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SithMaster:

--- Quote from: Hemi on September 03, 2008, 07:17:26 pm ---N.O has too much history and culture to start to mess with it and destroy it all now. The city has been like this and fine for how many decades now? Just because they get unlucky with a few storms is no reason to start talking about floating cities.

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I think the storm destroyed it already.  They can have their culture just move it a few miles inland to prevent the same situation from happening again.  I think its best to actually use the ideas designed to save life and property in any future rebuilding plans.  Seriously just because the city flooded at that level once doesn't mean it won't happen again.  Actually by your argument I can say they shouldn't even build dams and levees to prevent flooding since they ruin the culture and history of the city.

In the end people will build where they shouldn't, have their homes destroyed, get stiffed on the insurance claim, rebuild anyway, repeat.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Hemi on September 03, 2008, 07:17:26 pm ---N.O has too much history and culture to start to mess with it and destroy it all now.

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So did Pompei.

A few decades means nothing in terms of history.  The US is a very young country on scale of worldwide history.

ark_ader:
I was day dreaming about underwater cities, and then thought of this guy:



Then it reminds me of someone else who is just as irritating.   ::)

Ginsu Victim:
We interrupt this thread for a message from Saint

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scotthh:
At 10am on 8/27, the National Weather Service had issued a hurricane watch for New Orleans. At 4pm on 8/28, the National Hurricane Center was advising that  "SOME LEVEES IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA COULD BE OVERTOPPED." The mayor didn't bother to tell people to leave until 10am on 8/28.  The hurricane made landfall in the morning 8/29. I was in South East Florida for some of the 2004 season (Frances and Jeanne). Sure FEMA comes around with some money after the fact, But the protection and clean-up are local. It's amazing that New Orleans could re-elect the completely incompetent Ray Nagin, who's city government deserves the majority of the blame for the loss of life. At least Governor Kathleen Blanco retired. If you had property destroyed on the gulf or Florida coast due to a hurricane, you were most likely entitled to government money. If you choose to rebuild, it shouldn't be the rest of America's responsibility to insure you again. Feel free to  :banghead:, but I don't want to pay for it.

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