Subj : Re: "Hams to the Rescue After Katrina" MSNBC News Article To : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.dx,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.policy From : Matt Osborn Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 17:51:33 From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:44:28 -0400, Uncle Ted wrote: >On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:48:15 -0400, Michael Coslo > wrote: > > >> Absolutely. I don't support money going to rebuilding NO in it's >>present spot. >> >> The French Quarter is okay where it is. It will eventually become an >>island, and should last for quite a while yet. Seems like a charming way >>to get to Mardi Gras - by a boat. >> >> But no matter how much money we pour into th erest of NO, it will sink. >>I suppose that we could try a Netherlands type approach, with huge >>dikes and all, but I doubt that there is enough room on the sides to do >>that, and besides, the Netherlands doesn't have to worry about >>hurricanes either. >> >> - Mike KB3EIA - > >I wonder why they don't rebuild New Orleans the way they built Venice, >Italy. Venice was built by people who were trying to get away from >Attila the Hun. Attila wanted farmland, so the nomads of that area >fled and settled in what was a swamp, and they built a city on a >swamp. > >(Of course, the first one sank into the swamp, so they built a second >one. THAT one sank into the swamp, so they built a third one. THAT one >burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp...but the fourth >one stayed up!) > >Seriously, though, New Orleans as a city of canals has a certain >romantic flair to it. I don't mind as long as THEY pay for it. It soon becomes tiresome to replace houses every few years for those who like living by the sea. -- msosborn at msosborn dot com .