Re: Thunderstorm Southern Style

Posted by john in la on July 21, 2007 at 09:21:57 from (67.35.255.22):

In Reply to: Re: Thunderstorm Southern Style posted by John S-B on July 21, 2007 at 08:31:51:

Thank you for your comments.......

I will agree that most of the damage was done by flooding water from when the levee broke. There was little damage from wind before this.
My parents house had only minor shingle damage from wind. They live in a area that the levee did NOT break; but get this.... The government found it necessary to evacuate all non accentual personal. They included the guys that run the pumping stations that pump water out as non accentual. So their house flooded from rain water. That is just crazy.

I also agree that they should NOT rebuild N.O. until the facts are faced and more is done to prevent flooding; mainly taking the levees off the Mississippi and allowing the surrounding land to build above sea level and used as a buffer zone.

As far as evacuating that is not cost feasible. Most people would not leave anyway. Many stay and just ride it out. All areas were under a mandatory evacuation but many choose not to leave.
Think of it this way.........
I give you a tractor but tell you not to use it in a certain way such as pulling out tree stumps. You do it any way and it turns over on you. Then you have the gall to try and sue me because I did not force you from NOT pulling stumps with this tractor.
Same difference here.........
We tell you to evacuate. You should have a plan of your own in advance to do so. Heck you live in a flood prone area. We set up the roads so they will handle the extra traffic better. You choose to stay and then have the gall to complain that we did not force you to leave. It is also not the governments place to pay for and provide evacuation no more than it is the governments place to give me money to rebuild my house after the damage.

See I think we both have common ideas; we just think the solution should come from different directions.

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