Comic Discussion > ALICE GROVE
Alice Grove MCDLT - July 2016
BenRG:
Unless you have a Struthio (Strange Big Dog)-powered pump to drain it out.
sitnspin:
If that pump could keep up with hurricane level rainfall, I'd be quite impressed.
Skewbrow:
Judging from the scenes from the last couple of days from their travel heavy rainfall in this area is very rare.
Your point about the vulnerability of this layout of the village does stand. Would a trench or a low barrier/dam around the pit be asking too much? A sandstorm or a blizzard would be as bad as heavy rain. But, the inhabitants know more about the local conditions than we do.
BenRG:
From what we've seen so far, the post-Blink human population of the Earth is small and well spread out. Additionally, the Pit doesn't seem to be associated with any significant natural resources for which other groups would want to commit resources to attempt to seize. Their only real asset is their access to pre-Blink technology. From what little we've seen, these aren't greatly in demand in the contemporary world to the point where those who are interested in it are seen as weird or even supernatural.
With regard to natural issues, I don't think that rain is much of a problem; the territory looks like arid badlands like Montana or even Nevada. The parapet of the pit would protect the houses (which are built tight up against the walls) from dust-storms and effective drainage is the first thing any mining operation learns.
JimC:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 03 Jul 2016, 01:17 ---... other groups would want to commit resources to attempt to seize.
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I *very* much doubt that town layout is intended for defence against human aggression... Don't think defence against dangerous animals would be very good either.
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