What is a Levee? & Update on Lynell

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What is a Levee? & Update on Lynell

Lynell and her family left New Orleans and are now in Chattanooga, Tn. A friend on her billiard team has a cabin there.

With so much talk about levees, it occurred to me that some folks may not know what a levee really is, or how it works. For them... here ya go.

(reinforcing the levee)

posted on Aug 31, 2008 9:17 AM ()

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Thanks. I've often wondered what they looked like. Now I know! Great post.

comment by jerms on Sept 4, 2008 10:44 AM ()

I love your new avatar.
Sure glad Gustav has gone bye bye.

comment by larryb on Sept 2, 2008 7:51 PM ()

Glad Lynell is on safer ground! Hoping Gustav doesn't esp. in New Orleans.

comment by november on Sept 1, 2008 9:53 AM ()

So glad for Lynell!

That has to be a big relief for you. Did she take her parrot? CNN interviewed some folks in NOLA that say they can't afford to leave. Thanks for the info on the levees - I didn't know.

comment by catdancer on Aug 31, 2008 3:38 PM ()

Is that Michael Moore piling on the sandbags?

comment by jondude on Aug 31, 2008 1:53 PM ()

Some how I don't see him getting his hands dirty

reply by grumpy on Aug 31, 2008 3:21 PM ()

"sheet pile"

just thought of that

reguards
yer Bevis and Butthead pal
bugg

comment by honeybugg on Aug 31, 2008 11:59 AM ()

glad Lynell and her family got evacuated ok. Mayor Ray Naggen(Complete Dipshiat-LA) has gotten on the stick early and is trying to evacuate people in a timely manner. Hopefully, FEMA will follow his example and get their heads out of their a--es as well. This hurricane is gonna be as bad as Katrina if not worse, some predict. If the same thing happens as it did with Katrina, all gub'ment officials involved should face criminal charges.

reguards
yer and I'll be there to pull the switch pal
bugg

comment by honeybugg on Aug 31, 2008 11:57 AM ()

I'll bring an extra cord, we might need it.

reply by cindy on Aug 31, 2008 2:55 PM ()

Lynell is in Choo-Choo Town!! That's just next door to me. I'm glad she is safe. See personal note in your message box.

comment by mzscarlett on Aug 31, 2008 11:32 AM ()

Thanks for the primer, Cindy. National Geographic did a great piece on the levee rehab in New Orleans which I featured in my Blogster blog, "Rebuilt Levees 'Riddled with Flaws'."
—— http://martne.blogster.com/rebuilt_levees_riddled ——
Very distressing stuff, given the Gustav Category 4 threat and the fact that FEMA notes the levee rebuilding to withstand a Category 3 storm won't be completed until 2011. I am very worried for the people in the path of this storm.

comment by marta on Aug 31, 2008 10:51 AM ()

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