Jackson Jambalaya

Nothing like living in a Third World city. Yay, Jackson!
By the way, they've got another one of those in the parking lot in front of Mr. Chen's on I-55N. How many more will they set up? Any bets?

There is one at London and Brussels in NEJackson.

Maybe Yarber will reach out Rankin about "regionalizing" free standing water pumps and emergency infrastructure repairs. Hell, let's regionalize the police departments while we're at it, Tony. Anything else you mumps need help with, Tony?

8:34... maybe they can just connect multiple pumps throughout the city above ground and bypass the entire underground infrastructure... problem solved right?

Anyone know what is going on on West Street by Scanlon-Taylor with the hoses running down the middle of the street?

Does Antar have a plan? Composting on site?

Let's give Jackson credit that someone hasn't "jacked" the pump and sold it for scrap. Yet.

Hey Kingfish, if you want to blow your mind and your reader's minds; look into how much the city has spent on these puppies. As I recall, when I saw the numbers that the city has paid to rent a lot (if not most) of these, they could have easily paid for repairs to their treatment facility. They are in permanent use at the treatment facility, and have been for some time now.

This may be the most wonderfully sarcastic comments early in a thread on JJ, ever.

Quality work.

The ENTIRE city needs to be redeveloped! Everything must go!!

9:20, i'm sure someone would've stolen and sold them by now if they had any value.

We had way more signs out there but the city took some of them down. Bunch of killjoys those guys

West street is a bypass of sewer line....must have collapsed.

Take a whiff when you ride thru....

Another in Woodland Hills...

Are those poison removers? Gotta protect the city from those bad Rankin County types!

Another problem I saw today. On state street, going north, in front of the CVS there is water coming out of the middle of the street. Another busted pipe.

I've sold several cars due to jackson streets.

Arlington at state is a bubbling mess.

Amite at state is another mess.

Cvs on state is a mess.

West street is a sewage nightmare.

Sooner rather than later the state is going to be facing a health emergency when Baptist hospital patients have to inhale Kenneth's fecal matter.......

Maybe that's the plan

8:43, the problem is with the vast amount of yazoo clay underneath of which is at a depth of 340' to 360' in thickness. No amount of money, construction or engineering below surface will eliminate this problem. It will take more than what this city or state can throw at it. The founders of this city had no idea when they settled here what type of subsurface conditions were here. Above ground utilities in certain areas may be the answer to offset the cost of underground infrastructure and the cost to repair/replace. I'm. It saying all of it has to be done this way but a majority of it can.

Clear water coming up between MS Street and church driveway on south side of FBCJ.

"Above ground utilities"? I have no idea but am asking if anybody has an example of any city in the United States that has its sewage pipes above ground?

(Just wondering: On this recaptcha robot test thing, when you successfully pick the squares with autos or signs, why the hell do you then have to do the same thing again?)

9:22

New Orleans has miles of water and sewer above ground.

Rebuiliding using above ground pipes in places may be hideous.....but it makes sense financially.

12:57...maybe for the ninth ward and Jackson.

5:08 if you ever go to the super dome you pass by miles and miles of above ground pipes.....

That's not the 9th ward.....you dick

The idea that because of our yazoo clay we should consider above ground utilities is a wonderful idea. Except for the little detail that above ground sewer/water lines have to sit on a foundation. And that foundation would have to be built into the yazoo clay. I realize that little details like that might perplex the average person that expresses their expertise here but if they are auditioning for a job in Yarber's second term PW department, or to become part of the Kush administration, we'll give you a pass. Otherwise, think before you type next time.

3:39

You realize houses are built on foundations? And they don't collapse?

Never mind.....