Sunday, November 03, 2024
Volkswagen
I believe it’s Chattanooga plant is gearing up to build EVs. It looks like a really tough vehicle. It is called the “Scout.” It is expensive, but, what vehicle these days aren’t. Looking forward to have the Scout roll if that assembly line. Thank you, Chattanooga.
Concrete
It is only as good as the land it sits on. It is not a replacement for a mountain. Trees will grow through it, crack it, and render it useless.
The land has to be stable.
It is dangerous business.
I imagine folks think it sounds silly that a mountain can be unstable, but, there was a lot of disruption to those mountains when tons and tons of wind and gravity driven water came out of the sky.
Water is heavy. I was in the thick of it when the periphery of Floyd hit Wilmington, North Carolina. Floyd returned Wilmington to its former island status, but, Floyd was nothing like Helene. The water came out of the sky and buckled my knees when I first waded into 18 inches of flood waters to begin to move all the vehicles the family owned. The weight of the water from above is what buckled my knees not the still flooding waters.
To realize the level of devastation by Helene is to understand what water can do to an entire region of the country. I have been in those mountains and they were beautiful and the people as well. It is hard to write these things, but, many people died and I dearly don’t want to have it happen again.
The CEOs from IT can take a piece of ownership of the mine. They need to take an interest. The country is supplying its best people to do all the heavy lifting. The Army Corp is the best and they are ready. There is no waiting with their readiness.
Let’s do this thing!
The Army Corp needs to concentrate on the mine.
Link: https://youtu.be/ag-hb45J6MQ?si=E0IA4-mptNnK45nz
It appears this area may have the highest death toll and the residents know it is going to be a difficult and long term recovery of bodies.
The woman in the video appears to have become a community organizer. She is wonderful. Very frustrated, but, that is completely understandable. The National Guard is invaluable in this area.
The big concern for national security is the silica mine. She speaks to it. The problem is whether or not the area can be made safe and stable to continue the mine operation. The IT industry needs to supply much needed monies to assist in the recovery of this area and especially the mine. It is okay if CEOs are heroes this time. The country has its hands full already. The IT guys can probably assist in assessing the instability in the area in working with the Army Corps maps and expertise.
The U.S. Army Corp. has help.
To begin the devastation of Helene is more than any current government entity can deal with alone. Conservation Corps are required to save lives. However, rebuilding in these areas of NC and Tennessee are in question.
This is a link to one of the films by Mr. Mark Huneycutt. He is a very brave, rather brilliant surface geologist and the Army Corp should task his insight.
Link: https://youtu.be/dC35v2I73LY?si=f7ScE1UsKCOJzEEr
The link shows the headwaters of a small meandering creek turned into an enormous mudslide. The “thing” is this: These lands at the headwaters are highly unstable areas. They are continuing to be highly unstable. Rebuilding in this entire area is out of the question. There is no way of stabilizing these mountain areas now that they have been devastated and loosened from former stability.
THESE MOUNTAINS, for as beautiful as they are, ARE COMPLETELY UNSTABLE to think anyone within them, or near them are safe going forward.
There were whirlpools of mud and debris where creeks met each other. The land is permanently altered. If storms of any intensity roll through the devastation and erosion will continue. The entire area should be condemned from redevelopment. It will be a century before these mountains can be considered even close to stable. There were enormous rockslides. Trees were shredded. SHREDDED.
Mr. Honeycutt could present his findings to the public to facilitate understanding. He is great.
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