[Rhodes22-list] Lake Hartwell Rhodie gathering cancelled.

[Steven Alm]

Real sorry, Rummy.  I was looking forward to getting into some real trouble.
Slim

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:10 PM, JbTek <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:

> 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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