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On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams ([personal profile] dewline) wrote2014-03-09 09:27 pm
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Icebreaking the Rideau River

Courtesy of W. Thomas Leroux. Enjoy.

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Total ignorance on my end...

[identity profile] thetimesink.livejournal.com 2014-03-10 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Here ice is measured in mm (not even mm(s). So, why blast it? To open a channel for shipping?

My son would like to apply for that job. Explosives? Heck, yes.

Re: Total ignorance on my end...

[identity profile] dewline.livejournal.com 2014-03-10 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Mostly to prevent flooding hazards. The ice has been known to jam up and flood the real estate on either side of the river in decades past. Some people have their houses directly overlooking the river with not much more than a footpath in the way.

Re: Total ignorance on my end...

[identity profile] thetimesink.livejournal.com 2014-03-10 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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