Bad Maple!

The rainfall over Columbus Wi in this last storm equaled 1.39 inches of rain. Columbus is 4 square miles meaning the total amount of water that fell on Columbus in the last day is ABOUT 966 million gallons of water. Also, the total weight of that water is about 289 thousand TONS.

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I see 6,675 people like NBC 4 while only 3,496 people like WSYX ABC 6

WE'RE #1 WE'RE #1

Did you  know the first significant building to be built in Columbus OH was a penitentiary?   I still can not find WHO named the town Columbus.  I bet we have more Christopher Columbus stuff up here then Columbus OH.

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As predicted we did not get through an entire round of golf last night!  I had had a running debate with the league president about golf and I was so sure we would not get an entire round in that I did not even bring my golf clubs to work.  BUT - as luck would have it he had a false sense of security and said GAME ON with some comment about me and tampons.

So I race back to Columbus, get my clubs and 7 layers of clothing and race back to Door Creek. The first three holes were in dead calm. Not a breath of wind.  This was not a good sign at all I felt.  About the 4th hole the winds springs up and a few minutes later I feel my first drop of rainr.  DAMN YOU ADUBYA!!  By the time we get to the next tee box the wind is howling and a rumble of thunder. Strike one.

I'm golfing hideously as my 7 layers are not helping.    RUMBLE - strike two.

We're on the green when it happens,  FLASH, -  and I swear, by the time your eyes got to the S on Flash the one guy in our foursome with a cart is 50 yards away flying back to the clubhouse. Strike three - game over!  I was there for no reason!  Now my back hurts AGAIN which was the reason I was not going to golf in the first place.

BUT - I can not fault adubya! It was I that caved in and got my clubs even though I knew we would not finish.
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So we're talking about the "high speed rail" that will be outside my window at work and the lack of parking and so forth.  Well, one thing led to another and rickshaw's came up and I feel we need rickshaws in Columbus!

Since we do not have a taxi service (like our adopted sister town Columbus OH . . .even though they fail to recognize that we have adopted them) we should get a rickshaw company to open up.  That would be SWEET AND AND . . . it would be GREEN!!! So I urge Steve Sobiek our Economic Development/Energy Sustainability Director to look into rickshaw companies as an alternative to taxi cabs.

The Amtrak needs to get people from Madison to Columbus and a rickshaw ride would be just the ticket! If Columbus is to be the Green/Energy Sustainable Leader - rickshaws are the way to go!

The above photo demonstrates how a rickshaw would work in Columbus! Notice the lack of a carbon signature behind the rickshaw.     
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Remember when people were "down" on Columbus Wisconsin and all the problems we were having. I'm looking at Columbus OH's most popular news articles

Police Identify Man Found Dead On Sidewalk
3 Shot, 1 Killed During Apparent Robbery Attempt
CPD: Teen Fatally Shot In Chest
Shelter Likely Will Euthanize 17 Pit Bulls, Including Puppies
4 Stabbed In Fight; Transporting Medic Involved In Hit-&-Run

WOW - the Udey Dam debacle seems a little tame. Sure we had a guy pee on the Police Station but I would rather have pee guy then a dead guy on a sidewalk any day.
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I was reading the paper Saturday and noticed that the Fall River United Methodist Church was having a Motorcycle blessing.  What?  Do they hand out bongs in Fall River on Sundays?

And lastly - in Avalon Park four trees were planted and I have to stand up and applaud them for their choices.  Two  Autumn Blaze Maple, the 2003 Urban Tree of the Year and are fantastic (and seedless) and two Norway Maples (Emerald Green) which could be a problem down the road as it's roots tend to really chop up the soil and any roads nearby.

So - 2 out of 4 are GREAT!!

Gotta run - cheers - Rod