Yellowstone Closes Road Because It's Melting (What a world, what a world)

Newser ^ | July 20, 2014 | John Johnson

[laplata]

I’m ok with that. My ancestors got the best part of Mexico a few hundred years ago. I don’t feel a need to move south.
/johnny

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You missed my point. I said the Mexicans would block the Gringos from entering Mexico.

/laplata

[Star Traveler]

Yep ... didn’t want that front-page news story, though ... :-) ...

[Enterprise]

I bet the Guatemalans would not hesitate to used armed force to repel refugees coming from the North.

[Little Pig]

The only problem with that is, last time the caldera erupted, it put down nearly a meter of ash. Once that gets wet, it essentially turns to concrete. Kind of tuff (heh) to grow things in. It would probably take at least a century of freeze-thaw to break it up enough to start things growing again.

[JRandomFreeper]

No. I didn't miss your point. I just don't care to leave. I won't be going to Mexico.

My G-G-G-Grandparents took the best part of Mexico here and called it Texas.

I don't want to run south. It would suck worse than going to New Mexico. Or Europe.

I'm not being dense, I'm being obnoxious. ;)

/johnny

[laplata]

“Salud!”

[Star Traveler]

Better get on over there before it blows!

When I first saw the area of the Norris Geyser Basin, I was sure I was going to see dinosaurs walking around. It was like out of a scene shot in the movie “One Million Years BC” ... :-) ...

[JRandomFreeper]

It would probably take at least a century of freeze-thaw to break it up enough to start things growing again.

Did you sleep through the last few months? We've got labor coming up. They can break it up.

You decide whether I'm joking or not.

I know which way I would bet. I don't have a century left in me.

Besides, Mt. St. Helen didn't take a century to grow 12" pines. History mean anything to you?

/johnny

[Enterprise]

I will take it under advisement for next year.

[Free Vulcan]

Paxton is one of those guys you hope is conservative, cuz damn he’d make a great one. I love his work, a rare diamond in a sea of crap.

[IncPen]

Think of the bright side. It would stop the invasion at the border.>

Katrina showed us that they'd switch from entitlements to looting...

[IncPen]

Think of the bright side. It would stop the invasion at the border.>

Katrina showed us that they'd switch from entitlements to looting...

[cpdiii]

Life gives you lemons, make margaritas, life gives you volcanic ash, make wine. Worked for the Italians.

Unless you lived in Pompeii. Otherwise the grapes were great. In reality volcanic ash is great fertilizer but it is best used in moderation.

[JRandomFreeper]

Somebody on our side has to be defiant.

На здоровье!!

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

I'm not at the base of the volcano. I'm good with it. ;)

/johnny

[Star Traveler]

I don’t know about that. Eastern Washington got a lot of ash from Mt. St. Helens and they’re not dealing with “cement” over there. I’ve been up to Mt. St. Helens many times now and it’s not that way with the ash.

I was out there before it blew ... at those camp-out parties where everyone was just “hanging around” waiting for it to blow. Fortunately I wasn’t there that particular Sunday morning.

[JRandomFreeper]

You pointing out factual data ruins the narrative.

/johnny

[BBell]

There have been a number of events recently. The latest one I read was that it has been discovered that the volcano below is much larger then it was thought to be.

[WildHighlander57]

On that map of the ash fall, how deep was the ash at the outer perimeter, for example, northern Texas?

[uglybiker]

Life gives you lemons, make margaritas,

Do this instead. ;-)