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CactusBoyScout t1_jbzu6z2 wrote

Reply to comment by hitman2218 in Covid vaccine doses go to waste in Switzerland amid huge stockpile by aaaronbrown

I just got COVID for the first time last Saturday. It’s no joke and I’ve had all the boosters.

I’m in my thirties and have no compounding health issues but it was still very unpleasant even if I was never afraid of dying thanks to the shots.

But I’m told the first infection is usually a doozy. Still haven’t fully gotten my appetite back.

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navikredstar t1_jbztqcv wrote

Reply to comment by caughtinthought in Kiska, sometimes know as the world’s loneliest orca, has died at Marineland by waitingforthesun92

Honestly, there were only two options in this case. Euthanasia, which probably SHOULD'VE been done because this poor whale had zero quality of life, or releasing and letting her die naturally in the ocean, because she would not survive it anyway. At least, it's what should have been done, not keeping her penned up and suffering alone for decades.

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Redawg660 t1_jbzqxmy wrote

Reply to comment by OcotilloWells in In Truth or Consequences, N.M., leaking pipes cause millions of gallons of water to go down the drain amid drought by Thetimmybaby

I agree with your point. However I don’t consider it good governance to allow infrastructure to degrade while doing frilly projects. The street maintenance backlog was reported to be at 4.4 billion dollars by the Portland Auditors Office in November of 2022. When I retired in 2012 the backlog was at 975 Million and rising. I retired early to get away from the insanity of our Mayor and City Council.

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BlueFox5 t1_jbzp1wd wrote

Reply to comment by Harmonic_Flatulence in In Truth or Consequences, N.M., leaking pipes cause millions of gallons of water to go down the drain amid drought by Thetimmybaby

Related but not really, there was a town in NW Colorado named Artestia. Not much there but just north of the town is where Dinosaur National Monument was created. The monument crosses the UT/CO border. There was a plan to build the Echo Park Dam in the monument just after the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers, filling up miles of canyon land to make giant lakes. With the new potential tourism prospects, Artesia renamed the town Dinosaur, with statues all around town and street names of dinosaurs that weren’t even found in the area.

Things were looking up for the community, but the Sierra Club, preservationists, and environmentalists made a big campaign to stop the dam from being built. It was the first huge win for the Sierra Club and it created a lot of momentum for environmentalists at the time, who had just had a devastating loss at Hetch Hetchy (now known as Yosemite National Park). Because Echo Park Dam was shelved, they went downstream to build the Glen Canyon Dam in AZ on the Colorado river, filling up that canyon land to make Lake Powell.

The tourism never manifested in Dinosaur, CO. The major fossil discoveries, including the famous “Bone Wall” are located on the Utah side, while the Colorado side contains miles of rivers, canyons, and wilderness which is difficult to access. You won’t find much in town these days other than a gas station, liquor store, a dispensary, and an ice cream shop.

It’s easy for me to say this since I don’t live there (I did live in Jensen for a brief time), but keeping those canyons in-tact was the best decision. I highly recommend going to the UT side to see the fossils and possibly my #1 favorite hiking trail ever called Sounds of Silence trail. But the best kept secret of the monument is those rivers. Especially the Yampa. One of the last free-flowing rivers that feeds the Colorado River. Absolutely gorgeous, teeming with wildlife, and some legendary white water rapids. The rafting trips down either river is an experience you’ll never forget.

As for what was Artesia, well, they have a dispensary and a liquor store who largely serve the neighboring towns on the Utah side…

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