August 28, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
When facing an impending collossal hurricane like this one, the only things you can do are take your family to a safer refuge and pray that what you leave behind will still be there.
Our prayers are with the Gulf Coasters.
A coworker of mine is from New Orleans, and he's been saying for as long as I've known him, that New Orleans is just one storm away from being gone.
With the reports saying that this storm is huge, it will be extremely catastrophic. Given that New Orleans is 6 to 10 feet below sea level, it stands to be in a lot of water.
Can a city be destroyed and abandoned?
Do we do that? Does American culture / society provide for something like that?
We always rebuild. Better. It's the American way.
But if it's left a lake, can we rebuild?
We're from the government, and here to help. Posted by AlexC at August 28, 2005 10:00 PM
Well, it looks like New Orleans may not get it as bad as it looked last night.
As for not rebuilding, I'd add up the property values of what's under there, starting with the Marriott on Canal Street. I think it looks pretty good to do whatever it takes.
Besides which, I don't really want to live in a USA with no New Orleans. I am very fond of it and know Sugarchuck is as well.
Good luck to the Crescent City residents and all the folks on the Gulf Coast.
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