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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
September 22, 2018 5:49pm CST
Funny, that at or on the way to the Farmers' Market each Saturday that I almost always see something worth noticing or even writing about. Today was no exception.
This artist got the okay from the city to maybe make us think about the stuff besides rainwater that flows into drains and ends up in rivers, lakes, the ocean and our kitchen faucets.
I could not help but think of all the man made lagoons of hog waste and coal ash that flowed into the Cape Fear River due to flooding caused by Hurricane Flora. The downstream pollution of flooded homes is going to be very hard to deal with. 5500 pigs and over 3 million birds died in North Carolina alone due to the storm (according to the state agriculture department).
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Sep 18
Somebody needs to tell that artist that all that chalk is also a toxic pollutant when it washes off the street and into our lakes, rivers and streams! lol
I feel horrible for all the people in the Carolinas who are dealing with that toxic sludge we call floodwaters. I can imagine how many of those homes will be considered a total loss. But even if not written off as a total loss, many of those houses are going to be full of toxins once the water levels recede.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Sep 18
Right, this will be a toxic mess for years to come. Pretty sure the city would not let her use anything toxic, this is Eugene, you know.
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic I actually just made that up to be funny. I have no idea if chalk is considered toxic or not! lol
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Sep 18
@moffittjc Ohhh, heck, I always believe you, or did!
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@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 18
@DeborahDiane I hope nobody loses their homes.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 18
Who knows? The waters just keep rising.
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@DeborahDiane (40844)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Sep 18
@TheHorse - I saw on the news today that a new area is expected to get up to 10 feet of flood water today, even though it is currently dry. The flooding has not stopped. It must be heart-breaking.
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@LadyDuck (502258)
• Italy
29 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic That horrible view came to my mind remembering the big flooding of 1966 of Florence in Italy.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 18
Oh my, that's right. It will be a massive cleanup.
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@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Sep 18
Nice artwork there. It is important to consider the pollution of our water systems.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Sep 18
Yes and we don;t pay enough attention. I read that Florida is having red tide problems.
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@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic first time I hear about this. I will look into it.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Sep 18
Flooding is just awful, And the graves?!
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@DeborahDiane (40844)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Sep 18
@andriaperry - Oh, my! I did not think about the graves. I'm sure there are a lot of disgusting things in that water. It will be awful for people who try to clean up their homes.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
23 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic
I love to see what it looks like after artists finish their work.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
23 Sep 18
The artist drew very well, considering she sat on the ground and couldn't give full play to her skill.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
29 Sep 18
The rivers here are filthy due to all of the that. Some do not even realize that a few rivers here are part of local drinking water supply. Worse yet, many just don't seem to care.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Sep 18
I can't imagine how bad that would be.
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
23 Sep 18
Yes!!! I hope they recover as fast as possible!!! There was sludge and hog waste that polluted the river last time and caused lotsa algae!!! That will happen this time if they don't clean it up!!! If they do get at least half out maybe they can use it for fuel???
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