Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]----- 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