Missouri levee blast eases threat to Illinois town

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The dramatic, late-night demolition of a huge earthen levee sent chocolate-colored floodwaters pouring onto thousands of acres of Missouri farmland Tuesday, easing the threat to a tiny Illinois town being menaced by the Mississippi River.
But the blast near Cairo, Ill., did nothing to ease the risk of more trouble downstream, where the mighty river is expected to rise to its highest levels since the 1920s in some parts of Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
"We're making a lot of unfortunate history here in Mississippi in April and May," said Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. "We had the historic tornados, and now this could be a historic event."
The Army Corps of Engineers was considering making similar use of other "floodways" — enormous basins surrounded by giant levees that can be opened to divert floodwaters.
A staccato series of explosions lit up the night sky Monday over the Mississippi with orange flashes and opened a massive hole in the Birds Point levee. A wall of water up to 15 feet high swiftly filled corn, soybean and wheat fields in southeast Missouri.
Upstream at Cairo, which sits precariously at the confluence of the swollen Mississippi and Ohio rivers, preliminary readings suggested the explosion worked.
But across the river, clearing skies gave a heartbreaking view of the inundation triggered by the demolition. The torrent swamped an estimated 200 square miles, washing away crop prospects for this year and damaging or destroying as many as 100 homes.
A group of 25 farmers sued the federal government Tuesday, arguing that their land had been taken without adequate compensation.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_severe_weather_flooding

[blufire]

This is The Patriot Act and imminent domain in full action.

134,000 acres of prime farm land utterly destroyed. Destroyed. This flooded farm land will not recover for several decades if ever.

Notice there are very few pictures of the 90 farm houses, barns and granary’s that were destroyed in this “taking over” by the government.

A few numbers to consider and that you won’t see published:

134,000 acres worth $4,000 to $6,000 per acre @ $5000 an acre the amount is $670 million and now basically worthless

This is only for the value of the acreage let alone the 90 farm homes, barns, outbuildings and equipment that was unmovable . Let’s say each of those homes and outbuildings was an average of $300,000 (very conservative) that’s $27 million.

Okay now consider the value of the crops. Let’s take soy beans . . . . on average 75 bushels to the acre would be produced 130,000 acres x 75 = 9,750,000 bushels of beans valued at $12 per bushel = $117 million per year.

This is not taking into multiple crop years . . . . the land that was to be put in soy beans this year is now (or was) currently in winter wheat . . . . .so all the wheat is lost and the value.

The 117 million is only for this year . . . the farmers who worked this land are now destitute and probably with very very large debt.

One farmer interviewed briefly had just put beans in at a cost of $300,000 and even with crop insurance he may get half back.

This is not to even mention the food this acreage would have produced . . . .even if it is gmo crops. . . . .

This class action lawsuit will go no where and the farmers will barely be compensated . . . . under the jurisdiction of The Patriot Act.

If you are reading this and thinking “oh well it won’t happen to me” . . . think again . . . the water in the pot just got turned up a wee more . . .

[ktlight]

This is The Patriot Act and imminent domain in full action.

134,000 acres of prime farm land utterly destroyed. Destroyed. This flooded farm land will not recover for several decades if ever.

Notice there are very few pictures of the 90 farm houses, barns and granary’s that were destroyed in this “taking over” by the government.

A few numbers to consider and that you won’t see published:

134,000 acres worth $4,000 to $6,000 per acre @ $5000 an acre the amount is $670 million and now basically worthless

This is only for the value of the acreage let alone the 90 farm homes, barns, outbuildings and equipment that was unmovable . Let’s say each of those homes and outbuildings was an average of $300,000 (very conservative) that’s $27 million.

Okay now consider the value of the crops. Let’s take soy beans . . . . on average 75 bushels to the acre would be produced 130,000 acres x 75 = 9,750,000 bushels of beans valued at $12 per bushel = $117 million per year.

This is not taking into multiple crop years . . . . the land that was to be put in soy beans this year is now (or was) currently in winter wheat . . . . .so all the wheat is lost and the value.

The 117 million is only for this year . . . the farmers who worked this land are now destitute and probably with very very large debt.

One farmer interviewed briefly had just put beans in at a cost of $300,000 and even with crop insurance he may get half back.

This is not to even mention the food this acreage would have produced . . . .even if it is gmo crops. . . . .

This class action lawsuit will go no where and the farmers will barely be compensated . . . . under the jurisdiction of The Patriot Act.

If you are reading this and thinking “oh well it won’t happen to me” . . . think again . . . the water in the pot just got turned up a wee more . . .

Thanks for letting us all know this. It is utterly disgusting.

[Lord Sidious]

This is The Patriot Act and imminent domain in full action.

134,000 acres of prime farm land utterly destroyed. Destroyed. This flooded farm land will not recover for several decades if ever.

Notice there are very few pictures of the 90 farm houses, barns and granary’s that were destroyed in this “taking over” by the government.

A few numbers to consider and that you won’t see published:

134,000 acres worth $4,000 to $6,000 per acre @ $5000 an acre the amount is $670 million and now basically worthless

This is only for the value of the acreage let alone the 90 farm homes, barns, outbuildings and equipment that was unmovable . Let’s say each of those homes and outbuildings was an average of $300,000 (very conservative) that’s $27 million.

Okay now consider the value of the crops. Let’s take soy beans . . . . on average 75 bushels to the acre would be produced 130,000 acres x 75 = 9,750,000 bushels of beans valued at $12 per bushel = $117 million per year.

This is not taking into multiple crop years . . . . the land that was to be put in soy beans this year is now (or was) currently in winter wheat . . . . .so all the wheat is lost and the value.

The 117 million is only for this year . . . the farmers who worked this land are now destitute and probably with very very large debt.

One farmer interviewed briefly had just put beans in at a cost of $300,000 and even with crop insurance he may get half back.

This is not to even mention the food this acreage would have produced . . . .even if it is gmo crops. . . . .

This class action lawsuit will go no where and the farmers will barely be compensated . . . . under the jurisdiction of The Patriot Act.

If you are reading this and thinking “oh well it won’t happen to me” . . . think again . . . the water in the pot just got turned up a wee more . . .

You might find the term is eminent domain.

[blufire]

Thank You Lord Sidious for this very important correction, for what I feel is a very important issue.


And here I thought I could duck all those nuggets you so expertly chuck