--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- 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"? > > The ground is. Skyscrapers obviously not.
"The ground is". Well, according to THAT definition, after a heavy rainfall, 99% of the ground here in Phoenix is under water, too. ------------------------ 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/
