Re: New Orleans Musings


"El Conquistador" <idont@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "dig under rocks" <ryan_wisniewski@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > "£ Î Z @ R Ð" <jattea@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > | dude.
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| > | > C: Do you think we should rebuild this city? I don't; I think it
| > should
| > | > be turned into a town centered entirely on shipping, turn it into an
| > | > industrial zone only. I think they should just raze the entire thing
| > | > and start over. It's
| > |
| > | no offense intended, but I think this opinion is absolutely
ridiculous.
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| >
| > I kinda agree with you Lizard. Obviously some things need to change
down
| > there....it's not as if this is going to be the last hurricane to hit
the
| > area, but "razing" it is not even CLOSE to a solution.
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| It will take so long to get the water and other contaminants drained off
| that most of it will have to be razed. For most of the affected area
repair
| is not an option, only rebuild. To rebuild in such a low lying area is
flat
| out stupid. It'll probably happen because of sentimental reasons and
| stubbornness, but logically it would be a mistake.

But what do you do? Tell millions of people they can't live there anymore?
Where should they go? And I'm not talking about sentiment here......I
talking logistically......


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