[Rhodes22-list] Lake Hartwell Rhodie gathering cancelled.

[Michael D. Weisner]

Rummy,

And to think that on LI we are concerned with global warming and the fact 
that as the ocean water levels rise, much of LI will be under water.

Why cancel, there's still rum, isn't there?  You don't have to drink water.

Mike
s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
       Nissequogue River, NY

From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:54 AM
>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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