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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 11:59 AM Original message |
Their Levees - Our Levees(OMG) |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. just to be fair--Holland holds back the ocean, NO holds back Gulf--but |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Isn't the Gulf PART OF the ocean? |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. The levees that broke |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Amazing, isn't it? and the band played on |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. But, but |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. But Pinhead** said just yesterday that he was glad to see that |
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long_green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. He said that? |
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Zan_of_Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. it's a matter of priorities. |
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Jayhawk Lib (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Does Holland have hurricanes? |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. They have hellish storms blowing in off the North Sea (?) |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes |
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txindy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I don't know about hurricanes, but they do have storm troubles |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Have you ever heard of De Ramp? The great storm of 1953 |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. The Tide in the Attic by Aleid van Rhijn |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. It was only a Cat 3 strength when it hit the New Orleans area, |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
31. IIRc HOlland had a levee break back in the 1930's that wiped a good |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's just the sacrifice that Americans have to make |
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pocket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. they learned the hard way, just like us |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. To be fair, Holland doesn't have to spend a quarter of it GDP |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Neither do we |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Oh, but to do that we'd have to abandon our 700 overseas colonies - |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That and they have that young boy with the famous finger. n/t |
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txindy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Yeah, but the poor little guy must be AWFULLY tired by now |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yeah... they also didn't have 9 billion dollars... |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. We don't "have to", we choose to... |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Really, I am not surprised |
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Senator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. Amazing what the Brits can do with simple Duct Tape |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Good gracious |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. But if we just let government get out of the way, private industry |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Eat Soylent Green! |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. Guess where Mary is right now? |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Netherlands flood control is amazing! |
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Lori Price CLG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. It's easier for Bush to blow them up that way, and give Halliburton... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
32. That third one is a computer is a computer graphic... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. AND.. they still manage to provide health care and education |
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