[j8k3sp00n]

Hi,

Hurricane Katrina sparked a spate of articles about flood control and levees around Sacramento, California. You see, if it weren't for a complex levee system on the Sacramento River and Flosom Dam, Sacramento would have been called Lake Sacramento more than once in the past 20 years or so. We were minutes from it in 1986 when Folsom Dam was about to be breeched; flow rate was about 175,000 cu ft/sec in the American River.

When I moved back to Sacramento a few months back, I moved right next to the East levee of the Sacramento River on the assumption that the flood control problems had been mitigated.

WRONG!!! An article in the Sacramento Bee of 9/11/05 stated that there are no less than 10 significant levee erosion spots between me and downtown Sacramento, any one of which could turn the area into a lake.

There is good news. The article said that the area I live in, The Pocket, would only be under about 10 feet of water. I live on the second floor of the building I'm in...

[mnemonicj]

Hey, I actually am working somewhat near Sacramento (closer to Oakland) in Benecia, and I was thinking about seeing if anyone from this forum lives in thte area and knows good places to go since my work is done, but I am here until my plane leaves on Wednesday morning (Sept. 14th). I know most people have to work too, but if not, it would be cool to hang out too.

Let me know

[j8k3sp00n]

Hey, I actually am working somewhat near Sacramento (closer to Oakland) in Benecia, and I was thinking about seeing if anyone from this forum lives in thte area and knows good places to go since my work is done, but I am here until my plane leaves on Wednesday morning (Sept. 14th). I know most people have to work too, but if not, it would be cool to hang out too.

Let me know

Hi,

Sorry, I got this late in the evening of 9/12; on 9/13 I have a dental appointment in the morning and a load of stuff to do before day's end. Wish you were staying another day or so; Benecia is close to the Carquinez Straits Bridge, about 100 miles from where I live.

If you come close again, let me know. Maybe we can visit unless I have to evacuate....