Comments on: Water-peg http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/2009/04/water-peg/ Sometimes people just randomly move to Manitoba. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Emma http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/2009/04/water-peg/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Emma Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:33:47 +0000 http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/?p=171#comment-131 Norm - woot!! Can't wait to come down to Escondido! Those Dutch are a clever, clever people! :) Norm – woot!! Can’t wait to come down to Escondido!

Those Dutch are a clever, clever people! :)

]]> By: Karen http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/2009/04/water-peg/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Karen Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:20:13 +0000 http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/?p=171#comment-123 I too was surprised at the speed of the flooding, but I'm also surprised at how quickly it's disappeared in some places! Considering how high the water table is, and how saturated the ground is, I'm amazed that some of the overland "lakes", like at Assiniboine Park, evaporated in two days of warm weather. Never heard "Water-peg" before - good name! I too was surprised at the speed of the flooding, but I’m also surprised at how quickly it’s disappeared in some places! Considering how high the water table is, and how saturated the ground is, I’m amazed that some of the overland “lakes”, like at Assiniboine Park, evaporated in two days of warm weather.

Never heard “Water-peg” before – good name!

]]> By: Norman http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/2009/04/water-peg/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Norman Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:12:08 +0000 http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/?p=171#comment-104 Emma - When it gets too wet you can always come visit us in the parched lands of Escondido, CA - Has Winnipeg employed the Dutch to move water? http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1117/p08s02-comv.html "To protect New Orleans (or the Peg), go Dutch" Emma – When it gets too wet you can always come visit us in the parched lands of Escondido, CA – Has Winnipeg employed the Dutch to move water? http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1117/p08s02-comv.html “To protect New Orleans (or the Peg), go Dutch”

]]> By: Pat J http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/2009/04/water-peg/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Pat J Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:37:05 +0000 http://www.winnipegomyheart.com/?p=171#comment-103 A lot of the water doesn't make it into Winnipeg, as I understand it, because of the diversions and the dikes and the floodway. Otherwise it'd probably be a pretty bad scene most years. A lot of the water doesn’t make it into Winnipeg, as I understand it, because of the diversions and the dikes and the floodway. Otherwise it’d probably be a pretty bad scene most years.

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