[bobdsmith]

Damn straight - we are going to be the laughing stock of countries that have been doing this for hundreds of years in the North Sea.

No. They don't have hurricanes.

[spanalot]

""Damn straight - we are going to be the laughing stock of countries that have been doing this for hundreds of years in the North Sea.""

"No. They don't have hurricanes."

The dykes survived the hurricane - thelake never surged over the top - these dykes simply failed below their design level