/?cat=12802