tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post112619201494134224..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: The Day After TomorrowJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1126210741519633622005-09-08T15:19:00.000-05:002005-09-08T15:19:00.000-05:00Why wasn't someone "preparing for the eventuality"...Why wasn't someone "preparing for the eventuality"? MONEY! Duh.<BR/><BR/>Isn't this really quite simple: Levees built for Category 3 storm; Katrina is a Category 4/5 Storm.<BR/><BR/>Preparing for the eventuality meant building the levees to withstand that strong a storm. And, as we've seen, that would have costs tens of billions of dollars (and taken up to 25 years to complete, also).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1126197712217250452005-09-08T11:41:00.000-05:002005-09-08T11:41:00.000-05:00The article Gone With The Water is in the October ...The article <I>Gone With The Water</I> is in the October 2004 issue of National Geographic. It is quite chillingly similar to what actually happened!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503148560467118087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1126193925806276512005-09-08T10:38:00.000-05:002005-09-08T10:38:00.000-05:00It's easy to say they should have prepared weather...It's easy to say they should have prepared weather you mean federal, state or local governments. Just like 9-11 people would never have stood for the sacrifices neccessary to prepare for this devastation. Even now the government is taking several days to force people from their homes. some people will always resist what the government is trying to doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com