Irony???

Bubba1235

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Here is a photo of the flooding along the Missouri river. What you are seeing is one of Iowa's "Riverboat" casinos. The big fear? This riverboat was never designed to handle water like this... Somehow I see an irony in that.
 

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soggy_feet

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Re: Irony???

What am I seeing? Is that a barge being used as a breakwater of sorts off to the right?
 

roscoe

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Re: Irony???

Hmmm, riverboat .... gambler. :D


And why is this river really flooding? Its been a controlled river for 100 years.
 

royal0014

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If'n it can't handle water, then how do 'ya call it a boat?


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jigngrub

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Re: Irony???

The riverboats are just barges madeup like Rose Bowl parade floats. I think if one or 2 of them fail there will be design and safety changes in the future.
 

PiratePast40

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The laws have been changed. They can now put casinos on dry land so they don't need to keep playing the stupid Riverboat game.
 

roscoe

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Re: Irony???

Guess again.

Can't post it here, but I PM'd you a very interesting article.

You might want to share it with those affected.
 

jigngrub

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Re: Irony???

Rain, rain, more rain, and then some more rain...

... and don't forget this years extremely heavy snowpack melt from a little further up north too! You'd think those northern boys would've figured out what to do with all that melting snow by now besides sending it down south.;)
 

roscoe

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... and don't forget this years extremely heavy snowpack melt from a little further up north too! You'd think those northern boys would've figured out what to do with all that melting snow by now besides sending it down south.;)

You've got a PM too. Food for thought. Documented facts.

Just too political to post it here.
 
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