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[yourmindshifts]

Funding cuts led way to lesser levees

By Andrew Martin and and Andrew Zajac
Washington bureau
Published August 31, 2005, 10:24 PM CDT

WASHINGTON -- Despite continuous warnings that a catastrophic hurricane could hit New Orleans, the Bush administration and Congress in recent years have repeatedly cut funding for hurricane preparation and flood

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[walktrotcanter]

New Orleans didn't used to be below sea level. When the government started flood control projects for the Mississippi River, the lack of flooding stopped the deposition of soil that would ordinarily have kept N.O. at a higher elevation.
So NO IS slowing sinking.
I think its the next Atlantis.
I'm guessing there won't be a COPS Mardi Gras episode this year *rolls eyes*

[kev_n_r]

I heard about this. What a disaster.
Just posting to say hi, haven't seen you in a while.
Kev

[yourmindshifts]

Hey man.
Yeah, it's been awhile.
I'm currently trying to see if I can get over to New Orleans with the Red Cross. Turned in my application, but apparently a LOT of people have been volunteering to go, so I don't know if they'll choose me. Other than that I've been busy with internship, teacher aide job, security job, EMT school, and hypnosis class, squeezing in some social life at night.

What's new with you?

[kev_n_r]

Selling off my realestate with my brother. Thinking of another year or two here in Sudz, then venturing out into bigger cities and better things. Enjoying the social croud while I'm at it. Nothing much has changed. Still drive train ... OH! getting an eyebrow piercing tommorrow, MAYBE.