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Comment on The 2010 Oil Spill and Our Ecological Debt to Louisiana by Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:58:53 +0000

great post, thanks for sharing

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Christine

Christine — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:24:07 +0000

Height off the ground will definitely be a consideration for our next car! Thanks for your comment, Jerri.

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by jerri

jerri — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:43:09 +0000

What’s that saying (Three’s the charm?) Sometimes it seems mother nature has an odd sense of humor. Thankfully, you all were safe. There is definitley something to be said for owning an suv or truck around this area.

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:37:30 +0000

You’re right, Lisa, I’d forgotten about the clear forecast! As one who went through with her scheduled wedding when most people were evacuating for Hurricane Katrina, then spent your honeymoon evacuating, you know a thing or two about tenacity and grit!

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:31:06 +0000

Ah, Chuck, our hearts have been with you as we’ve read about the fires there! I remember when I was a little girl asking my mother something similar, “We have lots of water. Can’t we send some of ours to those people who need it?” Oh, for such a possibility

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:09:36 +0000

You bring home an unsettling situation that thousands of New Orleanians face whenever there is a deluge such as that! An old city with old infrasturcture! And that day we had a 0% chance of rain forecasted!
Sorry for your experience, but it sound like you handled as only a New Orleanian can…with a continued effort of awareness and education and a bit of old fashioned tenacity and grit.

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Chuck Roessler

Chuck Roessler — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:07:00 +0000

What is rain??
Here in Colorado we have FIRE, and plenty of it!! Please send rain!!!
What’s with you and water?? First the canyon wash here in Colorado and now in New Orleans?? Great piece!! keep up the reporting, and I hear you can escape all that rain in Arizona….

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:53:18 +0000

Yes, Patsy, I’ll vote for that (figuratively and literally)!

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Patsy Allen

Patsy Allen — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:55:12 +0000

Thank you for your article. We forget how low the city is and how desperately the need for drainage is. I love New Orleans, as do my children and grandchildren. Hopefully “the powers that be” will do something constuctive(that actually works) about this problem, sooner than later.

Comment on An Ironic Confirmation of Water Vulnerability by Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:59:18 +0000

You’re welcome, Katrina. ‘Glad you found the article useful. Thanks for adding your own experience, too, and for your point about how quickly things can change!