New Orleans levees passed their first major test

Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by nickthemagicman on Sunday September 05, 2021 @01:16PM (#28425891)

Nola has the most shipping tonnage of any port in the hemisphere.

There's many billions of dollars of port and plant infrastructure there.

Its way cheaper and easier just to rebuild the city every few years and pay to buffer it against disaster than to relocate all of that.

Just like it's easier to keep a legacy code base that's working and making money than fully rebuild it.

Nola's not going anywhere anytime soon.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by selimthegrim on Sunday September 05, 2021 @01:52PM (#28426188)

I mean, the food isn't _that_ much worse in Morgan City long term.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by nickthemagicman on Sunday September 05, 2021 @02:08PM (#28426350)

I bet there's amazing food there.

They just don't have the Alcoholism.

Also, if the Old River control system ever fails Morgan City will be the next New Orleans.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_River_Control_Structure

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by justinator on Sunday September 05, 2021 @01:24PM (#28425964)

You're right! There's too much money invested - and to be made! People will just have to suffer. Let's keep our focus on what's important.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by nickthemagicman on Sunday September 05, 2021 @01:53PM (#28426195)

I think most people there would rather the rich chaos of New Orleans than the cultural blandness of the rest of the country.

"America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland" - Tennessee Williams

Am currently evacuated from Ida, and drove all the way to Kentucky from Nola and from what I'm seeing so far, can confirm that quote is depressingly accurate.

Why does the rest of the country look like one giant strip mall from coast to coast? What happened to America?

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by selimthegrim on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:00PM (#28428581)

Am in DC, but I toast you with an imaginary glass of Early Times.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by nickthemagicman on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:28PM (#28435960)

Cheers to you too!

Glad we're safe, the levies held, and the city appears to be coming back faster than expected.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by justinator on Sunday September 05, 2021 @02:32PM (#28426544)

Yeah, that was sarcasm. Also eat orphans.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by nickthemagicman on Sunday September 05, 2021 @04:03PM (#28427290)

In New Orleans they would throw anything in a frier.

Have a fried Orphan and catfish basket.

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