NOT AGAIN !!!

I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity.

You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house.

(not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.)

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Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.)

I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime.

completly agree with BeanDog and Katta.

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Original post by BeanDog Quote: Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.) I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime.

Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine.

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Original post by soconne Quote: Original post by BeanDog Quote: Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.) I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime. Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine.

Do they continue to sink as New Orleans does?

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Original post by soconne Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine.

To be fair, those places are not in a huricane region...

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Original post by soconne Quote: Original post by BeanDog Quote: Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.) I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime. Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine.

True, but their governments don't blow all of their money fighting worthless wars...

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Original post by soconne Quote: Original post by BeanDog Quote: Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.) I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime. Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine.

Venice and the netherlands are also not in the path of any tropical cyclones.

If I lose my house in a house fire, is it wise to rebuild that house next to another house that is currently burning as well?

This just in... Venice isn't doing "just fine."

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Original post by soconne Quote: Original post by BeanDog Quote: Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.) I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime. Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine.

What?... There are many documentaries and papers about the problem of Venice. The city is sinking and they're trying to find a way to keep it afloat.

A website about the peril of Venice!
A NOVA documentary on Venice

EDIT: KEVINATOR YOU BEAT ME YOU FOOL!

Ok, New Orleans doesn't have the best geology, and for that it should be abandoned. To wit, so should San Francisco, CA., Los Angeles, CA., Seattle, WA., Anchorage, AK., Mexico City, Tokyo & Kobe in Japan, all of Indonesia and every other locale that was swamped by the December 2004 tsunami. Oh, and lets throw in every other place that has had multiple F5 tornados while we are at it since surely people living where tornados have struck multiple times are just asking to be hit again. Do you people have a place to send all these people to?

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Original post by Mastaba Ok, New Orleans doesn't have the best geology, and for that it should be abandoned. To wit, so should San Francisco, CA., Los Angeles, CA., Seattle, WA., Anchorage, AK., Mexico City, Tokyo & Kobe in Japan, all of Indonesia and every other locale that was swamped by the December 2004 tsunami. Oh, and lets throw in every other place that has had multiple F5 tornados while we are at it since surely people living where tornados have struck multiple times are just asking to be hit again. Do you people have a place to send all these people to?

Thank you. Couldn't have said it better myself.

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Original post by CrimsonSun Quote: Original post by soconne Quote: Original post by BeanDog Quote: Original post by Katta I felt bad for the people of the east coast when the first few came through, but as soon as the boobie toobie started highlighting the 'bravery and stoicism' of these idiot souls -- glamorizing their heroic effort to rebuild their lives and stay -- I lost all pity. You know it's coming again. It'll come again next year too. Stay if you want to; just don't whine about loosing your house. (not meant as directly pointed at you, soconne, but everyone who stays in hurricane-infested land.) I agree, especially about New Orleans. It's tragic what happened there with Katrina, but more than 50% of the city is below sea level, and is actually sinking. It just doesn't make sense any more to have a city there. They'll build dikes again and again, but IMHO that city in particular will have to be abandoned eventually, probably in my lifetime. Eh hem....Venice, Netherlands.....they're doing just fine. Venice and the netherlands are also not in the path of any tropical cyclones.

also that Venice and the Netherlands arnt waiting for total anialation to do something about it, seriously the fact that everyone knew that New Orleans was a dissaster waiting to happen but it didnt even have a evacuation plan says what 95% of the proablem was

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Original post by Mastaba Ok, New Orleans doesn't have the best geology, and for that it should be abandoned. To wit, so should San Francisco, CA., Los Angeles, CA., Seattle, WA., Anchorage, AK., Mexico City, Tokyo & Kobe in Japan, all of Indonesia and every other locale that was swamped by the December 2004 tsunami. Oh, and lets throw in every other place that has had multiple F5 tornados while we are at it since surely people living where tornados have struck multiple times are just asking to be hit again. Do you people have a place to send all these people to?

I hear Canada has lots of open space [smile]

New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim

Stay in far northern canada, lots of space and pretty much void of all natural disasters.

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Original post by eedok New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim Stay in far northern canada, lots of space and pretty much void of all natural disasters.

Yes, except global warming [grin]

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Original post by Mastaba Ok, New Orleans doesn't have the best geology, and for that it should be abandoned. To wit, so should San Francisco, CA., Los Angeles, CA., Seattle, WA., Anchorage, AK., Mexico City, Tokyo & Kobe in Japan, all of Indonesia and every other locale that was swamped by the December 2004 tsunami. Oh, and lets throw in every other place that has had multiple F5 tornados while we are at it since surely people living where tornados have struck multiple times are just asking to be hit again. Do you people have a place to send all these people to?

I hope they don't come here. Maybe they can move to Mesa instead.

U.S. Cities in Harm’s Way

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... Some areas of the country are much more at risk to these events than others. SustainLane wondered how the 50 largest cities in the U.S. stacked up against natural disaster risk. This ranking was devised with SustainLane primary research as well as with information from Risk Management Solutions (see chart for complete ranking of cities from safest to most at risk). We looked at hurricanes, major flooding, catastrophic hail, tornado super-outbreaks, and earthquakes. We looked at potential frequency of disasters as well as the extent of damage. ...

Natural Disaster Risk
from highest to lowest risk

50. Miami, FL
49. New Orleans, LA
48. Oakland, CA
47. San Francisco, CA
46. Honolulu, HI
45. San Jose, CA
43. Los Angeles, CA*
43. Houston, TX*
42. Long Beach, CA
39. Tulsa, OK*
39. Oklahoma City, OK*
39. Columbus, OH*
38. Sacramento, CA
35. Virginia Beach, VA*
35. Seattle, WA*
35. Memphis, TN*
32. New York, NY*
32. Jacksonville, FL*
32. Boston, MA*
31. San Diego, CA
30. Portland, OR
29. Charlotte, NC
28. Baltimore, MD
27. Washington, DC
26. Louisville, KY
25. Indianapolis, IN
22. Fort Worth, TX*
22. Dallas, TX*
22. Arlington, TX*
21. Kansas City, MO
20. Austin, TX
19. Omaha, NE
18. Atlanta, GA
17. Nashville, TN
16. San Antonio, TX
15. Las Vegas, NV
14. Albuquerque, NM
13. Denver, CO
12. Chicago, IL
8. Philadelphia, PA*
8. Minneapolis, MN*
8. Fresno, CA*
8. Detroit, MI*
7. Colorado Springs, CO
3. Tucson, AZ*
3. Phoenix, AZ*
3. El Paso, TX*
3. Cleveland, OH*
1. Milwaukee, WI*
1. Mesa, AZ*

* Denotes tie

What do you mean "Not Again!!!". This hurricane season is totally benign so far. Of course, the rest of America has been baking in the oven of global warming, but the gulf has remained unscathed.

Regarding New Orleans, I love the city. The people there are like southern-fried Northwesterners. But, you can't live there and go whining to governments that you need money or insurance, or to force people to come back and wait tables for you. And, if it seems like everyone's going crazy, they probably are. Good Luck!

Why not just build hurricane safe dikes and houses? I know it is expensive, but the US can afford it.