--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- 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"?
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