[Rhodes22-list] Lake Hartwell Rhodie gathering cancelled.

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

I have been waiting until now to let you all know the status of the reunion  
next year because we had hopes that we would get some rain and the lake level  
would rise. We  have received very little rain and our lake is  now nearly 19 
feet below full pool. I have no boats in the water because our new  dock is 
all but on hard ground. The weather outlook for the winter is warmer  than 
normal temperatures and dry weather. I guess we will have to pick another  year 
when we actually have water beneath the dock.
Historically this is the lowest the lake has ever been since it was flooded  
in 1961. They are predicting that we will fall below 25 feet by the first of 
the  year. You can imagine the damage this is causing to the local economy. 
Boat  dealers are hurting and dock company's are all but shut down. Houses on the 
lake  are losing value and add in  the crappy economy in general and you have 
a  lot of foreclosures on what were 2nd homes.
Most boat ramps have been closed for a month now, but the Corps added rock  
to four of them so they are somewhat usable if you have four wheel drive.
Our friends, Rodger and Betty, live on their 37' Hunter and are readying it  
to be held in place with a rack and will move from the boat into our old house 
 until the water returns. 
If you have any spare water, please send it this way.
 
Rummy
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