Tropical Storm Isaac

[Timothy]

Creepy started flying into the airport and seeing that all the graves were mausoleums above ground and realizing it was water under a few inches of dirt.

Flying  into there my first trip, my first impression was that it was sunken...it just looks below sea level from the air.

Of course much of Holland is below sea level and they manage it seems.
 

Holland doesn't get hurricanes!  If they had a twelve to twenty foot storm surge, they'd be hurting...

[MikeBjerum]

Like most of the cities I fly into, I every place I would much rather spend my time from the air out side of the city limits.  Louisiana looks like a lot of fun if you have a boat and can stay 40 miles out from New Orleans.  The same can be said, with some slight modifications and changes, for Tampa, Chicago, Hartford, Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Phoenix, Denver, and expect to feel the same about Charlotte and Charleston by year's end.  We'll see.  I was hoping for better out of Hartford, but it disappointed me.

[Majer]

You said Denver twice...Do you like Denver?...

[MikeBjerum]

Concerning the idea of abandoning these cities, I don't think we should abandon them.  However, we need to quit condoning, rewarding and subsidizing poor choices from the past.

[MikeBjerum]

You said Denver twice...Do you like Denver?...

Two issues:  I'm aging rapidly, and a couple of people I know that live in that area spent too much time smoking their salads ... or should we say they enjoyed the 60's a little too much.  I do enjoy the brewery in Golden, always love visiting places that make things, and there are a few places I'd like to visit, but every time we go those with me get elevation sickness.

My point is that I BASICALLY HATE CITIES!

[Sponsor]

[Timothy]

Like most of the cities I fly into, I every place I would much rather spend my time from the air out side of the city limits.  Louisiana looks like a lot of fun if you have a boat and can stay 40 miles out from New Orleans.  The same can be said, with some slight modifications and changes, for Tampa, Chicago, Hartford, Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Phoenix, Denver, and expect to feel the same about Charlotte and Charleston by year's end.  We'll see.  I was hoping for better out of Hartford, but it disappointed me.

Charlotte and Charleston aren't too bad!  The rest? Meh! 

Never visited LV or Pehonicks though...Denver was OK in the rear view mirror headed toward Golden.

[Mjolnir]

I mean absolutely no offense to all the folks who live down there, but New Orleans has to be the most idiotic place for a major city.  Instead of constantly pumping billions of dollars into keeping it dry, that money should be spent to do a one-time buyout of all property, and to relocate everyone.  Then let it sink and become a National Monument to man's stupidity.  Damn the historical value of the city, it's just not worth it.

Almost 30 years ago, John McPhee wrote The Control Of Nature, which is three essays on man's attempt to stem the tide of natural occurring events.  One of the essays was on our government's herculean effort at tremendous cost to control the flow of the mighty Mississippi. At best it's a never ending battle, but IMO, the river will eventually win.  While it has a bit of a tree-hugging slant, the essay does of very good, and even prophetic, job of outlining the challenges with the levee system and dangers New Orleans faces.  The full essay is here and is a good read, especially if you live in the area.

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1987/02/23/1987_02_23_039_TNY_CARDS_000347146

One small thing that many who are not in the know... The Port of New Orleans.

How about the significance of the Battle of New Orleans?