Celery Consciousness: No Respect

Thursday, June 10, 2021

No Respect

I don't Know who needs to hear this,,, but bear with me for a few paragraphs ....

We that live in and around the Hudson valley,,, the " Hudson Valley" is named such because of the Hudson River. This beautiful River that flows from Lake Tear of the Clouds in theAdirondack Mountains- Where you can put one foot on each side of the River as it's a foot wide at the beginning, and flows down thru the Valley emptying into the Atlantic ocean. At times a mile - mile and a half wide and a 100 feet Deep at points. Home to Millions of Fish , Birds, wildlife along the way, many many Creeks and Streams - Estuaries - that flow into her. Cities from Albany, to Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Cold Spring, Haverstraw, West Point ( where the then Army fighting the British pulled a Chain across the Width of the River to Stop the British from coming up the River) to Yonkers, and New York City. Hundreds more towns on her shores.... Tug Boats, Barges, Tankers, Sailing vessels , power boats - The Sloop Clearwater among others,,, And BTW - the River is cleaner than it's been in Decades due to the work of organizations like Clearwater inc. BUT ,..... BUT ....

This is a River that has a Current ...... the Flow of Water from the North to the South.... heavy Rain along the Shores and estuaries increase that Flow... as More waters enters the Estuaries the More water enters the river. It is also a Tidal River - WTF is that ??!?!? That is the affect the Moon and planets have on the water on Earth ,, Simply ,, that from Slack tide to High tide water flows into the River from the Ocean. Now - the Salt water ends near Haverstraw so that the salt water stays far to the South, and they call the water that is mix - 'Brackish" - Now this flow into the River pushes water north to the point of raising the Level an average of Just shy of 4 FEET... YUP FOUR feet on average - more or less depending on that moon and planet cycles.... so that the flow of the River turns from it's North to South path to moving water South to North !!! Think about how much water that is to increase the level of the Entire area of the River From NYC to Albany by FOUR FEET !! OK - Then as the Water goes from High tide to low tide all that water starts moving to the SOUTH ....... think of it like this.... If you are in a boat while the tide is moving out. and you dive into the River to the South,,, when you come up ,,, you could be A Hundred yards away from that Boat !!! and I can tell you - no WAY in hell can you swim back to the Boat ! no swimmer is strong enough to overcome the normal river flow and the Outgoing tide !!

NOW - that I have explained this,,, Let me get to the Point.... Many many people do not pay enough respect to the Hudson. EVERY year she takes a toll - a exacts a payment of sorts on someone(s) - I'm not talking about Jumpers -- those who leap from a bridge to the water - ,,, yes, there are dumb people that show no respect by venturing out on her in the winter, in boats, canoes, kayaks that are not meant for that..... there are those that do not respect her power ,,, no PFDs - (lifejackets for those who do not know) They Swim with no concern of the Tide and Current,, and those things that you can't see under the water, Trees and such..... EVERY year - she takes Swimmers, Bathers ... Adults and Children alike... in the last few years, 1 of 3 men in a Canoe did not make it back, a boy that went into the River to get his School books back that some bullies tossed in was swept away , a fisherman who fell over board, a man bathing near Poughkeepsie walked off the Shallow end into the Current - Whoosh - Gone ! .... A Child swimming with her family , a man walking along a dock that tripped and fell in - innocent activities . Now sure there are thousands that swim in her waters and go home that same day - however - I am here to tell you that she will collect her Toll , take her sacrifice if you will - by taking the life of those who show NO Respect to the River to the Power of the Water.......

Jorma - WATER SONG