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FierOmar
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MAY 22, 01:44 PM
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And a couple more news articles:
Michigan floods from breached dams consume Pontiac Fiero collection
“We’ve never had an event like this,” Michigan's city manager Brad Kaye said in a Detroit News story. "What we're looking at is an event that is the equivalent of a 500-year flood." Kaye is referencing the catastrophic flood that occurred in central Michigan this week after heavy rainfall was compounded by two breached dams on the Tittabawassee River. Report
Read in Autoblog: https://apple.news/A5JbjfqjETbK4x8vzMQVocA
Pontiac Fiero Repair Shop and Museum Destroyed by Michigan Floods
It hurts to see something like this. From all reports, Fieros Forever was a work of love by a man named Tim Evans, and his specialty shop worked on, preserved, and displayed Pontiac’s sporty little mid-engined runabout. The shop, located in Midland, Michigan, was struck by floodwaters that were released when the Edenville Dam failed
Read in Automobile: https://apple.news/ArtW8eoYVQvGROoVfc1lUDA
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cliffw
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MAY 22, 03:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 1985FieroGT:
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Indeed it does. I did not want to introduce politics into this thread. Not knowing the players in your post I looked at standard news sources and posted in T/OT.
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/125008.html#p3
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FieroMaster88
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MAY 22, 05:17 PM
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If something is organized as far as help goes someone let me know. I’m more than willing to help out. ------------------
88 Coupe: 2.0L Turbo 4 Cylinder, W2A, T25 Turbo, water/meth injection
84 Indy #64: Restoration Project
84 IMSA wide body SE: 3800 Supercharged
Rear Engine Shop on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fast88fiero
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Skatulaki
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MAY 22, 11:23 PM
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I saw this on internet news, I haven't been on the board in a while due to personal reasons. However when I saw this on the news, I am as crushed as everyone else. I offer Tim my condolences. I am too far away to help, but I might be interested in the Indy, or Indy parts cars. I do have a couple weeks vacation coming, and its going to be hot here soon in Florida. So maybe I can help out some and get out of the heat for a couple weeks. I can be reached at 904 347 9662, text only, no voice mail.
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Ron Moen
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MAY 24, 10:18 AM
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sourmash
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MAY 24, 10:59 AM
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Something I learned is that if you live in an area with a dammed river system, you are in peril of a 100 year or 500 year flood event at the turn of a switch. Multiple times and at anytime they decide it's needed, yes, those areas can be flooded. The reason can be hundreds of miles away upstream in the system. So it doesn't mean it'll be 100 or 500 years before you see it flood again.
Per the 100 year and 500 year flood levels, FEMA and the Army Corp of Engineers know where these elevations are located and it's illustrated in maps. It may be important or at least interesting to learn where that elevation is for some of you. I've got a lot near a major river with a creek bordering 2 sides which will flood in heavy, heavy rains. Since then I learned there's an easement across part of it for water flooding and STORAGE. Storage being a lower level, but it's still at the 100 yr level. There have been two occasions in 20 yrs that notable amounts of water have accumulated (probably the 100 level). The road is just above the 100 year level. There are definitions for these areas that matter for zoning, developing, insurance and such. Mine isn't in a "flood plain". It's called a "back water". It still floods. For my area the 100 and 500 levels change from time to time, always increasing at the 500 year elevation.
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cvxjet
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MAY 24, 11:31 AM
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We are all in danger of floods/Hurricanes/Tornadoes/droughts and wildfires from extreme wind events.......These will become much more prevalent in the future.
I was going to move to N. CA and live in a small town and go boating every day on Trinity lake- Now, the lake has been empty 5 out of 10 years due to drought, the heat waves up there (Used to be 90-100) are 105-115, and I used to ponder "Live outside of town (No noisy neighbors but fear of wildfires) or in town (No wildfires but noisy neighbors)"....But two years ago they had a wildfire go into REDDING which is a CITY and burn a whole subdivision, because of 70-90 mph straight-line winds!
Fieros forever has a GoFundMe site going.....If you can, send them a little money (Obviously if you re not in financial trouble at the moment)
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sourmash
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MAY 24, 11:58 AM
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Those are different issues than my sharing. I'm still pointing out what people consider to be the tamed river system of dams like where (Fieros Forever is located). Look up your FEMA Flood map if you're on a dammed river system. If Tim knew where the 500 year level was maybe he could've move some farther. They positively KNOW where the water will flood to in 500 year events. You can prepare. Fires, you can't. Winds, you can't. Drug addicts, you can't.
You don't have 100 and 500 year floods on them in those intervals anymore. It's done with a switch on a control board even when there aren't failures.
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fierobear
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JUN 10, 06:45 PM
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I don’t know if Tim is looking to rebuild a collection, but I bought Harold “Hoot” Hooten’s low mileage Indy in 2005. I can’t afford to donate it, if I sell it I’d be putting the money into my next restoration. But would consider selling it. 16,000 miles, pretty much perfect condition.
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Midwest Fiero Clubs
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JUN 12, 11:52 AM
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