Toxic, good answers. Thanks
Keep the French Quarter then (how'd they get off so easy?
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Many of the homes I'm seeing are flooded up to their soffit. Those buildings are a total loss.
If it was my home flooded with the crap that's in the water, not to mention the future groundwater contamination, I'd run the bulldozer myself. (but then again, my home isn't that great either
) I'd never feel comfortable living in a mass bio-hazard zone again. Long term health issues should be considered.
As far as other countries with cities built below sea level, (showing my ignorance here) how many hurricanes (or whatever their storms are called) do they get hit with every year like the gulf does?
And just because they are doing it, doesn't mean we have to do it too. You are talking major dollars being spent because some folks want to keep their homes in a danger zone. I don't go for that at all. You build a home on a rock or firm ground, not sand.
thanks,
Allen