"MareCat" > wrote in message
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> "Ken Davey" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Being six feet below sea level doesn't bode well for the 'big easy'.
>> If they (the authorities) have their collective 'scat' together they
>> should be opening the flood gates on the dikes now.
>> I wish them luck!
>
> NOLA has pumps that move water into Lake Pontchartrain during periods of
> heavy rain. If the lake empties into the city, the pumps will be
> underwater, and it's estimated that it will take about six months to drain
> the city...

I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that they are
'safe'.
I surely wouldn't.
Dee Dee