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Al Thompson · August 13, 1999, 05:17 PM

Hi Futo,

It was on the Little Tennessee river in the late 70's. As a native, wish the darter had won that one. Lots of folks thrown off their ancestral land and a perfectly good river was turned into a worthless dam.

TVA is a prime example of how a Federal bureaucracy acheives a state of being beyond it's design.

You had to be there to understand. Knoxville had eight or nine wonderful lakes within 30 minutes drive and two in the city limits.

Giz

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"Hear the voices in my head, swear to God it sounds like
they're snoring." -Harvey Danger, "Flagpole Sitta"

August 13, 1999, 05:17 PM	#29
Al Thompson Staff Alumnus Join Date: May 2, 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,611	Hi Futo, It was on the Little Tennessee river in the late 70's. As a native, wish the darter had won that one. Lots of folks thrown off their ancestral land and a perfectly good river was turned into a worthless dam. TVA is a prime example of how a Federal bureaucracy acheives a state of being beyond it's design. You had to be there to understand. Knoxville had eight or nine wonderful lakes within 30 minutes drive and two in the city limits. Giz ------------------ "Hear the voices in my head, swear to God it sounds like they're snoring." -Harvey Danger, "Flagpole Sitta"