A poll on NJ-PA floods - Democratic Underground

ChairmanAgnostic

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:37 AM
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Poll question: A poll on NJ-PA floods

Who thinks that this will be repaired a hell of a lot faster than NOLA?

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Cooley Hurd

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:38 AM
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1. Not to be nitpicky, but we got our asses kicked up here in NY, too...

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ChairmanAgnostic

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:41 AM
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4. what floods? what global warming?

geez, what video from MSGOP today. I feel so bad for those people. 50 and 100 yr floods, hundreds of thousands evacuated? geez.

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MamaBear

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:44 AM
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5. I saw the photos in the Binghamton paper online

It looks just like it did after Agnes hit in '72 -- river flooding and terrible creek flooding. I lived with my folks on one of the high points then (in Broome County, in Endicott), but some of our friends were wiped out.

Hope you and yours are okay.

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Lowell

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:40 AM
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2. Nothings Changed

Edited on Thu Jun-29-06 11:41 AM by Lowell

I don't see why this would be handled any more efficiently than NOLA. Same bunch of fuckups and cronies. Now watch this drive . . .

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niccolos_smile

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:40 AM
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3. I think this wil probably get repaired...

Edited on Thu Jun-29-06 11:41 AM by niccolos_smile

before New Orleans. Although, the damage in New Orleans was greater and the bungling was/has been attrocious.

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newyawker99

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Thu Jun-29-06 03:46 PM
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8. Hi niccolos_smile!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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niccolos_smile

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Fri Jun-30-06 09:07 AM
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9. Thanks...

I've circled for a while, before jumping in the pool.

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Tesha

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Thu Jun-29-06 11:46 AM
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6. The topography is different.

The topography is different.

Here in the Northeast, we don't live in areas that are below
sea level so there's no question that the flood waters will
leave on their own; there's no need to fix levees, fix el-
ectrical infrastructure, fix pumps, and then pump the water
out.

Plus, again because we're not below sea level to begin with,
there's a lot less debate about whether or not to repair or
abandon; small areas nearest some rivers might finally be
abandoned but the areas as a whole will be rebuilt.

Tesha

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niccolos_smile

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Thu Jun-29-06 01:22 PM
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7. Excellent point

Edited on Thu Jun-29-06 01:23 PM by niccolos_smile

It also seems that the state and local authorities have done a fairly good job of handling things.

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