<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for In which we ask a mess of smart people what should happen in New Orleans]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Valkyrie http://www.grist.org/article/rebuilding1/ Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:21:13 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/rebuilding1/1 Re-Build the Big Easy? NOT IN A MILLION YEARS

My father, Frederick P. Wiesinger, was a renowned structural engineer, and he once said he had to prop up a job botched by another company on more than ten thousand cardboard boxes.  
There's no chance of even that measure of help for "the City That Care Forgot", because no matter what kind of buildings, green or conventional, are planned for the New Orleans area, no-one can stop them from sinking!  
No buildings there can ever be stable, therefore, NO building should occur.

]]> Re-Build the Big Easy? NOT IN A MILLION YEARS

My father, Frederick P. Wiesinger, was a renowned structural engineer, and he once said he had to prop up a job botched by another company on more than ten thousand cardboard boxes.  
There's no chance of even that measure of help for "the City That Care Forgot", because no matter what kind of buildings, green or conventional, are planned for the New Orleans area, no-one can stop them from sinking!  
No buildings there can ever be stable, therefore, NO building should occur.

]]> Comment #2 by sandysdharma http://www.grist.org/article/rebuilding1/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:13:27 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/rebuilding1/2 Oh yes, we can and should rebuild New Orleans

I'm not clear on what Mr./Ms. Wiesinger is referring to in their  comment about 'propping up a job on 10,000 cardboard boxes.' And while there's some truth in his statement that there is some natural subsidence and gradual sinking of buildings in New Orleans, his assertion that "No buildings there can ever be stable, therefore, NO building should occur" is belied by the fact that many historic buildings HAVE existed in N.O. - one of our oldest cities, having been founded in 1718 - for a LOT longer than most of our cities.

I grew up in a city in the Midwest that was so dull, I couldn't wait to escape, and have since travelled widely in the U.S. I've made a point of living in places that had at least a little character. I lived in N.O. for ten years and have NEVER seen a U.S. city as culturally and architecturally unique as the Big Easy.

There's a reason more songs have been written about or mention N.O. There is no other American city that comes even close to having it's charm, and people from all over the world come there to enjoy an experience they can't have anywhere else.

Since the Federal Flood that followed Katrina (which actually missed N.O.) was the result of incredibly slipshod work by the U.S. Corps of Engineers - that they now acknowledge - we have an obligation to the people there to rebuild. It would take a fraction of the money now being squandered on the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

The criminally slow response on the part of Bush & Co. - which Greg Palast has now shown to be a result of the Feds trying to avoid their responsibility for paying for the catastrophic results of decades of ignoring the Corp's shoddy work -  made the disaster much worse than it would've been had they responded ealier. (http://www.gregpalast.com/hurricane-georgehow-the-white-h ...)

I lived in Seattle for many years, and was there during their last earthquake. It was relatively minor, yet caused a lot of damage to buildings. Should we now abandon Seattle because 'no building there can ever be [perfectly] stable?

]]> Oh yes, we can and should rebuild New Orleans

I'm not clear on what Mr./Ms. Wiesinger is referring to in their  comment about 'propping up a job on 10,000 cardboard boxes.' And while there's some truth in his statement that there is some natural subsidence and gradual sinking of buildings in New Orleans, his assertion that "No buildings there can ever be stable, therefore, NO building should occur" is belied by the fact that many historic buildings HAVE existed in N.O. - one of our oldest cities, having been founded in 1718 - for a LOT longer than most of our cities.

I grew up in a city in the Midwest that was so dull, I couldn't wait to escape, and have since travelled widely in the U.S. I've made a point of living in places that had at least a little character. I lived in N.O. for ten years and have NEVER seen a U.S. city as culturally and architecturally unique as the Big Easy.

There's a reason more songs have been written about or mention N.O. There is no other American city that comes even close to having it's charm, and people from all over the world come there to enjoy an experience they can't have anywhere else.

Since the Federal Flood that followed Katrina (which actually missed N.O.) was the result of incredibly slipshod work by the U.S. Corps of Engineers - that they now acknowledge - we have an obligation to the people there to rebuild. It would take a fraction of the money now being squandered on the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

The criminally slow response on the part of Bush & Co. - which Greg Palast has now shown to be a result of the Feds trying to avoid their responsibility for paying for the catastrophic results of decades of ignoring the Corp's shoddy work -  made the disaster much worse than it would've been had they responded ealier. (http://www.gregpalast.com/hurricane-georgehow-the-white-h ...)

I lived in Seattle for many years, and was there during their last earthquake. It was relatively minor, yet caused a lot of damage to buildings. Should we now abandon Seattle because 'no building there can ever be [perfectly] stable?

]]> Comment #3 by Lisa P http://www.grist.org/article/rebuilding1/ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:59:30 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/rebuilding1/3 This will be a better New Orleans..

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]]> This will be a better New Orleans..

The Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans. But people help by payday loans to their emergency needs, especially in money. Payday loans are such a great resource for emergency help. You can get money right when you need it, and you don't have to deal with any added stress when you're already stressed out. Brad Pitt is doing a great job to help the people of New Orleans in their time of need.  After seeing the devastation and ruin that still exists in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Pitt jumped into action.  Pitt is the spokesperson and lead of the Make It Right Project, which is going to build 150 homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Pitt is projecting that families will be in their new homes by the end of summer 2009. I cannot imagine waiting for emergency aid, but especially waiting this long. I'm so glad to know that Payday Loans are available to me at my convenience, should an emergency arise. I won't have to worry about waiting one day, let alone three years to get the help I need from payday loans. Click to read more on http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/12/03/brad-p ... Payday Loans.

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