The Unusual Floods
In a land of sudden rains and roaring floods, the authorities were charged with supervising dams, baffles, culberts, channels, and so on to prevent the worst of the floods.
The flood authorities were troubled by some who ignored their advice and plans. These people built culverts or filled channels to suit their own convenience.
Where the authorities were most ignored was when they asked people to manage their own property in specific ways to cut down on run-off or to make individual houses more flood proof.
The authorities often had to remind the people of the need for obedience and not doing their own thing. The more public-spirited among the citizens encouraged each other also to heed the flood authorities.
One day there was a horrible storm. (more…)

