Chuck Nessa Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Many thanks for recent visits by Mark Meade (uncle skid) and my best friend Terry Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Kinda wish we had basements in Texas, that would solve a lot of problems. What's the reel-to-reel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, JSngry said: Kinda wish we had basements in Texas, that would solve a lot of problems. What's the reel-to-reel? It is an Akai GX-4000D passed on to me from a dear departed local dj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 ...on the pool table to the left: mats for 16 inch transcription-size turntables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, Ted O'Reilly said: ...on the pool table to the left: mats for 16 inch transcription-size turntables? Nope. Those are rubberized door mats given as father's day gifts by the grandkids a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Many hours of great music and conversation. Thanks, Chuck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 15 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Nope. Those are rubberized door mats given as father's day gifts by the grandkids a while back So, no 16-inch TT then... (Great gift, though. Congratulate the kids on the authenticity.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 16 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Nope. Those are rubberized door mats given as father's day gifts by the grandkids a while back "Only what we like since 1967", ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Clunky said: "Only what we like since 1967", ! ! ! That was a motto I chose about 30 years ago. It appeared on some pens we distributed. I still stand by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 42 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: That was a motto I chose about 30 years ago. It appeared on some pens we distributed. I still stand by it. Where can we get a "Nessa" pen??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 minute ago, jlhoots said: Where can we get a "Nessa" pen??? there have been a few. not sure the latest one has the motto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 6:38 PM, JSngry said: Kinda wish we had basements in Texas, that would solve a lot of problems. I have some relatives in Elgin (near Austin, great sausage made there) who had a basement. Shocked me. So apparently there's at least one out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Houston has their underground tunnel system, and they’ve got to be pretty damned close to the water table. Couldn’t have them in Florida unless you wanted an underground swimming pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 No basements in California (at least Orange County). Property is expensive enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 10 hours ago, Scott Dolan said: Houston has their underground tunnel system, and they’ve got to be pretty damned close to the water table. Proximity to the water table isn't so much an issue. Houston's penchant for severe rain events and the concomitant flooding is. Granted, this pic was taken during a pretty extreme flooding event, and some mitigation measures have been implemented in the tunnel system since then, but residential basements are still pretty much a non-starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 I now see Houston has elevations of 50-125ft. I didn’t think it’d be anywhere near that high. So yeah, definitely no water table issue there. My old hometown in Florida had parts that actually sat below sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 17 hours ago, Scott Dolan said: I now see Houston has elevations of 50-125ft. I didn’t think it’d be anywhere near that high. So yeah, definitely no water table issue there. My old hometown in Florida had parts that actually sat below sea level. From https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=4818 most of Southern Florida is only about 32 feet above sea level. If sea level rose 33 feet, there would be a very different coastline and a new island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Hard to argue with NASA, but the major cities and towns along the Gulf Coast where I lived are as follows: Bradenton - 6' Sarasota - 16' Englewood - 10' North Port - 10' Port Charlotte (home town) - 7' Punta Gorda (hometown) - 6' Cape Coral - 5' Fort Myers Beach - 3' Fort Myers - 10' Naples - 3' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Since most of the major cities and towns are along the coast itself, it makes sense that they'd be closer to sea level, compared to the rest of southern Florida itself. Like the congressman in Alabama said, let's hope more dirt from the White Cliffs of Dover don't fall into the ocean, or else south Florida will all be under water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 And that’s an unfortunate truth many don’t realize. The coastline already lost, along with homes, since I was a kid would make for a fine slow-motion horror movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 21/05/2018 at 6:06 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said: If sea level rose 33 feet, there would be a very different coastline and a new island. And Jesus would be about to return to 'Merica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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