Armed with truckloads of sandbags, neighbor helped neighbor yesterday, as the Red River spilled its banks north of the city. Now the cold weather that has swept across the province is “temporarily” staving off the flood threat, but, ice clogged culverts and ice jams continue to threaten hundreds of homes. Premier Gary Doer toured some of the area yesterday and said the province was doing its best to break up the ice quickly.
Meantime, hundreds of people down in Fargo have fled their homes, after a major leak developed in a dike holding back the swollen Red River. Early this morning, the river in Fargo hit 12.2 meters, breaking a record set 112 years ago. The crest by the way should hit the city tomorrow.
Ticketmaster has an issue with tickets ! The company wants the Manitoba government to drop its ticket scalping law, saying its unenforceable. Ticketmaster lawyer, Joe Freeman says making it illegal to resell a ticket to a concert defies logic in the age of the internet. He says there are hundreds of resellers selling tickets on the net, and they’re beyond the reach of Manitoba laws.
Efforts are under way to try and beat a new computer worm before it has a chance to cause chaos next Wednesday. The worm, known as Conficker, began infecting computers around the world late last year. Once infected, computers can be linked into a sort of mesh that can be used to do everything from transmitting viruses to sending out massive amounts of spam. Microsoft by the way is offering a 250 thousand dollar reward for info on who started it.
It’s by far the most expensive house for sale in the U.S. In Los Angeles, the widow of t.v. producer, Aaron Spelling is selling “The Manor” a French chateau style mansion with moer than 56 thousand square feet of living space. The price by the way? A cool 150 million dollars !
We’re not the only one’s getting wicked weather these days. Colorado and Wyoming got nailed with major snow yesterday, and more is on the way today. Many schools and roads are closed, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled.
