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Cowperson · 09-02-2005, 08:29 AM

An apt quote from over the water:

In the Netherlands, much of which lies below sea level as in New Orleans, there was some consternation that the Louisiana city was so poorly prepared, AP reported.

The nation installed massive hydraulic sea walls known as the Delta Works after devastating floods in 1953.

"I don't want to sound overly critical, but it's hard to imagine that [the damage caused by Katrina] could happen in a Western country," Ted Sluijter, press spokesman for Neeltje Jans, the public park where the Delta Works are exhibited, was reported as saying by AP.

"It seemed like plans for protection and evacuation weren't really in place, and once it happened, the coordination" was poor.

You can blame successive Presidents and politicians, Republicans and Democrats, for it.

I wonder if San Franciscans, as an example, are wondering how prepared their city is for "The Big One" that everyone knows is coming sooner or later, another example of a location that has plenty of time to prepare.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/...orld/index.html

Cowperson

09-02-2005, 08:29 AM	#269
Cowperson CP Pontiff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: A pasture out by Millarville Exp:	An apt quote from over the water: In the Netherlands, much of which lies below sea level as in New Orleans, there was some consternation that the Louisiana city was so poorly prepared, AP reported. The nation installed massive hydraulic sea walls known as the Delta Works after devastating floods in 1953. "I don't want to sound overly critical, but it's hard to imagine that [the damage caused by Katrina] could happen in a Western country," Ted Sluijter, press spokesman for Neeltje Jans, the public park where the Delta Works are exhibited, was reported as saying by AP. "It seemed like plans for protection and evacuation weren't really in place, and once it happened, the coordination" was poor. You can blame successive Presidents and politicians, Republicans and Democrats, for it. I wonder if San Franciscans, as an example, are wondering how prepared their city is for "The Big One" that everyone knows is coming sooner or later, another example of a location that has plenty of time to prepare. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/...orld/index.html Cowperson __________________ Dear Lord, help me to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. - Anonymous