Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re:New York hurricane
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Sun Aug 27 18:21:12 2006
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Dory"
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: New York hurricane


> Larry,
> First, the governments of New York are vastly more capable than what was
in
> NO.

Ha! Prove it. Cat 5 comes and Manhattan is screwed, capable government or
not.


>Second, building codes actually exist and are enforced.

Is some of those old NY buildings? Ya sure?



>Third, nobody
> is building below sea level so water will come and then recede instead of
> staying for months.

There's thousands of basements in NYC, water will stay for awhile, and the
water only stayed for weeks outside of N.O. And forget standing water, the
storm surge of a Cat 5 will knock some crap down.


> If the worst comes and you live two stories above ground, then stockpile
> water, batteries, and food that will keep for a week or two.


Assuming the government knows how to rescue a million people within a week
or two.


> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com



In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: New York hurricane)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Re: New York hurricane)