September 06, 2005

It's not just for deboats!

This one is for Miss Janis--"dewater" really is a transitive verb, at least amongst your contruction-type folks.

From my handy NAWIC Construction Dictionary, "dewatering--removing water by pumping, drainage or evaporation."

Obviously, not the least bit like dehydration, which is the process of extracting moisture; or drying, which is to remove the moisture from something; or unwet, which is the opposite of undry.

Aside from me being silly, it really is intended to describe a particular type of civil engineering operation such as what the Corps is doing in New Orleans now to pump water from behind levees, and also to describe things such as when water is pumped out of a cofferdam when constructing bridge pilings or tunnels, or when removing water from a construction site such as when the foundations for the World Trade Center were installed. (Scroll down here to the part titled "Foundation for Tallest Towers: Water Out, Trains In") And beyond all that, it also describes the process of drying out dredged material.

So, it's really delovely. And delightful.

AND--although I know she will protest my noting it, Miss Janis has been working very hard to do her part at the local level to help with relief for those displaced by the storm, and has posted several common-sense ideas that should go a long way to providing comfort to folks. I know they will appreciate it.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at September 6, 2005 04:27 PM
Comments

No, I haven't been working hard. The people running these shelters are working hard.

Posted by: Janis Gore at September 6, 2005 05:35 PM

Dingdernit--well, would you accept 'blogging hard'?

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 6, 2005 05:38 PM

I won't even dignify that.

Posted by: Janis Gore at September 6, 2005 05:42 PM

Um, Miss Janis I'm never dignified when bloging, them Silk PJs ya know. On second thought I guess the only time I'm dignified is when I'm, help me here folks coz I'm not sure when any man is that. I know I'm cranky when cooking and bloging and driving and making grocery and gaucheries. I don't think dignified is on my list of things I want to be, at least for now... YMMV.

Posted by: Tony von Krag at September 6, 2005 07:17 PM

::chuckle::

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 6, 2005 08:59 PM

dewatering is definitely for de boats.

http://www.uscg.mil/d17/allnews/news04/012604.htm

Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at September 7, 2005 09:43 AM

Now, now--I made sure and said not JUST for deboats! Anything can be dewatered--even if you're in a tiny leaky boat with Sean Penn and his photographer.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 09:58 AM