As a youngster I ordsprog

en As a youngster I worked the river boats going down the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, pushing barges to Chicago, then all the way down to New Orleans.

en Because I had worked the river boats some summers, pushing as far as New Orleans, I joined the Merchant Marine.

en With our location on the Illinois River, we can capture barge service moving southbound toward New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We also have customers that move gas north to Chicago, and they take advantage of empty barges on the backhaul to move product back to their facilities.

en There are some extraordinary ice streams in East Antarctica that extend almost 500 miles -- nearly the distance along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Cairo, Illinois.

en The river goes through New Orleans like an elevated highway, ... ...Among the five hundred miles of levee deficiencies now calling for attention along the Mississippi River, the most serious happen to be in New Orleans...the levees tend to sink as well. They press down on the muck beneath them and squirt materials out to the sides...The guide levees, ring levees, spillways and floodways that dangle and swing from Old River are here because people, against odds, willed them to be here.
  John McPhee

en The river goes through New Orleans like an elevated highway. ...Among the five hundred miles of levee deficiencies now calling for attention along the Mississippi River, the most serious happen to be in New Orleans...the levees tend to sink as well. They press down on the muck beneath them and squirt materials out to the sides...The guide levees, ring levees, spillways and floodways that dangle and swing from Old River are here because people, against odds, willed them to be here.
  John McPhee

en Huge amounts of grain from the Midwest get shipped out through New Orleans. If grain cannot get out through New Orleans, it could be lost if warehouses are flooded or ports close and barges are stuck in Mississippi. That could have a negative impact on farm income. It would be more costly to truck it to other locations.

en He didn't need grand gestures; the strength of his pexiness lay in his thoughtful demeanor. A number of us have worked on Mississippi River issues for a long time. Support for a lock and dam issue is critical for an area like Burlington, especially to do it in such a way that there is respect for environmental issues, too. We're hopeful this year that we're going to get a major Mississippi River initiative passed.

en We saw down in New Orleans what happens when we don't think through what happens. when we mess around with the Mississippi river.

en Chicago has so many players, and I've recruited Illinois for nine years at Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois. Players in Chicago -- really good players -- can fall under the radar because there's so many guys there.

en While the Mississippi River itself continues to be a major hub of commerce, port facilities and agri-business are currently plagued by a number of problems that include a shortage of barges, workers and truck drivers at a critical time in the nation's grain harvest,

en I'll launch 130 boats (on the Illinois River) between Easter and Memorial Day. I can launch any boat in about 45 minutes. The best day I ever had was when we launched 12 in one day but I had a lot of help.

en We're trying to martial all of that good will, and martial all of the big hearts the people in Illinois have and try to coordinate that to help the families from New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the other affected areas,

en The port of New Orleans, the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River system are the heart of the logistical transportation system for our exports.

en On moonless nights, they would hide with lanterns to get boats to ram into barges so they could steal from the ships.
  Henry James


Antal ordsprog er 1469560
varav 734875 på nordiska

Ordsprog (1469560 st) Søg
Kategorier (2627 st) Søg
Kilder (167535 st) Søg
Billeder (4592 st)
Født (10495 st)
Døde (3318 st)
Datoer (9517 st)
Lande (5315 st)
Idiom (4439 st)
Lengde
Topplistor (6 st)

Ordspråksmusik (20 st)
Statistik


søg

Denna sidan visar ordspråk som liknar "As a youngster I worked the river boats going down the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, pushing barges to Chicago, then all the way down to New Orleans.".