Battered by winter storms, Big Sur is cut off from California

Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago to Culture

Interesting how the infrastructure that is so easily ignored can come back to bite. It is also something to ponder what if this happens on a large scale?

SOURCE URL: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/10/battered-by-winter-storms-big-sur-is-cut-off-from-california/

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Posted by Eyecu2 7 years, 1 month ago

The infrastructure must be maintained. This an issue that all politicians ignore at their own peril. Because when it's working, why spend money on it? Then when the poop hits the rotary air movement device. Everybody points the finger at whoever is sitting in office. They then vote in someone who promises to Rebuild the infrastructure and that person quickly gets sucked into the system, and it all happens again.

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  Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  You got it. Life cycle of politics in America today, we have to break the cycle and the addiction to everyone's money but their own.
  
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Posted by Olduglycarl 7 years, 1 month ago

Didn't the hyways in southern cal collapse due to an earthquake back in the day? How long did it take to rebuild all the overpasses???

Just think of what it would be like if and probably when the power grids go down...nevermind all your electronics in cars, computers, banking etc.

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  Posted by term2 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  Its scary to think of all the infrastructure that is under the control of government. Government only exists to promote itself and its minions- anything else is just frosting on the cake as far as they are concerned
  
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  Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  There you go, when either a big earthquake or other disaster happen, I doubt you will get a helo to lift 400lbs of feed to your animals. I guess I have to look at my preps, I am very deficient in my emergency backups. I have 3 generators but gas is a problem, you can't hold it for very long. Have to see hoe I can keep feed long term.
  
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    Posted by term2 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    This is true for a LOT of people. I currently live in Las Vegas, which would be devastated if I-15 was closed for some reason for more than a couple of days. 2 million people here are dependent on government infrastructure for power (Hoover dam) and water, and the roads. I better look and make sure I am independent for at least a couple of months.
    
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      Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      Something for all of us, I think....
      
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  Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  Hi Olduglycarl ,
  It doesn't need to be an earthquake just shoddy maintenance . Watch the collapse of 35w bridge into downtown Minneapolis. I 35 dissects the nation from Duluth to Laredo , Texas.
  
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    Posted by Olduglycarl 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    Yea, That area too. The east west roads, except the deep south are a vulnerable part of our county as well, if devastated, would stop all ground traffic to or from the west. Forget the name of that N/S fault zone or area.
    Most of our food and fuel travels that route...the eastern half would starve and freeze.
    
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      Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      The new Madrid fault. Sorry forgot to attach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdv2...
      
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        Posted by Olduglycarl 7 years, 1 month ago
        
        Thanks...kinda sleep deprived last night, couldn't think of it.
        
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        Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
        
        Interesting....
        
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Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 1 month ago

The folks in that area are very well to do for the most part. If cutoff for 3 weeks a major city would be the apocalypse epicenter.

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  Posted by term2 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  3 weeks for Las Vegas would result in riots with the entitled people taking what they could get from the rest.
  
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    Posted by CBJ 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    You could always escape to Pahrump. :-)
    
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      Posted by term2 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      I was thinking of Moab's valley north of here or rural Utah actually
      
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  Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  Exactly. That is why the Big Earthquake threat in the Northwest is really a problem, we will be isolated for months if not years. Most of the bridges will go "plop". And there is a butt ton of bridges in Or., none of which are maintained, too busy funding ...something...
  
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    Posted by dukem 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    On the other side of the Cascades in increasingly liberal Bend, our infrastructure is crumbling while we shove money at schools to promote Climate Change hysteria. Lots of money is available for the latter, little for the former.
    
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      Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      My point exactly, these politicos on both sides manipulate and twist things, blow money on their special interests, unions and such, then turn around when disaster strikes and says "oops", all off you need to pony up to pay for the new (fill in the blank). Pure BS from all of them, just looting on a huge scale.
      
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    Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    This link is to a earthquake prediction site that OldUglyCarl recommended. The accuracy is outstanding.
    http://www.suspicious0bservers.org/
    
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      Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      Thanks Dob!
      
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Posted by Owlsrayne 7 years, 1 month ago

This type of weather shows how fragile the infra-structure can be. California could be in a real bad way if they have series large earthquakes. The people living there are going to have to adopt a survivalist strategies.

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  Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  Exactly, be prepared...
  
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Posted by Abaco 7 years, 1 month ago

What a beautiful area. If I'm going to be cut off from society, this spot is in my top 3.

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  Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  Well, yes, it s gorgeous, you just have to be prepared for the possibilities nowadays.
  
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Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 1 month ago

What an opportunity for establishing a Gulch!
Wonder who the residents voted for in the last election, and would they be inclined to secession?

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  Posted by term2 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  If they are well to do, and like the typical well to do people, they are liberals and would reject secession.
  
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    Posted by CBJ 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    They might be more inclined to secede if they envision a long series of Trump-like presidencies in their future. If secession is not an option, they might come around to supporting states' rights in order to implement a far-left progressive agenda in their own state without interference from the feds.
    
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      Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      Nah, they don't need any plan, they just keep voting the same corrupt crowd of Dumbocraps into the state, then voting to do insane things like 65 Billion for light rail, while bridges and dams collapse. Hello?
      
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  Posted by CBJ 7 years, 1 month ago
  
  Hillary 67%, Trump 26%.
  http://www.montereyherald.com/article...
  And yes, they are probably dying to secede! :-)
  However, I doubt that they would welcome a Galt's Gulch in their midst.
  
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    Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    Thanks, CBJ. Unsurprisingly for coastal CA, the secession would be to socialism, not liberty. May they receive their just desserts.
    
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      Posted by CBJ 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      If they secede, they will be able to print their own money to dig themselves out of the massive debt hole they created. The Calidollar will probably inflate faster than the Trumpdollar. :-)
      
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        Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 1 month ago
        
        Doubt there are any mining companies that want to take a risk in CA, so fiat is their only choice;^) Not much demand for a currency based on tourism.
        
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        Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
        
        I heard on our radio a piece by a mining person who was crying out at Oregons attempts now to ban all mining on the upper streams of the state, after they already banned it on the lower parts. The most stupid part is the justification: "a memorial to some numbskull politician" No need to use any facts anymore, they have decayed into idolatry to justify stupidity. And drive us all bankrupt at the same time.
        
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    Posted by term2 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    they would want to secede into a socialist state....
    
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      Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
      
      Please, oh pretty please!
      
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    Posted by nickursis 7 years, 1 month ago
    
    Although after this, they may realize how nice it is to not have them around...
    
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Posted by allosaur 7 years, 1 month ago

I drove north along the Big Sur coast during the summer of 1973. Absolutely breathtaking.
Wonders abound in foreign countries. Tee-hee.

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