Escape from Hurricane Katrina + Live Blog from N.O. Hell

[Kanegrundar]

How much explosives would it take to break open one of those concrete wall levees? I wonder what it would be like if it happened when the city was full of people?

I think that's one more reason not to rebuild a city that's probably oh, 5 pounds away from a massive crisis that would make the current one look piddly.

joe b.

We'll rebuild because it's not in America's nature to give up, even when we probably should. NO is such a big part of the American experience that it's unthinkable of not rebuilding.

Kane

 

[Hand of Evil]

How much explosives would it take to break open one of those concrete wall levees? I wonder what it would be like if it happened when the city was full of people?

I think that's one more reason not to rebuild a city that's probably oh, 5 pounds away from a massive crisis that would make the current one look piddly.

joe b.

I would be more concerned with the oil pipe line, its impact is greater.

I do think the city will be rebuilt but they will now follow the plan introduced.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Try not to be so hard on folks that avoid the news. Since I'm still on medication for depression, I purposely avoid focusing on or dwelling on tragic news. That's not to say I ignore what others are going through---I just can't handle a constant dose of it right now.

I understand completely. I'm bipolar myself.

Not being hard on anyone for avoiding the news, though. She's a girl I know really well and - while I would appreciate it if she avoided the news for a purpose, she is simply too wrapped up in herself to even realize that the hurricane happened. She had no knowledge that Hurricane Katrina existed... and hence, I wanted to slap her.

Read this article this morning and it gave me a little bit of a boost. Was a nice pick-up to see that most of the historical sites in NO are not in horrible shape.

 

[MaxKaladin]

The historical sites are ok because the original New Orleans was built above sea level. It's been later expansion that moved below sea level. When the city is rebuilt, any area below sea level should be turned into parks or something and subsequent development below sea level should be banned.

 

[Rel]

When the city is rebuilt, any area below sea level should be turned into parks or something and subsequent development below sea level should be banned.

Well it appears that approximately 80% of the city has been built on "flood prone" areas. If they're going to avoid building on them at all in the future, that's going to present some significant challenges to traditional urban design.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

The stories of the looters shocks me, but probably the most shocking thing to me and my girlfriend (who is from New Orleans, and whose family barely made it out) was this:

Congressman Hastert (IL, Rep) proposes not rebuilding New Orleans

I mean, could he have said anything more demoralizing for the people of the city?

Hearing stories about the Saints football team permanently leaving the city after the knowledge that their stadium is totally ruined from both the storm and the people tearing it up....

I told a friend that the game Sun will be very interesting.... The season opener between the Saints and the Panthers.... It's gonna be emotional, I'll bet on that.

 

[Del]

Escape from New Orleans.

We need Snake Plisken.

 

[Del]

Okay Macy Grey is performing on Larry King. Chalk one up to now having seen it all.

 

[MaxKaladin]

Well it appears that approximately 80% of the city has been built on "flood prone" areas. If they're going to avoid building on them at all in the future, that's going to present some significant challenges to traditional urban design.

It occured to me that they might want to turn flooded streets into a design feature and have parts of New Orleans be like Venice. They could do the whole romantic gondola ride bit and everything.

 

[Rel]

It occured to me that they might want to turn flooded streets into a design feature and have parts of New Orleans be like Venice. They could do the whole romantic gondola ride bit and everything.

That might be neat for the whole tourist industry. I just wonder if it would hold too many bad memories for the folks who live there.