In the acting class I took in college, the teacher had us improv the breaking of the Johnstown dam. It got really weird really quick.
That's my girl, large and in-charge. Okay, teensy-weensy and in charge.
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Kathy A - Jun 10, 2011 1:27:56 pm PDT #23017 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hil R. - Jun 10, 2011 1:34:53 pm PDT #23018 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oh, and the history museum also has a children's museum, with a bunch of different exhibits where kids can build things and invent things and put stuff together. One room was a bunch of different water things, with a sign on the wall about how water is useful, but Johnstown knows that water is also powerful and you shouldn't underestimate the power of water, and one of the things for kids to play with is a model of the area with a place to build a dam, and then you press a button to make the area behind the dam fill up with water and see if your dam holds or if the water goes crashing down into the city.
Ginger - Jun 10, 2011 1:46:27 pm PDT #23019 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
then you press a button to make the area behind the dam fill up with water and see if your dam holds or if the water goes crashing down into the city.
I just killed 2,200 people. Oops.
Volans - Jun 10, 2011 1:51:32 pm PDT #23020 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I just killed 2,200 people. Oops.
Better find out in a simulation.
I'm making airline reservations for Mal to fly by himself(!!!) to visit his grandfather. Onerous task day for me!
brenda m - Jun 10, 2011 2:07:29 pm PDT #23021 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Floods have continued to be a concern for Johnstown. Johnstown has experienced additional major flooding in subsequent years, including 1894, 1907, and 1924. The most significant flood of the first half of the 20th century was the St. Patrick's Day Flood of March 1936, which also reached Pittsburgh and became known as the Great Pittsburgh Flood of 1936.
More recently, on the night of July 19, 1977, a relentless storm reminiscent of 1889 bombarded the watershed above the city and the rivers began to rise. By dawn, the city was under water that reached as high as 8 feet (2.4 m). The seven counties disaster area suffered $200 million in property damage and 80 lost lives, 40 of which were caused by the Laurel Run Dam failure. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of the "100 year flood". Markers on one corner of City Hall at 401 Main Street show the height of the crests of the 1889, 1936, and 1977 floods.
At what point do you say "maybe this isn't the greatest spot to put a town"?
hippocampus - Jun 10, 2011 2:38:31 pm PDT #23022 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
I'm making airline reservations for Mal to fly by himself(!!!) to visit his grandfather. Onerous task day for me!
You are aware that he is going to charm everyone on his planes, right? And possibly expects to get to pilot?
Gris - Jun 10, 2011 3:02:43 pm PDT #23023 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Emmett and Matilda are the best. Comcast sucks. I think I may have to use them for internet next year oh god oh god I hope not.
meara - Jun 10, 2011 3:36:19 pm PDT #23024 of 30000
Comcast sucks. I think I may have to use them for internet next year oh god oh god I hope not.
Trust me, they are not the worst. When I moved neighborhoods, I got redlined into having to use "Broadstripe" which is suckier than comcast. It's ridiculous. I would HAPPILY go back to comcast.
smonster - Jun 10, 2011 4:14:38 pm PDT #23025 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I got to the end of the thread! And now I'm too tired to say anything! Except Nora, yes, I have an air mattress.
Gris, good luck with the move!
WindSparrow - Jun 10, 2011 4:38:01 pm PDT #23026 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
On the other hand, funicular railways rule!
Who are we kidding, funicular anythings rule! The word is just so fun to say.
Pun intended. And you're what? Shocked and disappointed? I'm evil.