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[rocks 494]

So you don't live in MS?

It's really none of your business where I live. I'm sure you're going to make more jokes about how people died in their houses now. Have fun with that, again.

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's really none of your business where I live. I'm sure you're going to make more jokes about how people died in their houses now. Have fun with that, again.

I spoke with a couple of friends in NO yesterday and they were without power and grilling everything in their freezer lest it go bad.

Glad to hear you made it OK, or at least it seems so...

[rocks 494]

I spoke with a couple of friends in NO yesterday and they were without power and grilling everything in their freezer lest it go bad.

Glad to hear you made it OK, or at least it seems so...

Thanks! We had tornadoes and lots of flooding locally, but nothing affected our house thankfully. Nola got a lot more wind and rain than us. Friends there told us they're without power too, lots of trees and power lines down. Glad your friends are ok. Have you seen the pictures of Braithwaite? It's shocking, this was only supposed to be a cat 1 storm.

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[JohnR! 5,495]

Thanks! We had tornadoes and lots of flooding locally, but nothing affected our house thankfully. Nola got a lot more wind and rain than us. Friends there told us they're without power too, lots of trees and power lines down. Glad your friends are ok. Have you seen the pictures of Braithwaite? It's shocking, this was only supposed to be a cat 1 storm.

I believe that despite the lower category, that the storm moved more slowly and lingered caused less destruction by gales but created as much strain in the system as Katrina in terms of volume of water.

Braithwaite looks like a war zone. It is really sad and it reminds me or earthquakes... All you can do is look for shelter and watch it all go to waste...

[rocks 494]

I believe that despite the lower category, that the storm moved more slowly and lingered caused less destruction by gales but created as much strain in the system as Katrina in terms of volume of water.

Braithwaite looks like a war zone. It is really sad and it reminds me or earthquakes... All you can do is look for shelter and watch it all go to waste...

It was a bizarre storm, it created an eye inside an eye, and yes it was extremely slow moving. It rained constantly, that's how Braithwaite got so screwed. They described the fast rising water as worse than Katrina. No one could have predicted this from a cat 1. I can see how this is like an earthquake, there isn't any notification of it happening and by the time it does there is nothing you can do.

Storm surge here was 6-8ft, and about 12 inches of rain. 60mph winds. The rivers will flood next. There are people in low laying areas who rebuilt their houses on stilts after Katrina, the water went up to their doors! It seems like whatever they try it isn't enough.

Hopefully some drought stricken areas can benefit from the rain.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

There are people in low laying areas who rebuilt their houses on stilts after Katrina, the water went up to their doors! It seems like whatever they try it isn't enough.

Take the Dutch approach and let the water rise.

Dutch Answer to Flooding: Build Houses that Swim

[kytwell 179]

Take the Dutch approach and let the water rise.

Reminded me of shirts I see around certain areas of my state.

Edited August 31, 2012 by kytwell

[rocks 494]

Take the Dutch approach and let the water rise.

Dutch Answer to Flooding: Build Houses that Swim

I've see those before, they're amazing. What about the hurricane force winds though?

The Netherlands are very innovative, that's for sure. The dam they have is incredible, 1/4 of the country is reclaimed land. Double decker trains are the best idea ever too!

The problem for Plaquemines parish is they are outside of the federal levee system.