Predictable Reporting

Strong winds from the southeast and rain raised the coastal water levels. As usual the local media outlets head to the Causeway and Dauphin Island. They show predictable video of water and debris on the roads and parking lots with 6 inches of water in them.

Here are some reality images you will never see the local media broadcast because they are afraid to offend the City of Mobile which contributes greatly to the waterway trash pollution.

Even though high winds and flooding waters were forecast days before the City of Mobile left their overflowing garbage cans in the flood zone. Wind eventually blew this can over spreading trash into the water at McNally Park.

The half dozen or so trash cans, several overflowing with trash, at Helen Wood park were turned over and swept into the wetlands along with two porta-potties. There are two cans in this image but hard to see. It sure was irresponsible for the City of Mobile to ignore trash and sewage objects subject to flooding when flooding was predicted.

Of course, when waters get high and the wind blows a lot of Dog River residents will find a ring of trash along their shoreline when the waters recede.

Here is the densely littered shoreline of Arlington Park (Mobile Bay shoreline) seen from the wooden walkway. Much of this trash was already in the wetlands. High water raised the floatable litter and winds blew it all further inland.

The ugly view of trash in Mobile River next to Cooper Riverside Park. This is what visitors to the new 60 or so Million Dollar GulfQuest Museum get to see.

The shoreline at Mobile Convention Center is littered with trash.

Even a small gap in the Bayfront Road seawall allowed waves to wash debris on the road. Included in that debris is trash washed all the way into the grass on the other side of the road.