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Old 08-21-2016, 10:36 AM
 
Location: City Data Land
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I don't understand why people continue to live in Louisiana. Anyone who chooses to live in state located below sea level right next to the Gulf of Mexico, depending on woefully constructed levees to save them from flooding, is asking for trouble, which inevitably arrives year after year. The fact that LA is also impoverished and crime ridden are two undesirable cherries on top. Why should they expect us to help them with evacuation and relocation? We have our own flooding problems to deal with.
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Old 08-21-2016, 10:42 AM
 
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I don't understand why people continue to live in Louisiana. Anyone who chooses to live in state located below sea level right next to the Gulf of Mexico, depending on woefully constructed levees to save them from flooding, is asking for trouble, which inevitably arrives year after year. The fact that LA is also impoverished and crime ridden are two undesirable cherries on top. Why should they expect us to help them with evacuation and relocation? We have our own flooding problems to deal with.
Google definition of "altruism".
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Old 08-21-2016, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I don't understand why people continue to live in Louisiana. Anyone who chooses to live in state located below sea level right next to the Gulf of Mexico, depending on woefully constructed levees to save them from flooding, is asking for trouble, which inevitably arrives year after year. The fact that LA is also impoverished and crime ridden are two undesirable cherries on top. Why should they expect us to help them with evacuation and relocation? We have our own flooding problems to deal with.
Guess the sane could be said houstonians living on all these bayous. So far, they haven't asked for help the last time I saw the news. This thread is it what if scenario.
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Old 08-21-2016, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I don't understand why people continue to live in Louisiana. Anyone who chooses to live in state located below sea level right next to the Gulf of Mexico, depending on woefully constructed levees to save them from flooding, is asking for trouble, which inevitably arrives year after year. The fact that LA is also impoverished and crime ridden are two undesirable cherries on top. Why should they expect us to help them with evacuation and relocation? We have our own flooding problems to deal with.
Guess the same could be said for us houstonians living on all these bayous. So far, they haven't asked for help the last time I saw the news. This thread is a what if scenario.
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Old 08-21-2016, 01:37 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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I don't understand why people continue to live in Louisiana. Anyone who chooses to live in state located below sea level right next to the Gulf of Mexico, depending on woefully constructed levees to save them from flooding, is asking for trouble, which inevitably arrives year after year. The fact that LA is also impoverished and crime ridden are two undesirable cherries on top. Why should they expect us to help them with evacuation and relocation? We have our own flooding problems to deal with.
Lol. You do realize the same can be said for Houston and parts of Southeast Texas.
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Old 08-21-2016, 02:30 PM
 
Location: In your head, rent free
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I don't understand why people continue to live in Louisiana. Anyone who chooses to live in state located below sea level right next to the Gulf of Mexico, depending on woefully constructed levees to save them from flooding, is asking for trouble, which inevitably arrives year after year. The fact that LA is also impoverished and crime ridden are two undesirable cherries on top. Why should they expect us to help them with evacuation and relocation? We have our own flooding problems to deal with.
What you don't understand is that the areas that were flooded aren't under sea level, aren't surrounded by levees and aren't right next to the Gulf of Mexico (which had nothing to do with this flooding by the way). The areas that have flooded during this event haven't flooded in 1000 years, they don't flood "year after year".
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Old 08-21-2016, 04:50 PM
 
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Sounds like someone is confusing new orleans with the rest of the state. Go little north of i-10 in lousisana and you would be surprised how hilly it starts to get.
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Old 08-21-2016, 04:56 PM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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Hilly? Lol. Go north my friend.
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Old 08-22-2016, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Northwest Houston
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there are new estimates of the number of homes damaged or destroyed in Louisiana flooding..

At least 60,000 homes damaged in La. flooding | Latest News Videos | Fox News
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Old 08-22-2016, 02:16 PM
 
Location: City Data Land
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Sounds like someone is confusing new orleans with the rest of the state. Go little north of i-10 in lousisana and you would be surprised how hilly it starts to get.
Wrong state. Try Colorado. Or the other 49 for that matter.
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