[Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?

[Bill Effros]

Wally,

Downtown Manhattan is below sea level.  Everything is built on "stilts" 
that go down to the bedrock.  The "stilts" are not exposed, the way they 
are in California mountain homes or barrier island beach homes.  
Landfill covers the "stilts" and underground levees protect them.

The Hurricane did not breach the levee in New Orleans, and the airplanes 
hitting the World Trade Center did not cause the towers to collapse.  We 
here in New York were repeatedly told that the Towers had been built to 
withstand collisions with airplanes.  Airplanes have hit many buildings 
in New York with only localized damage.  Never, until now, did a 
building of this size collapse as a result.  We are told that the new 
buildings will be able to withstand an airplane collision.

We are also told that the Mississippi levees are built in such a way 
that they will not be destroyed if they are over-topped.  The Lake 
Ponchartrain levees could be rebuilt the same way.

Bill Effros.

Wally Buck wrote:

>
>> From: Bill Effros <bill at effros.com>
>> What an interesting discussion! Why didn't we have this discussion 
>> after 9/11?
>
>
> Bill, Actually there was quite a bit of discussion about not 
> rebuilding Twin Towers.
>
> The question is asked because much of the area is below sea level. 
> Downtown Manahattan is not below sea level and flooding did not cause 
> the Twin Towers to crash.
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