Tuesday, August 4, 2009
News Letter to editor about Georgia reservoirs hilariously suburban
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Second only to CL, the Marietta Daily Journal has some of the best letters to the editor. For less than a dollar a day you get some of the most whimsical glimpses into Cobb County life.
Yesterday, MDJ columnist Don McKee reprinted his readers' thoughts about this whole 'water wars' mess. The best comes from my boy "B.E. (Pitt) Pittman."
I think Atlanta and its metro counties and cities should build regional reservoirs similar to the new Hickory Log Creek Reservoir in Canton. It really ticks me off that a non-elected federal judge in a far off Northern state can dictate our use of Lake Lanier. Gainesville has built a regional lake on Flat Creek in north Hall County. We should build one on Sope Creek, Ward Creek and Sweetwater Creek. Also, we should build some smaller lakes so folks can use the water to water their lawns, wash cars and water golf courses. I have always thought it ridiculous to use treated water to wash cars, water lawns and golf courses. I wish we could get Bob Barr, Newt Gingrich and Zell Miller back in Congress.
After the jump, we clarify/pillory Mr. Pittman's opinions, because that is why Jimmy Carter invented the Internet.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson, who's from Minnesota and was appointed to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan, was given the case because he was considered neutral. (He's also really cool, brah, and not afraid to speak out.)
Build those new reservoirs at the environment's — and your wallet's — peril. Same thing with the lakes mentioned above that will supply water to every subdivision in idyllic Cobb County. Conservation won't get metro Atlanta out of the hole, but it'll help reduce demand on fragile water system.
On the chances that the aforementioned three amigos will run for Congress: Bob Barr has become a very comfortable hipster; Newt Gingrich seems to prefer hectoring from the sidelines rather than running for office; and Zell...well, the former governor's good for some questionably racist comments these days, but do you really want him back in Washington, D.C.?
And do cars and golf courses really need fresh, pristine water? And isn't golf dying?
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What's really great about the MDJ is their online formatting and graphics - it really mimics the quality of the content.
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Pish - Sadly, it's no worse than the formatting and layout of the AJC's printed edition.
Laugh at pitiful suburbia if you want, but do it for their love of Chili's and Applebee's. Fayette County is in the process of letting bonds for Lake McIntosh, which, when completed, will give the county water capacity for approximately 220K residents. The county contains about 110K Martaphobes at present. I think they're having a celebration at Smokey Bones to celebrate.
Now, Icarus, don't be hatin' on them $20 oversized three course meals they're offering.
Smokey Bones? That's weird — the Martaphobes all told me they were going to Bugaboo Creek. Hmm. Do you know how Fayette County plans to fill the reservoir? I ask not to be combative, just curious.
Bugaboo Creek is SO Fayetteville. Smokey Bones is all Peachtree City. You know, where Don Pablo's used to be... The reservoir will be on Line Creek, already a source of drinking water for Coweta and Fayette, (and the border between the two). It has the unique distinction of having its headwaters under the runways at Hartsfield Jackson, and has had a problem with ethyl-glycol contamination at least once after a heavy de-icing weekend at the airport. The reservoir has been on the long term plan for probably 30 years or more. It was permitted by the Army Corps in the 80's, but the county decided to build the Lake Horton Reservoir in the southern end of the county first. Then when they decided to start lake McIntosh about 10 years ago, the Corps told them their permits had expired, and they had to start over. From the beginning. It's a long process. I believe the permits are now again in place, and read over the last week that the bonds are being issued. Water for all my friends! (with just a touch of occasional anti-freeze)
"Bugaboo Creek is SO Fayetteville. Smokey Bones is all Peachtree City. You know, where Don Pablo’s used to be…" You know, I learned something today. [cue piano] We may gripe about our AWOL mayor and police commissioner, and we may soon be out of water, but at least Atlanta knows that the only way to win the war of comparative chain restaurant availability is not to play. I love you guys. (Braniff - Believe It!)
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