Is New Orleans a write-off?

[Mike AI]

I honestly think NO should be abandonded, and be built 20-40 miles UP RIVER away from the lake. Cannot keep a city between lake, river with marsh eroding. Just will happen again. Human beings cannot toil with God and mother nature!

This is coming from someone who is a native. I am still not dealing with it yet, I am still in rescue crisis mode. It is surreal.

[Evil Chris]

I just got off the phone with Billy, and I appreciate him taking my call.
Sounds like the gang in the Directnic building are held up well, with plenty of supplies.

[TheEnforcer]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

I honestly think NO should be abandonded, and be built 20-40 miles UP RIVER away from the lake. Cannot keep a city between lake, river with marsh eroding. Just will happen again. Human beings cannot toil with God and mother nature!

This is coming from someone who is a native. I am still not dealing with it yet, I am still in rescue crisis mode. It is surreal.

I can certainly see your point Mike. When you consider but for a stream of cool air from the midwest it would have hit New Olreans head on and the surge would have been MUCH bigger one really can't argue that it would happen again in the future.

[Weg Cory]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

I honestly think NO should be abandonded, and be built 20-40 miles UP RIVER away from the lake. Cannot keep a city between lake, river with marsh eroding. Just will happen again. Human beings cannot toil with God and mother nature!

This is coming from someone who is a native. I am still not dealing with it yet, I am still in rescue crisis mode. It is surreal.

I agree with you Mike.

[xenigo]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

I honestly think NO should be abandonded, and be built 20-40 miles UP RIVER away from the lake. Cannot keep a city between lake, river with marsh eroding. Just will happen again. Human beings cannot toil with God and mother nature!

This is coming from someone who is a native. I am still not dealing with it yet, I am still in rescue crisis mode. It is surreal.

Where are you posting from?

[Carrie]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

I honestly think NO should be abandonded, and be built 20-40 miles UP RIVER away from the lake. Cannot keep a city between lake, river with marsh eroding. Just will happen again. Human beings cannot toil with God and mother nature!

This is coming from someone who is a native. I am still not dealing with it yet, I am still in rescue crisis mode. It is surreal.

Hear hear. It's just not safe to rebuild it, knowing it will happen again. Next time millions could be lost.

Check out this link about the (sinking) levees and trying to hold back the Mississippi:
http://users.stlcc.edu/jangert/oldriver/oldriver.html

If another hurricane doesn't get NO, eventually the Mississippi will. She won't be held back forever. Between her and the hurricanes, it's just a matter of time.