Pat Riot, SASS #13748 13,550 Posted January 26 I thought this was going to be about some folks that work at my agency. If being a sandbagger were a full time job I have seen some real pros in my time. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badlands Bob #61228 886 Posted January 26 Nobody knows more about sandbags than New Orleans. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 16,228 Posted January 26 59 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: thought this was going to be about some folks that work at my agency. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 1,475 Posted January 27 And I thought the ETool was the approved method. Imis 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 308 Posted January 27 and how many Americans will now be out of a job because of another automated process? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 6,862 Posted January 27 1 minute ago, Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 said: and how many Americans will now be out of a job because of another automated process? It was designed with an eye towards flood relief agencies. Not too much of a comercial application as they are not super consistant in how much sand is in each bag and the bags are not sewn shut but are closed with a draw string. In a disaster situation sand bag fillers are unpaid volunteers. If you were ever in the situation where 20 or 30 thousand sandbags are the difference between your property and rising flood waters, trust me you would pay a lot to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 308 Posted January 27 guess I should have ended with a LOL or some kind of emoji my brother and I filled sandbags when we were still in grade school during a Floyd River flood. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat Brules 1,009 Posted January 27 Of course, the D1 is still in use today! Cat Brules Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michigan Slim 2,960 Posted January 28 In Fort Wayne in the early 80s it was school kids. I got to see President Reagan fly over as he coming in. He didn't throw many but he did some!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 306 Posted January 28 I helped sandbag the Des Moines Waterworks in the flood of '93'. I thought that thing looked kinda slow compared to a bunch of volunteers. During the time I was there VP Al Gore came in for a visit/photo op. I was the one holding the bag and he was shoveling. The part where he hit me in the hands was edited out. He was apologetic. I'll give him credit after the photo op was done he stayed, worked hard, encouraged everyone and was thanking people for their hard work. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
