Fats Domino Is Missing in New Orleans

[cjolley]

Fats Domino Is Missing in New Orleans

I'm starting to get a bad feeling about the number of people lost down there.

[Helevitia]

I was talking to my buddy the other day and he didn't believe me when I told him the death toll would be in the thousands probably. I have that same bad feeling

[spadnos]

I was talking to a mechanical engineer friend of mine today, and he was concerned that NO won't be recoverable.

Think about it - they say it'll take up to 90 days to pump out the water. Steel will corrode beyond repair in 90 days of exposure to salt water.

It's a sobering thought.

- Steve

[Dr Mordrid]

It'll be a matter of politics and emotion; not science, engineering or even common sense

Uppance: 3x the cost and they'll still run the risk of it happening again.

IMO the only way a rebuild won't happen is if another catagory 4-5 hurricane hits before the season is over. Maybe then they'll finally get the notion that building a coastal city below sea level in a major hurricane zone is just a bit less than sensible.

Dr. Mordrid

[SitFlyer]

Back on the orignal topic,
I've heard that Fats Domino was among the recently rescued

[cjolley]

Fats Domino found OK in New Orleans

Fats Domino found OK in New Orleans

[VJ]

I was talking to a mechanical engineer friend of mine today, and he was concerned that NO won't be recoverable.

Think about it - they say it'll take up to 90 days to pump out the water. Steel will corrode beyond repair in 90 days of exposure to salt water.

And once the water is cleared, the ground will start do dry up. Most likely, there will be landslides during this process...

What strikes me as odd is the number of people still present, and the time it took to get rescue support out there. The hurricane was predicted a couple of days in advance; it would seem there was ample time to make rescue gear/personel available and get it closer to New Orleans.


Jörg