Posted on 05/01/2006 5:55:02 PM PDT by Ellesu
Well, thanks. I always thought an alligator would eat virtually ANYTHING.
I've asked before...how do satire writers manage to make a living when the real world is starting to out-crazy them?
Its a common misperception that all of NOLA is below sealevel. In fact there are many areas that are not. If we had a bold vision we would place our housing where many of the parks are. Those areas are believe or not mostly above seallevel. Then make parks where the areas that are most floodprone. However such a grand design for NOLA has not been contemplated because of politcs.
Can someone tell me why we are pouring so much money into rebuilding a city that is essentially doomed to reflooding? On the other hand, if we rebuilt the city with canals like Venice, Italy it might stand a chance. My gut feeling, though, is that this 'rebuilding' thing is just money down a rat hole. Better to call it good and move on down the road. Let the sea have it.
Wow, just the other day I said "It's about time for another wave of 'Katrina-X Months Later...'Still a mess' says Bush critic' stories".
"Can someone tell me why we are pouring so much money into rebuilding a city that is essentially doomed to reflooding.... Let the sea have it."
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And the sea will have it....hurricane season starts next month.
You don't have to convince me. IMO the only way that place is getting cleaned up is if the people that live there begin to do it themselves much like Germans and Europeans did after WWII. The problem is that few people that used to live there probably believe that they have to do anything in that way. Also, given that the area/region is "led" by liberals that represent constituencies (in the hardest hit areas) with their hands out perpetually, I wouldn't expect much action there for a while.
The heat/humidity of the summer will only compound things. My guess is that at some point, could be five or more years from now, they'll have to cave and turn the entire thing over to private developers. Another hard hitting hurricane would merely shove things from bad to worse.
Too bad the corrupt political environment down there saw all the money for levies over the years line the pockets of who knows who.
Of course - why would you expect anything else?
I notice that Quintocha's parents are named Daniel and Patricia, while *not one* of the family members named: Quin, parents, nor sons, has the same last name. Did they pick random last names out of the phone book or something?
You've not seen nothing like the mighty Quin...tocha...
"However such a grand design for NOLA has not been contemplated because of politcs."
That's the saddest part of all. The crooked elected officials down there have really done a number on the residents.
As much as I loathe my current socialist Governor (Diamond Jim Doyle, D, WI) I know our state government as a whole is pretty sound as far as disaster planning goes. Guess it would depend upon the disaster, though.
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FEMA can't be part of the problem. All the deep thinkers on this thread know that Nagin and Americans with funny names are the road blocks here.
WILSON ASKS U.S. ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE JUNK CAR DEAL
Note to NO: You get what you vote for.
If they want to get rid of the rats, they'd better be very careful about which snakes they kill and restrict the snake killing to poisonous snakes only. Many of those snakes are actually doing the people a huge service by eating the vermin that would spread disease. A couple of years ago I ran into a 52" long black rat snake crawling up the side of my house, got a camera, and took a picture of it. I insist all trades people who come here to work leave all the nonpoisonous snakes alone. The snakes are really very beneficial.
The same people who complain that Bush hasn't rebuilt an entire city in 8 months, haven't been able to get off their butts in the same 8 months.....
The Illegals marched the streets of N.O. yesterday.
Andrew left scars, lessons '92 storm's survivors know well the pain left by Charley
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