tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post708833756552206424..comments2024-03-28T18:04:21.004-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: The Disappearing LakeKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-83001241924421387642020-08-01T17:15:18.919-05:002020-08-01T17:15:18.919-05:00When I saw this title, I thought it might be about...When I saw this title, I thought it might be about the grandiose recreational / flood control "project " south of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. <br /> <br />Seems the environmental detectives have found some kind of rare turtle down river that will delay this project another twenty years.<br /> <br />Speaking of the "Rez" and the Pearl River . . . any Harbor Walk updates ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-52513822764674116672020-07-31T21:50:24.670-05:002020-07-31T21:50:24.670-05:00I witnessed this event years ago when I lived in D...I witnessed this event years ago when I lived in Delcambre just south of the lake. We couldn’t believe what was happening and at the time we thought all miners dead. The waterfall was most amazing part of it. I remember tv crews from Baton Rouge interviewing folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11283241406101301812020-07-31T17:37:56.236-05:002020-07-31T17:37:56.236-05:00The after effects of the Tatum Salt Dome nuke incl...The after effects of the Tatum Salt Dome nuke included not only mutated vegetables, but mutant politicians who speak out both sides of their mouth. Some, with absolutely no brains or spines, supported only by under the table donations. <br /><br />It's a crying shame that the Pine Belt has suffered so. Yes, sirree. So much suffering from the salt dome explosions. <br /><br />Luckily, the Jackson extinct volcano dome has allowed drilling for CO2, which has serves as a life sustaining and endless source of hot air for the Pine Belt Mutants who come to Jackson each legislative session. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-79137457317877302872020-07-31T15:34:48.289-05:002020-07-31T15:34:48.289-05:00Thanks kingfish.
I had forgotten about that even...Thanks kingfish.<br /> <br />I had forgotten about that event. <br /> <br />It actually brought back memories of the nuclear weapons test detonations down in Lamar county during the early-mid 1960s. <br /> <br />(Tatum Salt dome site around Hattiesburg, Columbia and Purvis) . <br /> <br />Some of the residents that were kids at the time, swear within five years after the nuclear weapons detonations, mutated chickens and vegetables were the norm for many years. <br /> <br />I'm not sure, but I think some of the testing area remains closed to the public in 2020. <br /> <br />The Mississippi Archives & History site used to have a lot of info about those nuke tests in South Mississippi<br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-19620943392008578262020-07-31T14:19:33.953-05:002020-07-31T14:19:33.953-05:00I found this:
Texaco and the drilling contractor...I found this:<br /><br /><br />Texaco and the drilling contractor Wilson Brothers paid $32 million to Diamond Crystal and $12.8 million to a nearby botanical garden and plant nursery, Live Oak Gardens, in out-of-court settlements to compensate for the damage caused.<br /><br />Was that a lot of money back then for such a disaster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-41302903067470867352020-07-31T09:50:54.068-05:002020-07-31T09:50:54.068-05:00If this were to happen today, the internet comment...If this were to happen today, the internet comments would be horrible about Louisiana, engineers, LSU, cajuns, BLM, waterfront property owners, fishermen, Trump, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70146668771629219802020-07-31T09:34:14.845-05:002020-07-31T09:34:14.845-05:00Good educational post. Need more like this instead...Good educational post. Need more like this instead of daily dread. I mean we all know that the end is near.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62707524664131628322020-07-31T08:28:41.777-05:002020-07-31T08:28:41.777-05:00When Roto-Rooter comes, that’s when your troubles ...When Roto-Rooter comes, that’s when your troubles go. When Roto-Rooter’s here, that’s when your troubles disappear. Call Roto-Rooter, that’s the name and away go troubles down the drain…Roto-Rooter!<br /><br />Hey, Boss, I think you need to call the office. The water level seems to be dropping...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-19069821238113125432020-07-31T07:59:13.321-05:002020-07-31T07:59:13.321-05:00KF - Very interesting! Thanks for posting. Never...KF - Very interesting! Thanks for posting. Never heard of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-5188265263441238022020-07-31T06:47:48.532-05:002020-07-31T06:47:48.532-05:00That was very interesting and I don't remember...That was very interesting and I don't remember it happening. Will certainly lead me to research it.<br /><br />Would love to hear comments from those remembering the incident, and what took place afterwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com