[Rhodes22-list] We’re Still Here!

[Chris Geankoplis]

Hey Bob
Great idea with the “gifting”. If he is involved in sailing he won’t have
any money for other vices (grin)
Chris Geankoplis

On Fri, 22 May 2020 at 10:08, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:

> Roger:  Very glad you fared well will the flood.  Keep us informed.  A
> blessing to be alive, intact and with power.  Anxiously awaiting your
> storage unit report.  If you need anything from the Rhodes community let me
> know.
>
> Yes Chris I think all sailors have a McGyver gene or two!  I worry about
> where our hobby is going.  I have been passing the skills on to my three
> boys.  I “gave” my oldest my Rhodes,  trying to encourage him to Continue
> to sail instead of gaming!  I did manage to get him sailing over the last 2
> months and i think its working.
> Bob
> (St Johns river)
>
> > On May 21, 2020, at 5:27 PM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Art,
> >   If the original "McGyver" of the R22's and life in general is still the
> > Roger I remember then all will be well for you.  Good luck and take care.
> > Chris Geankoplis
> > ENOSIS
> >
> >> On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 1:01 PM Art Czerwonky via Rhodes22-list <
> >> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I will second that   Art
> >>
> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> >>
> >>  On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 12:05 PM, Mike Riter<mike at traildesign.com>
> >> wrote:   Roger, one of the things I admire most about sailors is their
> >> ability to
> >> remain calm in adverse conditions. The way you've reported the dam
> failure
> >> and flooding reflects that. Well done!
> >>
> >> I hope all your things at the storage place have survived. Even with
> >> insurance the amount of work to replace everything would be immense.
> >>
> >> Best of luck to you!
> >>
> >> Michael Riter
> >> SV Emma B
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 8:07 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>> We’re still sheltering in place at our house.  We have no electricity,
> >>> cable TV, landline telephone, or cable internet.  Fortunately, the cell
> >>> phone still works!  Our standby generator has been running continuously
> >>> since Tuesday evening.
> >>>
> >>> The water level in Sanford Lake has crested and is now falling slowly.
> >>> The radio says Sanford dam was breached.  But, it must still be
> standing
> >> or
> >>> the water level would be down dramatically.  I suspect they mean the
> dam
> >>> was overtopped and water was flowing thru the emergency spillway.
> Sanford
> >>> dam upgraded their emergency spillway in 2013 to be able to handle a
> 500
> >>> year flood.  So far, the upgrade seems to be working.  Inadequate
> >>> emergency spillway capacity was the primary  issue that caused FERC to
> >>> cancel the Wixom dam’s operating permit in 2018.  Wixom dam has two
> >>> concrete structures that house the flood gates and hydroelectric
> >>> generators.  But, these concrete structures are linked by ~1/2 mile of
> >>> earthen berm that was really the majority of the dam.  From the on-line
> >>> pictures I’ve seen, it appears it was this earthen berm that failed.
> >>>
> >>> Deb and I drove around the area yesterday morning.  We verified our
> >> escape
> >>> route.  We found there was a gas station and grocery store open in
> >>> Beaverton.  So, we filled up the minivan and bought some groceries.
> >>>
> >>> The Curtis Road bridge at the north end of Sanford Lake has been
> >>> destroyed!  Actually, the steel center span is still standing.  But,
> ~100
> >>> yards of the western approach to the bridge has been washed away.  So,
> >> you
> >>> can’t get anywhere near the center span.  Many houses in the area near
> >> the
> >>> bridge are gone, nothing left but their foundations.  You can also see
> >> the
> >>> severed water main, power cables, fiber optic cables for cable TV and
> >>> internet hanging from the bridge structure.  I think it’s going to a
> long
> >>> time before all the utilities are restored to the west side of the
> lake.
> >>> Fortunately, we get our water from a well.  As long as our natural gas
> >>> fired generator keeps running, we’re in good shape.  The natural gas
> >>> pipeline doesn’t cross the Curtis Road bridge.  The pipeline runs up
> the
> >>> west side of the lake from the south.  We are near the northern end of
> >> the
> >>> pipeline.  ie, A little north of our house, you start seeing LP gas
> pigs
> >>> in people’s yards.  During the flood, we saw many of these LP gas pigs
> >>> floating down the lake!
> >>>
> >>> We tried several different routes to get to Johnson Mini Storage on
> M-30.
> >>> But, we were stopped every time by flooded roads or closed bridges.
> The
> >>> storage facility is located very close to the Wixom dam and I’m worried
> >> the
> >>> flood waters destroyed it.  We had a lot of stuff, including our RIB,
> the
> >>> outboard, trailer, 3 kayaks, a canoe, all my dive gear, and a bunch of
> >>> camping, kayaking, and boating gear stored there.  I studied the county
> >> map
> >>> last night and I’m going to try another route today.  I’d like to know
> if
> >>> the storage facility is damaged or is even there anymore before I
> contact
> >>> my insurance agent.
> >>>
> >>> Otherwise, things is dull!
> >>>
> >>> Roger Pihlaja
> >>>   S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>