Life Stops for the Flood

If you are going to build a water powered mill the fist thing you need to do is find the proper location. It has to be a stream tshat drops rapidly, flows all year, and set in a flood plain where building is possible and transportation easily available.

The result is that any mill worth its salt floods from time to time. I work at two mills built in two different valleys. My house is in a third.

On Friday all three sites took a hit from the storm. The mills are built to take good sized flood and my house is sandbagged. While the structures are fine, the electric, telephone and internet systems were all down.

Add a few other complications and life comes to a halt for a few days. We are getting things back together, and should be running full stream ahead any day now.
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Published on October 06, 2010 03:42
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message 1: by Kari (new)

Kari Wainwright I noticed your message on a listserve about your blog so decided I'd visit.

The idea of working on historical sites, with the "old" ways of doing things is fascinating to me. I learned something from this particular blog about picking the sites for mills.

As for the storm and its results, I sure hope life is starting to flow more smoothly for you now. Take care.

Kari Wainwright


message 2: by Kaye (new)

Kaye George Running full stream--love it, KB! At least you're not in Hungary.

Kaye George


message 3: by Kari (new)

Kari Wainwright Hi Kaye,

The situation in Hungary is truly awful. I can't even imagine the toxicity of that red flooding goo.

We had the chance to visit Hungary last year, mostly Budapest (where we had a magnificent view of the Danube from our hotel room) as well as some of the northern countryside as we made our way to Prague from there. We fell in love with the country and would love to return.

So many of the people we met were friendly, but there was also a formality present with them. There was also an awareness of the tragedies of WWII and the fate of so many Jews. As well as a whimsy in some of the architecture. Truly a richly tapestried country.

I sure hope they can contain as much as possible of the toxic tide that has invaded their area. It just goes to show how fragile our world is and how so much of our modern ways can damage it.

Maybe we should return to some of the old ways of doing things. But I have to admit, I would sure miss electricity and computers!

Kari


message 4: by Tiger (new)

Tiger Hi KB -
Finally found my way to your blog! I usually enjoy 1 day without power(no phones, no computers, just quiet), more than that and I start to get antsy - 'specially since we have wells dependent on electric pumps!
Tiger


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