tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post7675550725800389942..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Wailua Beach WarningJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-75322578583734843802012-11-28T14:00:22.960-10:002012-11-28T14:00:22.960-10:00Bike path proponents just won't accept reality...Bike path proponents just won't accept reality...it's climate change stupid. We don't need to tamper with our wild coastlines, leave them alone. Mahalo Kipukai for brining in the experts to explain it to the dummies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30618450696919162742012-11-27T16:29:17.418-10:002012-11-27T16:29:17.418-10:00"building a bike path on an eroding beach def..."building a bike path on an eroding beach defies logic"<br /><br />That says it all!<br /><br />A Buffoons will stay Buffoons...working for the government is just an accident.<br /><br />Dr. ShibaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62145358467691944932012-11-27T15:16:16.737-10:002012-11-27T15:16:16.737-10:00> 9 ft X 8 ft is nothing compared to the Golden...<i>> 9 ft X 8 ft is nothing compared to the Golden Gate bridge sections that were removed and replaced with pre-cast sections. <</i><br /><br />You're right. Since they laid tons of concrete on the Golden Gate bridge, they should lay tons of concrete on the eroding beaches of Kauai. <br /><br /><br /><i>> Best not to blather if you don't know anything on the subject... <</i><br /><br />My God, you're right again! Twice in one post! Give this man a lifetime subscription to <i>Readi-Mix Monthly.</i> He's earned it.Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83502415891791690942012-11-27T11:09:20.935-10:002012-11-27T11:09:20.935-10:00County has a really bad record of improvements in ...County has a really bad record of improvements in that area. Muudy pond at Lydgate, proposed Wailua Bridge parking area now under sand. Now this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-74875086392232308652012-11-27T10:19:41.483-10:002012-11-27T10:19:41.483-10:00"Wood boardwalk requires footings ( ground pe..."Wood boardwalk requires footings ( ground penetration) removable concrete path requires no ground penetration."<br /><br />The above statement is not always true and even when true generally there is less disturbance to the underlying ground than with a concrete path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-60343371740756733492012-11-27T10:18:54.232-10:002012-11-27T10:18:54.232-10:00We're talking about a bike path not a four-lan...We're talking about a bike path not a four-lane bridge! Be practical. What kind of expense to have a crane come in and move these slabs around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11624819492876597752012-11-27T10:10:02.853-10:002012-11-27T10:10:02.853-10:00ever heard of a crane?
9 tons isn't that big ...ever heard of a crane?<br /><br />9 tons isn't that big a deal.<br /> 9 ft X 8 ft is nothing compared to the Golden Gate bridge sections that were removed and replaced with pre-cast sections.<br /><br />Best not to blather if you don't know anything on the subject or you'll look like Glenn Mickens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31532150946322423952012-11-27T09:46:03.025-10:002012-11-27T09:46:03.025-10:00http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/opinion/sunday/r...http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/opinion/sunday/rising-seas-vanishing-coastlines.html?hp&_r=0 <br /><br />Floods reaching five feet above the current high tide line will become increasingly common along the nation’s coastlines well before the seas climb by five feet. Over the last century, the nearly eight-inch rise of the world’s seas has already doubled the chance of “once in a century” floods for many seaside communities.<br /><br />There are two basic ways to protect ourselves from sea level rise: reduce it by cutting pollution, or prepare for it by defense and retreat. To do the job, we must do both.<br /><br />TAKE THE PATH AWAY FROM WAILUA BEACH!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-348818038035936342012-11-27T09:41:30.085-10:002012-11-27T09:41:30.085-10:00There is no way a 9 ton slab of concrete can be co...There is no way a 9 ton slab of concrete can be considered a moveable path. what a joke!!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62925816685589485152012-11-27T09:04:58.547-10:002012-11-27T09:04:58.547-10:00Wood boardwalk requires footings ( ground penetrat...Wood boardwalk requires footings ( ground penetration) removable concrete path requires no ground penetration. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76205825277077611712012-11-27T08:17:06.885-10:002012-11-27T08:17:06.885-10:00I am in favor of the path, but I also think a wood...I am in favor of the path, but I also think a wooden section here is a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com