--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > [...] > > > > 1) I've never been to New Orleans, but I assume it is like every > > other city I've ever been to: streets ebb and flow in height. Mini > > hills and valleys of about 10-20 feet exist everywhere. Heck, I'm > > in the middle of a dessert and whenever there is a dip in the road > > of about 5 feet, there is a road sign that says: do not enter when > > flooded because that's all it takes to get your car stuck and under > > water. > > But entire neighborhoods in New Orleans are below sea-level. "Do not > live here if flooded..." is the appropriate sign. > > > > > 2) Film crews assigned to show devastation aren't going to film the > > areas NOT affected, they are going to get the most sensational > > footage. > > 80% is under water, possibly more.
"Under water" means UNDER water...100% below the surface of the water. You are saying that 80% of the entire city of New Orleans is 100% "under water"? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
