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2005-09-23 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by GK 2005-09-23 14:28|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The problem is NOT the rainfall (for now). It is the storm surge and high tide. The Gulf is on the canal side of the failing levees, and as the Gulf level rises due to tide, surge, and wind/waves, the water spills over the top of the levees. As water washes over, it erodes the new dirt/sand/gravel/shells the Corps of Engineers placed there, creating a kind of 'canyon' through the levee, allowing ever more water to flow from the Gulf into the below sea-level Lower Ninth Ward (& on into Chalmette).

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2005-09-23 14:50|| 2005-09-23 14:50|| Front Page Top

#2 The Industrial Canal does not 'drain' the Lake into the river, or vice versa. It provides navigational access from the Lake to the river through a lock, which normally drops ships a couple of feet from the river to the lake, which is at sea level.

Gov. Blanco is not a comedienne either - she swiped that quip from the mayor of some Texas coastal town southwest of Galveston.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2005-09-23 14:54|| 2005-09-23 14:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Someone posted an item here last week or so about Virginia Emergency Services handing out the ink markers to those who refuse mandatory evacuations.

Posted by john">john 2005-09-23 15:01|| 2005-09-23 15:01|| Front Page Top

#4 John's got it. There is no way for authorities to force anyone to leave their home, short of true martial law. So they try to scare people into leaving by telling them if they won't leave, at least put your SSN on you so you won't be hard to identify.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-23 15:10|| 2005-09-23 15:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry for the draining error. I read this The Industrial Canal connects Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. New Orleans was 90% drained. over at the dummocrat blog and apparently misread it.

Posted by GK 2005-09-23 16:13|| 2005-09-23 16:13|| Front Page Top

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