Water related hopes

 


I am going to cut right to the chase on the 245th day of 2021.  On 9/2/2021, I have a lot of water related hopes.  Water was on my mind much of the day as we awoke to a 6:30AM text from Penn stating that normal campus operations were suspended for today.  Why?  Well look at this picture.  This is the Vine Street Expressway. I676, through Center City Philadelphia,  It looked like a canal in Venice.  I hope that the water has receded, that nobody was hurt in this flood, and that there is not significant structural damage to this important artery (and other bridges, roads, and infrastructure in the region).  Also, as scheduled, at 11PM, our water service has been temporarily stopped.  There is major construction in our town, replacing ancient water and sewer pipes (I think from circa 1910) and so, we are minorly inconvenienced for this important, proactive work.  I hope the water is restored when I wake up Friday AM and need a shower.  AND, with all this water in the region, I have been wishing it could be sent to places that really need it.  Like Lake Tahoe, and all the places in California and the West and Midwest where fires are still raging.  I hope that water comes (from the sky and other places) to squelch and contain these fires.  And, frankly, I hope these events wake some more people up to the changes we have to make to try to mitigate these disasters that seem to happen over and over and over.  Sigh

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