Klarinet Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 2005/09

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Orleans Evacuations
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:08:31 -0400

So, should we prohibit building there? How about in Florida or the
many other southern states threatened by hurricanes? While we are at,
it should we prohibit people from building on the banks of the
Mississippi or other rivers where flooding is a problem? How about in
California, with the threat of earthquakes, mudslides and wildfires?
What about the midwest states with the threat of tornados?

Ed

On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Nancy Buckman wrote:

> What I want to know is why we continue to build on a flood plain?
> And why is ANYONE planning to rebuild there? When you play with
> fire you get burned. I know that the City of New Orleans can't be
> disassembled (even though Katrina did a pretty good job of
> disassembling most of it) and moved quickly. But why rebuild there
> instead of moving and rebuilding in a safer place. Where that
> would be, I don't know, but anywhere is better than there.

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