[Rhodes22-list] Lake Hartwell Rhodie gathering cancelled.

[JbTek]

Why cancel?
You could always move it to Lake Pleasant. There's plenty of water in the
desert.
Jb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ben" <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lake Hartwell Rhodie gathering cancelled.


> Rummy, that's unbelievable.  I can't even picture a lake that is 19 feet
> below normal, much less 25 feet.  If any of you at Hartwell (even Ed, if
he
> promises that we won't talk about politics) get a sailing jones this fall
or
> spring, I'm only a day's drive away.
>
> Ben S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of TN Rhodey
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:27
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lake Hartwell Rhodie gathering cancelled.
>
> Rummy, That sucks. We are low on rain as well but TVA is able to maintain
> water levels (somewhat) by controlling release levels at the dams. Part of
> their mission is to maintain the channel to a "navigable" depth of 9 feet.
> We also have a rain forest that feeds the river. My Marina is called Blue
> Springs and is named after a fresh water spring that feeds the river. The
> end result is we do ok in times of drought.
>
> I hear Lake Lanier and many other GA lakes are in bad shape. My marina has
> at least doubled in size over the last 10 years. Many from GA Lakes are
> moving boats to Watts Bar.
>
> A toast to a wet winter!
>
> Wally
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:54 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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