[Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?

[Herb Parsons]

Galveston remains the site of the most destructive, in terms of human lives, disaster in US history. I believe the death count was estimated at 8000.

Herb Parsons

S/V O'Jure
  1976 O'Day 25
  Lake Grapevine, N TX

S/V Reve de Papa
  1971 Coronado 35
  Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast

>>> tnrhodey at hotmail.com 9/17/2005 7:33:45 AM >>>
PT,

Yes that is what Jim is sending. He is willing to except the risk.

Jim wasn't Gavelston the site of one of the worst Hurricanes in our Nation's 
history?

Wally


>From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:37:13 -0400
>
>JW,
>
>Isn't that exactly what happened?
>
>PT
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim White" <lemenagerie22 at yahoo.com>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?
>
>
> > Herb:
> > Most of us down here in South Texas would rather the government not
>provide cat 5 proofing. We're already sick of high taxes and besides, it
>would ruin the view.
> >
> > A lot of us who live here on the coast understand the risks. Hey, you 
>rool
>the dice, you take your chances....
> > jw
> >
> >
> > Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
> > Question for all:
> >
> > How many category 5 hurricanes have struck New Orleans in recorded
>history?
> >
> > Another question,
> >
> > What if "bulletproofing" the city against a cat 5 costs more than the
>repair bill for NO?
> >
> > Yet another,
> >
> > Why stop with New Orleans? Why not cat-5 proof every coastal city from
>South Texas to the northern part of North Carolina? I mean, I know that
>would be trillions of dollars, but if it's good for one city, isn't it good
>for all?
> >
> >
> > Herb Parsons
> >
> > S/V O'Jure
> > 1976 O'Day 25
> > Lake Grapevine, N TX
> >
> > S/V Reve de Papa
> > 1971 Coronado 35
> > Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
> >
> > >>> pthorn at nc.rr.com 9/15/2005 2:49:11 PM >>>
> > Saroj,
> >
> > I completely agree with you and Rummy about that. I makes no sense to
> > rebuild "as was". At the least, they should first upfit the levees to
> > withstand a Category 5, or plan on converting to a "new world Venice".
> > Proper planning could have avoided the whole catastrophe. If it's too
> > expensive to do it properly, then perhaps it shouldn't be done.
> >
> > PT
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Saroj Gilbert"
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 3:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?
> >
> >
> > > Its an incredible dilemma given the ecology of the area... however New
> > > Orleans is truly a national treasure rich with historical
>significance...
> > > maybe they'll have to pull a Chicago where the city was built up on
>stilts
> > > essentially... used to be down a story... often when they excavate for
>new
> > > buildings they find store fronts and evidence of streets at what is 
>now
> > the
> > > basement area... You can walk from one end of the downtown area to the
> > > other underground still...
> > >
> > > Saroj
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From:
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:56 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?
> > >
> > >
> > > > The state of Wisconsin has had some experience with moving towns 
>that
> > were
> > > > located in flood prone zones. The southwestern part of the state is
>very
> > > > hilly
> > > > and is prone to flash floods, some of epic proportions. After
>rebuilding
> > > > several cities time after time, they finally figured out that the
>three
> > > > cities
> > > > couldn't stay were they were. It took a lot of time and persuasion,
>but
> > > > the
> > > > cities relocated and are thriving today due to both state and 
>federal
> > > > aid. The
> > > > point is that they are no longer flooding. Cities can be moved and
> > > > people's
> > > > attitude's changed. How many more people need die simply to keep a
>city
> > > > where it
> > > > shouldn't be.
> > > > Perhaps we should look to correct a problem that was created a long
>time
> > > > ago
> > > > by.......of course, the French. My vote goes with relocating the 
>city.
> > > >
> > > > Rummy said that.
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