Pin a target and paint the big dot red. What a goof. I liked John Jackson (of the Jackson food store Jackson’s I’m certain) and his neighbor Ben Beirmann tonight who said they thought people wanting to sue were NUTS. They live right on the river and their retaining walls are falling apart and they will likely get their burning bushes and rhodadendrons washed away. Something about a good ol’ Homedale boy putting things in perspective was refreshing.

They said they think the media gives too much HYPE and not enough actual INFORMATION. Imagine that. And on Channel 2, to boot.

Oh, and Joanie Shriver or whatever her name is gets my vote for worst hair. OMG….looks like roadkill!

Gee, they wanna sue everybody except the ones actually responsible for their woes: themselves for living where the water flows, and God, who I’ve heard tell is the only one who can control the rain and the snowmelt.

So, name themselves and Him as the sole defendants, and they’ve got a pretty good case.

Bummer. More frivolous lawsuits brought by frivolous ninnies. Too bad that, one more time, they, the proud river rat residents, may be allowed to waste taxpayer’s time and money.
I agree with James. We have been pretty well Kalifornicated. What is the worst case? Even if a bunch of the whining bozos get washed clear to Oregon, they aren’t an endangered or native species. There are hundreds of thousands more just like them chomping at their bits to move here to the land of milk, honey, simple natives and beautiful white water.
If you want to see Boyzee Valley living at its finest, checkout the new blight at So Cloverdale and Kuna Mora. (It’s creatively named “Arrow” something.) Apparently even one of Boise’s finest commutes to work from his new “country” home. Maybe the car overnights in that far flung location to keep a watchful eye on the poop farm antics just south of there. It is grand of you generous Boiseans to pay for his gas and vehicle maintenance. At least that is one emergency vehicle that shouldn’t be affected by a sudden rise in the river.

I’m trying hard to not take the side of the IWHA here, but the City of Eagle took money in exchange for building permits. I don’t know, I’m asking those of you who do, were builders/buyers forced to sign flood-plain waivers?

Regardless, no-one stood up and said no to building there. I can only imagine the rants from the “natives” after people had chained themselves to a tree with green signs that said, “no building, this is a floodplain.”

It’s only logical that those on the river love and want to protect their homes. We should have seen this coming. Sadly, we’re all probably gonna have to pay because this very well may end up in the judicial system.

BTW, from March 29 thru April 5, the Army Corp, (or is it the Bureau of Reclamation) reduced the river flow from about 3000 cfs to about 2500 cfs. I’m no hydrologist, but I felt that was a bad idea, and that flows should have been greater earlier.

My point here is humans mangage the Boise River. Therefore other humans have a right to question the decisions and credentials of the “managers”. What if…..someone truly incompetent or evil purposely withheld water flow in order to cause a massive flood in May?

Sounds like we need Homeland Security involved too. (Smile)

EDITOR NOTE–River flow is a balancing act mostly dictated by snow fall and historic records. That is why we hear daily reports in the winter that snow is a certain % of normal or average. The goal is to save as much water for summer use (recreation, irrigation, power generation) as possible and still have a “cushion” for flood storage. Ultimately Mother NAture makes the decisions with rain and snowmelt rate. About 70% of all water comes to us as snow.

Thanks Ferris…I forgot how much I love Haiku!