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Stupid Storms
Chas:
Well, I have some bad news. The storms which have been pelting Southern Cal have taken something dear to me - relax, not a person, a thing.
The Santa Paula Airport, where I learned to fly years ago, and which I still fly out of now and then, has been attacked by the shifting of the Santa Clara river. You may have seen it on the news: it's only a few miles up the freeway from us, and I can't tell you how sad I am to see it close even for a time.
The airport is privately owned, publicly used. As such, they will have to come up with creative ways to get the funding to effect repairs. Also, if the river bed is not 'adjusted,' a monumental task, it could repeat this in the near future. Even if the next set of storms is minor, the river has moved in close to the airport and will keep knawing at it until the riverbed is moved or diverted.
And the water will be flowing for weeks as the huge reseviors upstream continue to release millions of gallons of water by the minute to get their levels back down to workable conditions.
:'( :'(
Chas:
Here are some of the pics:
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http://homepage.mac.com/mitchstone/PhotoAlbum12.html
Video: http://wms.scripps.com/ventura/airport.wmv
Lori:
I'm so sorry, Chas!
I've had you guys in my thoughts again. My boss was in LA last weekend and was griping about it raining from Friday evening until Monday morning, when he came back home!
:'( No golfing for him! Boo hoo!!!
wmccall:
"Santa Paula Tower to Beech99, Taxi to 23L, watch that little pothole on the ramp.
Chas:
FOR SALE: C172. 7524 TT, 1090 SMOH.
Slight water damage. You arrange for dismantling and shipping.
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