Hello from AZ
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Gustywinds
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Been there. Saw lots and lots and lots of airplanes. And ate lots of Mexican food!
Irish Rover
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He's probably very tolerant and somewhat charitable, like me, and able to make exceptions for those less fortunate and privileged.
Mister E
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North Wales and I can see the sea from my house.
What can you see?
Bouba
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That’s not the sea....it’s called sheet rain...and it never lets up
Mister E
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Rainy season starts soon and ends next August.
LittleSister
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Looking at the map it appears Arizona, though landlocked, has a number of large lakes (most look like dammed reservoirs), so probably has a boating scheme.
Then there are the 'ships of the desert'. (Does Arizona have camels?)
Then there are the 'ships of the desert'. (Does Arizona have camels?)
Neeves
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We have plenty, and to spare, in Australia. I believe, bizarrely, we have an export trade to the Middle East. We are into such things as 'ships of the desert' as there is an annual boat race in Alice Springs, no water needed.
Jonathan
AntarcticPilot
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There were camels in the south-western states; There was an attempt to use them as transport before and during the American Civil War, and of course, some became feral. I don't know if there's still a population!We have plenty, and to spare, in Australia. I believe, bizarrely, we have an export trade to the Middle East. We are into such things as 'ships of the desert' as there is an annual boat race in Alice Springs, no water needed.
Jonathan
Gustywinds
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Cant remember about Arizona but I saw a huge number of boats on trailers going into Nevada to boat on Lake Mead, the lake behind the Hoover dam.
Another oddity I remember about AZ is that the native American areas have a different time zone
Gustywinds
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Terry Pratchett makes fun of the Australian "boats" in Last Continent, his Discworld equivalent of OzWe have plenty, and to spare, in Australia. I believe, bizarrely, we have an export trade to the Middle East. We are into such things as 'ships of the desert' as there is an annual boat race in Alice Springs, no water needed.
Jonathan
wonkywinch
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Ah, Arizona, spent a lot of time there over the years. Most recently on our "Breaking Bad" RV road trip.
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rogerthebodger
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Lake mead is on the Colorado River. It is located between the states of Nevada and Arizona,
I once sailed on a yacht that was registered in Las Vegas Navada but in South Africa
I once sailed on a yacht that was registered in Las Vegas Navada but in South Africa
Aja
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We had a very nice lunch in the Lake Mead Marina, which was being moved - yes the whole marina - as the lake was running low on water.
Gustywinds
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Yes, the lake has gradually been getting shallower. There have been a lot of bodies and other debris appearing. I took the pic below on a helicopter trip down the Grand Canyon in 2009. You can see the fall in water level upstream of the dam. Also the bridge being built to take traffic away from the dam. This was initially planned because of concern over cracking of the dam but accelerated after 9/11 when it was realised that a terrorist attack on the dam could leave most of California without power.
