By Juan Montoya
It was time for a touch up of the fountain at Oliveira Middle School. Even the three dolphins got a makeover from the pressure hose.
When we inquired about the touch up, we were told it was a general cleanup that started with sanding and painting the gates at the school parking lot entrances and will include a sanding and hydroblasting of the fountain and the mascots in front of the school before the paint.
We were also informed in no uncertain terms that the mascots in question were not porpoises, but rather dolphins, a totally different animal, and not a fish.
We learned that although the terms "dolphin" and "porpoise" while often used interchangeably, describe two different groups of animals called cetaceans. Dolphins belong to the Family Delphinidae, while porpoises belong to the Family Phocoenidae.
It was all getting rather complicated, but suffice it to say that the cute Flipper-like mammals that jump and cavort around shrimp boats on the Brownsville Ship Channel are dolphins, and not porpoises.
2 comments:
They would rather spend money on cleaning a water fountain than improving necessary facilities for the disabled.
I'm thinking about hydroblasting but I'm not sure yet. I want to learn a little more about it and see what else I have to work with. Seem like it works great though. Thanks for the post! http://www.301environmentalinc.com/hydro-blasting/
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