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Yardley Flood April 2005
Here are some pictures of the Yardley Pa. "Flood of April 2005". This was a hundred year flood plain till now with two major floods in one year. What's happened ? Maybe Bucks county has one too many housing developments along the Delaware River? The Yardley residents don't have much choice but to move or elevate their homes. Over the past year you can see that Yardley and Washington Crossing residents have lifted their homes. Driving by the newly finished homes I have a sense that they have won and the river can flow it's course without $100,000 plus damages as before.
Hillier Than Thou 2001 Bicycle Hill Climb
Nearly 50 of the best climbers in NJ and surrounding states traveled to scenic Warren & Hunterdon Counties for the toughest century ride in the Northeast, Hillier Than Thou. Twenty seven riders finished within the 8 hour scoring period with a new course record of 5:40 set by Sandiway Fong.
Philippine workers making a Pump Well
Workers in the Philippines installing a pump well by hand. They have set up a tripod made of bamboo with a pulley at the top. With a heavy weight tied to a rope they thrust a pipe into the ground by pulling on a rope till the weight is at the top then letting go, each time this is done the pipe goes into the ground 2 inches. After driving a section of pipe into the ground they pump water into the pipe to clean out the sand/pebbles.Then attach another section of pipe and repeat the process again. After 55 feet we hit ground water, they could tell by the small pebbles coming out from the pipe, I was told this is a sign of good ground water. After the pipe is flushed out by forcing water down to the end of the pipe we installed the pump head and had our water.From start to finish it took about 3 hour. We took turns pumping till the water was clear. It took about three weeks before the water was ready to drink.
Rolling Stone Beach Philippines
A nice beach made entirely of stones ranging in size from half inch to 5 inches. Most of the stones are black but come in many different colors, red, green, blue, orange, white and many more colors. When the waves come in you hear the rocks rolling and talking to you. No swimming in this area because of the dangerous rolling stones. Many of the locals bag the black rocks and sell them for construction/ export and home design.
