Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/11/12/venice-is-flooded-right-now-an.html
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Someone needs introduce Itialians to paddleboards. Finally a useful function for the things!
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Water is 70 cm deep in San Marco. It happened 12 times in the past thousand years, 3 times in the last 20 years. There is an anti-tide system (MOSE), to build it they burnt 5 billion EUR and it’s completely useless.
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continuing to dog Italy
I see what you did there…
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this is clearly god taking vengeance on cafes for taking advantage of tourists.
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Bonus: that water they’re wading through contains raw sewage!
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-venice-sewer-system-works-2012-11
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so you too have experienced a cafe bill in Venice?
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and way cheaper to upkeep than almost any other marine vessel.
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I thought it should be;
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At least that doggo is having fun…
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“Department of transportation, sewage and recreation—how may I direct your call?”
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I well remember paying 20 Euro to sip a tablespoon of so-so espresso while observing pigeons and the Campanile. Was it worth it? Sure. Once. Not doing it again.
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Bad weather is continuing to dog Italy, with no real let-up forecast for several
daysmillennia.
Fixed that for you.
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To be fair to Venice, it’s miserable even when the water doesn’t come up to your knees.
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Bad weather is continuing to dog Italy, with no real let-up forecast for several days centuries.
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Yep! Totally gnasty…
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I thought Venice was always flooded. Isn’t that kind of it’s claim to fame?
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Ah not to me. Venice is one of my most favorite places - even if it’s crowded with tourists and outrageously expensive. I love just wandering and getting deliberately lost among the narrow streets and alleys.
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You’re not paying for the coffee. You’re paying to sit down.
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