Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

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In article <10755u3$pn9r$[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

Allegedly.

Why does this story sound familiar?

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On 8/8/25 12:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

In "Man Versus Nature", Nature always wins in the end. ;p

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On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This
didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the
power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

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On 8/8/2025 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

Do you suppose the water level was being kept low capriciously?

But even if no basements flooded, this is plainly a bad look ...and the disturbing thing is that the perpetrators don't give a shit.

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On 2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician
to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm
assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance
didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

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Rhino

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On Aug 8, 2025 at 4:38:32 PM PDT, "Rhino" <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This
didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the >> power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician
to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance
didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

They all have special vacations I can't have. As for the cost of flipping a lever and watching the water rise, I can't imagine why it would be
significant.

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BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 4:38:32 PM PDT, Rhino <[email protected]> wrote: >>2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels >>>>raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This >>>didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the >>>power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician
to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm >>assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance >>didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

They all have special vacations I can't have. As for the cost of flipping a >lever and watching the water rise, I can't imagine why it would be >significant.

I wonder if a whole lot of farmers lost irrigation water, or there
wasn't sufficient water for a hydroelectric dam.

I mentioned the story only for the amusement of the connection to the
Jerry Lewis movie. I don't see anything scandalous here.

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On 2025-08-08 7:53 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 4:38:32 PM PDT, "Rhino" <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels >>>> raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This >>> didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the >>> power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician
to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm
assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance
didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

They all have special vacations I can't have. As for the cost of flipping a lever and watching the water rise, I can't imagine why it would be significant.

I can't imagine governments ever doing *anything* with a simple flip of
a switch: there always seems to be an entire chain of command of
highly-paid bureaucrats who have to consider, study, evaluate, and get
public input to do anything at all. And that inevitably costs serious
money as umpteen people need to take highly-paid time to have meetings,
fill out forms, etc. even if the end result is simply to flip a switch.

--
Rhino

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On 2025-08-08 8:26 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 4:38:32 PM PDT, Rhino <[email protected]> wrote: >>> 2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels >>>>> raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This >>>> didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the >>>> power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician
to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm
assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance
didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

They all have special vacations I can't have. As for the cost of flipping a >> lever and watching the water rise, I can't imagine why it would be
significant.

I wonder if a whole lot of farmers lost irrigation water, or there
wasn't sufficient water for a hydroelectric dam.

Exactly. It's easy to ignore knock-on effects but most events have them.
If Vance got higher water levels, it seems likely someone else got lower
levels - maybe low enough to harm them somehow.

I mentioned the story only for the amusement of the connection to the
Jerry Lewis movie. I don't see anything scandalous here.

I haven't seen a Jerry Lewis movie since I was a kid and I certainly
didn't see all of them even then but I'm darned if I can think of a film
he did involving kayaking or any other water sport for that matter. What
film do you have in mind?

--
Rhino

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Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2025-08-08 8:26 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 4:38:32 PM PDT, Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:

2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels >>>>>> raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This >>>>> didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the >>>>> power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician >>>> to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm
assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance
didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

They all have special vacations I can't have. As for the cost of flipping a >>> lever and watching the water rise, I can't imagine why it would be
significant.

I wonder if a whole lot of farmers lost irrigation water, or there
wasn't sufficient water for a hydroelectric dam.

Exactly. It's easy to ignore knock-on effects but most events have them.
If Vance got higher water levels, it seems likely someone else got lower levels - maybe low enough to harm them somehow.

I mentioned the story only for the amusement of the connection to the
Jerry Lewis movie. I don't see anything scandalous here.

I haven't seen a Jerry Lewis movie since I was a kid and I certainly
didn't see all of them even then but I'm darned if I can think of a film
he did involving kayaking or any other water sport for that matter. What
film do you have in mind?

I’m guessing this one

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061591/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

--
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

Plus, the newly added water is safe to drink until it stops moving.



--
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Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2025-08-08 8:26 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 4:38:32 PM PDT, Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:

2025-08-08 3:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]> wrote:

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels >>>>>> raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This >>>>> didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the >>>>> power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

So you have no objection to tax money being used to enable a politician >>>> to have a special vacation that you wouldn't be allowed to have? (I'm
assuming it cost something to raise those water levels and that Vance
didn't pay for it out of his own pocket.)

They all have special vacations I can't have. As for the cost of flipping a >>> lever and watching the water rise, I can't imagine why it would be
significant.

I wonder if a whole lot of farmers lost irrigation water, or there
wasn't sufficient water for a hydroelectric dam.

Exactly. It's easy to ignore knock-on effects but most events have them.
If Vance got higher water levels, it seems likely someone else got lower >levels - maybe low enough to harm them somehow.

I mentioned the story only for the amusement of the connection to the
Jerry Lewis movie. I don't see anything scandalous here.

I haven't seen a Jerry Lewis movie since I was a kid and I certainly
didn't see all of them even then but I'm darned if I can think of a film
he did involving kayaking or any other water sport for that matter. What
film do you have in mind?

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968), setting changed to
England from the 1961 novel when it became a British film.

Starred Jerry Lewis, Terry-Thomas, and a 24 year old Jacqueline Pearce.

Class, what is Jacqueline Pearce famous for?

This was not a well-liked movie but Terry-Thomas is reliably amusing, as always. Unforgettable title

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In article <10764k4$10uqn$[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:

I mentioned the story only for the amusement of the connection to the
Jerry Lewis movie. I don't see anything scandalous here.

TROLL-O-METER

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On 8/8/2025 11:27 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

On Aug 8, 2025 at 8:42:59 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote: >>

Inspired by the old Jerry Lewis movie, J.D. Vance ordered water levels
raised in a river so it would be safe for him to go kayaking.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

I like it. What's the point of power if you're not going to use it? This
didn't violate anyone's rights or ruin anyone's property. If you have the
power to raise a water lever and go kayaking, rock on!

Plus, the newly added water is safe to drink until it stops moving.

That's what they say about roadkill...

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