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[mercuex]

Sorry burt, but I don't know Russian (as you probably guessed). What I'm learning here is this ancient and almost completely isolated language called Kartuli (otherwise known as Georgian). It's unrelated to Russian, Azeri, Turkish, Armenian ... the closest relative linguists THINK it MAY POSSIBLY have is ... Basque. So ... yeah ...



Being away for awhile is sort of cool because when I get back in two years, there will be all these new things and I can stare gape-eyed at all of them in wonderment. Not the same if you watch it being built over time.

[eandslee]

mercuex, on Sep 3 2006, 10:54 PM, said:

Sorry burt, but I don't know Russian (as you probably guessed). What I'm learning here is this ancient and almost completely isolated language called Kartuli (otherwise known as Georgian). It's unrelated to Russian, Azeri, Turkish, Armenian ... the closest relative linguists THINK it MAY POSSIBLY have is ... Basque. So ... yeah ...



Being away for awhile is sort of cool because when I get back in two years, there will be all these new things and I can stare gape-eyed at all of them in wonderment. Not the same if you watch it being built over time.

It's so nice to see a new name around here, mercuex - welcome, my friend.  I just wanted to personally welcome you to the Richmond forum!  

[JWCJ]

mercuex, on Sep 4 2006, 12:54 AM, said:

Sorry burt, but I don't know Russian (as you probably guessed). What I'm learning here is this ancient and almost completely isolated language called Kartuli (otherwise known as Georgian). It's unrelated to Russian, Azeri, Turkish, Armenian ... the closest relative linguists THINK it MAY POSSIBLY have is ... Basque. So ... yeah ...



Being away for awhile is sort of cool because when I get back in two years, there will be all these new things and I can stare gape-eyed at all of them in wonderment. Not the same if you watch it being built over time.

Nice to meet you too man. Basque! that's odd, basque is spoken in NW Spain and SW France. They must be related to Gypcies.
What I think about blaming Doug is (you can do in in some cases but not everything, It's a natral disaster for pete's sake, they people in the Battery Park area know that that park floods almost everytime that it rain hard or for a long time.

Edited by JWCJ, 05 September 2006 - 05:29 PM.

[rusthebuss]

They could improve the drainage for these areas but that can really kill the city budget and it would be very expensive. So I believe there isn't too much the city can do for a quick resolution. You have the people screaming about being flooded and then you would alot of people screaming at how much it would cost to fix the drainage there.

[Cadeho]

It amazes me how Richmonders think natural drainage such as valleys and ravines aren't supposed to flood.

[rusthebuss]

Cadeho, on Sep 5 2006, 09:23 PM, said:

It amazes me how Richmonders think natural drainage such as valleys and ravines aren't supposed to flood.

Well alot of people assume because they are above sea level that they are not going to flood. And you see that their assumptions are wrong. When people purchase a place they don't think about flooding or do any research to the history of flooding in that neighborhood

[Cadeho]

The thing is, most of Richmond is up on hills where water would flow down into the many valleys.  Battery Park itself is in a ravine and some of the areas affected were on built on filled land or former dumps. And in regards to Shockoe Bottom, being at the end of a large drainage area just loses some people.

[BGW]

Cadeho, on Sep 6 2006, 12:42 AM, said:

The thing is, most of Richmond is up on hills where water would flow down into the many valleys.  Battery Park itself is in a ravine and some of the areas affected were on built on filled land or former dumps. And in regards to Shockoe Bottom, being at the end of a large drainage area just loses some people.

It doesn't necessarily "lose" people how natural drainage works. What loses people is why the city continuously promotes The Bottom for development, but then when it floods just says "Oh, well, the drains did what they were supposed to, but it's a flood plain, what did you expect?" Like I said before: maybe we shouldn't have built in the place(s) to begin with, but we did. And now that we have "Oh, it's a drainage area" isn't an acceptable answer.

[Cadeho]

If you build on a swamp, you might expect conditions to get swampy every once in a while. Look at how DC can flood in heavy rains. We humans just have a knack for building in nature's way, then we're expected to tame her when we really can't.

[Downtowner]

Things have been kind of quiet lately.

[Cadeho]

Quiet how?  Isn't quiet good when it comes to politics?

[Downtowner]

Well I meant theres not much discussion going on in any of the threads.

[Cadeho]

I'm still confused...

I see some city coffeehouses as the off-topic forum and others it's about issues, political or other.

Maybe the silence on our dedictaed to issues shows how perfect Richmond is these days!  Or maybe we don't have enough people? Maybe we don't have but one side to an issue? What's going on Richmond?

[urbanvb]

Since we already have an off-topic thread let's try to keep our Coffee House about government issues or about anything political.

[burt]

I don't often comment on the Law, but after reading this morning that there was a shooting outside of BUFFALO WILD WINGS at 15th and Cary Streets by a thug exiting the place, I'm steamed.  Why does Virginia allow gun-toting in restaurants and bars?  How far are elected officials prepared to go in placating the NRA?

Edited by burt, 13 September 2006 - 09:17 AM.

[jbjust]

If that thug didn't have a concealed carry permit, how would gun control laws have changed anything Burt.  It wouldn't hurt for you to educate yourself on the correlation nationwide between crime and the stringency of gun control laws.  

D.C. has an absolute ban on handgun ownership -- really helps out there doesn't it?

[burt]

jbjust, on Sep 13 2006, 11:41 AM, said:

If that thug didn't have a concealed carry permit, how would gun control laws have changed anything Burt.  It wouldn't hurt for you to educate yourself on the correlation nationwide between crime and the stringency of gun control laws.  

D.C. has an absolute ban on handgun ownership -- really helps out there doesn't it?

Now hold on.  I didn't say that Virginia is the only permissive state about gun toting (concealed permit or no).

And are there any statistics to prove that DC and other areas are NOT better off with the ban in place?  I think Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki would argue that point with you.

Maybe Guy will move this discussion to the Coffee House thread.

[urbanvb]

moved.

[mclawsdrive]

Among the more affluent countries of the world.. ie. Europe, Japan, Canada etc, the United states has some of the weakest gun controls and the highest murder rate.  How's that for a corrolation.  The reason that cities like DC have a higher murder rate isn't because people arent allowed to carry around handguns.  Its because DC is in a country full of guns, which are easy to sneak into the city.  This contrasts with a city such as London, which has a far lower murder rate and is located in a country where guns are severely restricted.

[Cadeho]

You mix that with types of people... those who think they can settle every argument with a gun... that somehow, a gun makes them superior...