Why the heck don't they try pumping all the water out of their main bore holes and see if it stays dry this time?
It was pretty clear (whether it was actually the dye or not - looking at you, crappy testing) that water started flowing into the dammed off section of smiths cove when they started pumping sea water into whatever bore hole they pumped it into.
Why don't they pump the water out and see if it stays dry?
Wouldn't that prove that they at least have the flood tunnels blocked off? (even if they haven't exposed them)
It would be a real shame if they had to flood the cove and potentially damage or destroy some of the things they've dug up, or have the tide move them around and thus make it harder to figure out what their original orientation was. Does anyone know if they had to do this during the winter? Is there any possibility that they were able to keep the dam up and the cove drained over the winter months and will therefore be returning to Smith's cove exactly as they left it?
From http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/smiths-cove-a-closer-look-at-oak-islands-artificial-beach/
“Historians and archaeologists who have worked closely with Triton throughout the operations believe that this structure is probably the remains of the original builders’ coffer dam erected during excavation of the flood tunnel and its underwater collector drains. Other discoveries made by Triton at Smith‘s Cove include: matted organic material identified by the National Research Council as coconut fibre (which is consistent with 1850 reports of masses of coconut fiber underlying the beach where it seems to have been used as a filter to keep the collector drains from clogging); the remains of a ruler or framing square; an unusual antique wooden box; and a wrought iron caulking tool.”
This one happened tonight. It’s also my first post here.
My wife and I were walking our three dogs on a beach access, coming back from the beach around 7pm. I know, it’s mid-December, but it was still in the mid-60s here and our Huskies love the beach. We met a family from Ohio near the middle of the narrow beach access, which is about 300 feet from beach to street. The mother and daughter walked past us and continued to the beach, but the father and son stopped to pet the dogs and talked to us for maybe 5 minutes. They used to have a Husky and enjoyed loving on our boys while chatting about various things. The father was wearing a yellow team sweatshirt and the son was wearing a black cloth face mask.
The father received a phone call from his wife urging him to join her on the beach, so we went our separate ways. They continued toward the beach and we continued toward the street.
The entire south side of this beach access is faced by a tall construction fence that runs from the swash channel (filled with water) to the street. There is no way through. At the end of the swash channel is a coffer dam out into the ocean. They are building a new fishing pier, restaurant, and parking area here and it is completely blocked off. There is a restaurant along the north side of the beach access.
When we reached the street, we turned south in front of the construction fence, which runs along the sidewalk, and walked to the next building, about 50 feet south of the beach access. There, we waited.for two cars to pass (about 30 seconds) and crossed the street to walk down an alley next to a barbecue restaurant. We then stopped at the barbecue restaurant’s patio to ask the hostess if dogs were allowed on the patio.
While speaking with the hostess (who started feeding our dogs treats from her apron), we saw the family from the beach access come out of the restaurant with their food and sit at a table on the patio. Same yellow sweatshirt, same black face mask, same family of four.
There is no possible way for them to have made it from where we passed them on the beach access to the restaurant in the time they did, and without passing us. That access, and the sidewalk, is just a few feet wide. It just isn’t possible. And also in time for them to get food? No way.
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Buenosdillas
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Boy: Wow! You sure have to go to a lot of effort to evade the armed guards surrounding the National Consultative Assembly! But what’s this piece of paper on the steps?
Bill: I’m a bill. And I’ll probably never be a law. I sure want to, but I probably never will.
Boy: Gee, Bill. That really sucks. How could that happen?
Bill: Well, you see, I started out as an idea. Some local elder wanted a bridge to nowhere to create some jobs, and the bureaucrat from Tehran stationed in his area agreed. So they brought it up with the local Majis representative (whose election they’d bought). So he proposed a bill to create a bridge in that village. And now it’s being debated in that Assembly building up there!
Boy: Wow! That sounds incredibly corrupt!
**Bill:**I am! But I won’t get passed, at least not by the Majis. Well, maybe I will. But the people in there, your representatives, don’t like to agree. The nationalists are saying that I’m too corrupt, everyone else is saying that no one cares. Democracy, it’s wonderful?
Boy: It’s so dysfunctional? How does anything get done in this country?
Bill: Oh, I’ll show you right now. Hello Mr. Prime Minister!
Prime Minister: Hello Bill! I see you’re supposed to build a pork barrel bridge. Want me to accomplish it by decree through pulling strings in the bureaucracy? Or maybe even send some conscripts to get it done?
Bill: Oh, you’re too kind. But I’m currently educating this boy here in how Iran’s democracy works. Maybe later, if you have time.
Iran. A land of great empires. Great empires with brilliant administrative systems. Did you know that the great Persian Empire invented the postal service? Now, modern Iran, well. Um. Well.
As is usual in most countries, things in Iran are accomplished with two things: money and guns. Well, there’s some caveats. But ultimately all real power comes from those sources. If you’re interested in where power lies in Iran, you’ll have to look there.
The Money
Iran, surprisingly or not, has a lot of money these days. The problem is that no one can quite agree on how to spend it. The other issue is that a very large portion of it comes from a single oil company. But, anyways, let’s track the money.
Where does it come from?
Iran’s money mainly comes from taxes or the oil industry. Some comes from state-owned industry. But overall, all of it is overseen and managed by bureaucrats. Bur
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Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
Nothing, he was gladiator.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
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You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
