The thing of it is that New Orleans wasn't literally next to the ocean....until Big Oil, corrupt LA politicians & the Federal Gov't cut channels through the thousands of sq. miles of marshlands. Those same marshlands that formerly provided a natural buffer (such as it was) against hurricanes were sacrificed in the name of oil/gas pipelines & other channels....that profited the much more politically astute state of Texas. Those marshlands are now largely gone, washed into the Gulf. Take a look at satellite photos of the LA coast from say 1970 and compare it to today, it's shocking. Almost along the lines of the polar ice caps of then and now. In the name of progress. Or...commerce.

Or,

If this country had say the forethought of the Netherlands (another area largely below sea level) and built a legitimate levee/floodgate system, there wouldn't be a LA "problem" such as it is. But, that would entail a (God forbid) infrastructure program that would disproportionately benefit the wrong kind (non-political donating ) of people. But nevertheless would have saved tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars.

How many people returned? Hundreds of thousands. Why? It's their home, a home some of us find special in ways others can't appreciate....but one that outsiders who consider it to be an armpit they still spend billions attempting to revel in (or copying its) art, music, writing, food, etc..

And finally, if you "live in a hole" stuff's going to happen. It's just sad that the worst stuff happened when levees were intentionally blown up (1927) or failed due to the human neglect, ineptitude and greed that compromised any levee "system" built in the 50-60 years before 2005. Each time "shit" happened it was as a result of human self dealing, theft and/or fraud.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

So we are all in agreement then, no one cares about NO?

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

This is going to screw up Swamp People for this coming season.

That sucks the most.

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

If a new and well designed levee/floodgate system was built would that replace the natural marshland barrier? Or is the city behind the 8-ball for the rest of time?

Nope, not even us. At least not using the area outlined in BC's photo...



Quad Cities...representin'!

The city is like California or Miami, stuff's gonna happen regardless of a new flood control system and/or regeneration of the wetlands. But I'd posit that with good planning, it has a better long term outlook than say Dallas, Phoenix or Vegas.

Personally however, I don't see the value in Dallas, Phoenix or Vegas

....but the French were blameless...here

Never been to Dalls.

If Vegas was burned to the ground I really wouldn't care.

Phoenix may very well be the most empty and pointless city on Earth, at least in my opinion. It's a ghost town.

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

Doc that pic is a fake

http://www.businessinsider.com/hurrican ... oto-2012-8

It's my subtle way of saying that I think the hurricane is fake as well.

It's a Democratic Party conspiracy.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

I guess BRick is taking coat drive donation down to New Orleans

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

People should just find somewhere to live where both natural and man made disasters never take place...

Canada.... nothing ever happens in Canada.

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

Fuckin' cold. People freeze. Stupid people freezing to death. They probably complain while they're freezing, too...

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.