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Drahthaardogs

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25. The levees will be fine.

Reply to MzShellG (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:15 AM

Aug 2012

I work a little bit with levees. The problem was not the structural integrity of the levees, the problem was with their height. When a levee overflows, the water starts to cascade off the levee and hit the bottom of the levee. It starts to erode the bottom away, and then the levee fails. Since Katrina, they have been made significantly taller.

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Will the Levees hold? [View all] malaise Aug 2012 OP

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Only if Romney's don't gain too much weight in the ass. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #2

I'm pretty sure they will. Since Katrina some things have changed. nolabear Aug 2012 #3

I am hopeful that lessons have been learned malaise Aug 2012 #4

There is still quite a lot that never got rebuilt from Katrina...a local man I was talking to HipChick Aug 2012 #6

Wow -that must be painful malaise Aug 2012 #7

Unlike Katrina, Isaac is a slow mover..... MzShellG Aug 2012 #5

I share your worries malaise Aug 2012 #15

The levees will be fine. Drahthaardogs Aug 2012 #25

I guess... Oilwellian Aug 2012 #26

Those were floodwalls Drahthaardogs Aug 2012 #27

k&r... spanone Aug 2012 #8

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Let's hope the 1%ers don't blow them up again. nt valerief Aug 2012 #9

Good point malaise Aug 2012 #10

Still a TS at 8am... greytdemocrat Aug 2012 #11

Not for much longer malaise Aug 2012 #14

Yep... greytdemocrat Aug 2012 #17

Hopefully This Will Come in Handy... KharmaTrain Aug 2012 #12

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Now moving at 6mph and the pressure is dropping big time - really bad news malaise Aug 2012 #16

Officially became a hurricane during the noon news. HappyMe Aug 2012 #18

Indeed Stay Safe Louisiana DUers malaise Aug 2012 #20

The old levees in Plaquemines Parish malaise Aug 2012 #22

Oh no! HappyMe Aug 2012 #23

And the rain will not be stopping for some time malaise Aug 2012 #24

The National Guard is HappyMe Aug 2012 #28