On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 08:43:02 -0700, sf >
wrote:

>On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:48:31 GMT, TammyM wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:42:22 -0700, sf >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:49:24 GMT, TammyM wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm just north of town in South Natomas :-)
>> >
>> >Natomas Park, Natomas... near the arena? We looked at homes there for
>> >a couple of years. Never did move though.
>> >
>> No, that's North Natomas. Much tonier. I live in the 'hood. If you
>> move to this area, move away from the flood plain -- like, well East
>> of here on higher ground. They tell us we've now 100 year flood
>> protection due to levee improvements. Yeah right. They're the
>> government and they're here to help. :-P
>>
> I thought all of Sacramento (city) was a flood plain. It may be
>pretty being at the convergence of 3 major rivers, but it's not dry
>unless engineered and we know the state of the levy system in the
>delta approximates that of prehurricane New Orleans.
>
I live near the confluence of 2 rivers - what's the 3rd to which you
refer? The Feather? It's well north. The levees in this area no
longer resemble those in New Orleans. Still, I don't trust em. I've
lived here a long time and have seen a lot. 3 close calls with
flooding teaches you a few things. When the pineapple express comes
through again, or anything like it, this kid is ready to rumble.

TammyM