[Rhodes22-list] NPR story

[Bill Effros]

Thanks, Gregg,

That's magic! 

I think that when one is unable to plug the levee, as seems to be the 
case in this instance, there is a temptation to blow smoke for a while.

The engineer said several times that pumping was the most efficient way 
to get the water out.  He also said that the levee was breached to a 
depth of 26 feet in some places, and that as soon as they start pumping 
some place else, the water will come right back into the city at the breach.

They are trying to put their fingers in the dike, but it seems they have 
not yet succeeded, so we get a little bafflegab.

Bill Effros

Gregg J. MacMillan wrote:

> Bill--
>
> Here is the story that was on NPR.
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4825700
>
> It doesn't make sense to me either. I agree with your assessment.
>
> --Gregg
>