Why don't they just move New Orleans ?

[Captain]

Being a somewhat historic city, I doubt they could/would move it, but they should start putting a halt to where new construction can occur. Up here in Southern Alberta we get flooding along the Bow, Elbow, and Highwood Rivers every few years. Finally, after the big flood of 05', the banks started making it very difficult to get a mortgage to buy a home along the river fronts, and many insurance companies wont sell you home insurance if you insist on living in such an area. The idea has expanded into homes on hill sides, near railroad tracks, etc....Slowly, this convinces people to move into safer areas, or end up biting the bullet and accept they live in a dangerous area and nobodies going to keep bailing them out with handouts. Of course, most folks up here who live along the water, on hillsides, etc., are not poor by any means and can usually fend for themselves monetarily if they need too.

In the case of New Orleans, I just saw on the news were many of the old ***** still havent been properly repaired (many date back to the civil war era?). Some are still just sand....What the heck? In this modern era, and in light of what has happened with Katrina, you would think they could build better ***** and water walls...Cheaper than rebuilding the city ever year I would imagine!

[Customslab]

I think a lot of people just don't have the money for insurance...

that may be true but that doesn't mean the goverment should replace their loss

[ScottA]

There isn't any place that isn't effected by weather to some degree in the US. From hurricanes in the Gulf and along the east coast, fires, earthquakes and mudslides out west, bitter cold snow up north and northeast, unbelievable heat in the mid-west and south, flooding just about anywhere and tornados in Tornado Alley and down south. Yet, we all live where we do despite the potiential of catching mother nature on a bad day. It's just part of life.

[megoat]

There isn't any place that isn't effected by weather to some degree in the US. From hurricanes in the Gulf and along the east coast, fires, earthquakes and mudslides out west, bitter cold snow up north and northeast, unbelievable heat in the mid-west and south, flooding just about anywhere and tornados in Tornado Alley and down south. Yet, we all live where we do despite the potiential of catching mother nature on a bad day. It's just part of life.

Would you quit being so reasonable?

[Gorn Captain]

There isn't any place that isn't effected by weather to some degree in the US. From hurricanes in the Gulf and along the east coast, fires, earthquakes and mudslides out west, bitter cold snow up north and northeast, unbelievable heat in the mid-west and south, flooding just about anywhere and tornados in Tornado Alley and down south. Yet, we all live where we do despite the potiential of catching mother nature on a bad day. It's just part of life.

You are the wisest among all Mego-heads....

[Adam West]

I just wonder if there is some way to build some type of dam or drainage system to prevent the flooding when these hurricanes do hit. It might cost a fortune up front but I think in the long run it is worth the cost and would seem to be a proactive solution to a continual problem.

[Gorn Captain]

I just wonder if there is some way to build some type of dam or drainage system to prevent the flooding when these hurricanes do hit. It might cost a fortune up front but I think in the long run it is worth the cost and would seem to be a proactive solution to a continual problem.

True.

I'd have thought they'd rush to get this built, but apparently "construction should be on the way by 2010???!!!"

[Mikey]

Eventually there's going to come a time when the gov will decide we just can't keep pouring money into a city that's slipping beneath the sea and we can't do anything about it.

In a few hundred years, what will New Orleans be ?

I can see it now, a mile off the shore a giant open top barrel with a city inside way down below the surface of the ocean.

[Bill]

Barrier islands shouldn't exist for very long either, and certainly shouldn't have anything large built on them, but look how much money is spent on their upkeep.

[garagesale]

I live in Oklahoma... the only safe place in the USA! No earthquakes, no hurricaines, no blizzards, no recession, no overcrowding.

Now then, you hear terrible stories about tornadoes and bombings and the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. All of these are overblown by the media and by history.

We have more days of sun than Southern California. Our winters are short and merciful (the snow never stays on the ground more than a couple days). The tornadoes are pretty local phenomena. When they hit, they're bad, but generally no more than a square mile or so of TOTAL damage. CNN et al always make it look/sound like the whole state's been destroyed. Ditto the OKC bombing. Horrible, yes, but nowhere near the widespread devastation the news made it look like.

The Depression and the Dust Bowl were more than 70 years ago, and all those problems have been taken care of. Not that they couldn't happen again, it just that our "levees" (economic/environmental ones) will hold much better than those in N.O.

I'm letting you all in on these secrets so more Mego collectors might move here. Don't tell anyone else... let's just let them keep thinking Oklahoma is a terrible place to live. The truth is, Oklahoma is OK.



JamesD

[txteach]

From what I have seen Oklahoma is pretty nice. I also have two good buddies, Todd and James, living there. That really does make it tempting to go there.

[Mikey]

I've been to Oklahoma twice.

To me, it just seems like Texas without the attitude

[Adam West]

The government spends lots of money on various areas. They spent I don't know how much money on building dunes and resurfacing the beaches on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. It is a major tourist attraction and presume they do it because they know that there are jobs on the line and they will eventually recoup their money in tax revenue from the area.

Same thing with New Orleans. Lot's of jobs and big tourist destination. A lot of complaints can be made about taxpayer money wasted but New Orleans generates a lot of tax revenue so preserving the city seems to make sense. I just wish they would figure out how to do it right with the proper levees and drainage and just go ahead and spend the money.

[Shanester]

I'm glad some people find this funny. I can assure you, I don't.

Tax payer money wasted??!!! F-you.