And in 2003, the federal budget to complete the dykes was cut by 50% to fund
the tax cut for the rich and the Iraq invasion. So the big, main dyke or
levee was only 80% complete. Contractors are still owed $2 million for work
completed.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
631-424-2121 | omtech@xxxxxxxxx
www.zuiko.com
Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:44 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: John Lind, list member
>
> I lived through Typhoon Rose in Hong Hong ....... a direct strike on Hong
> Kong Island ..... in July 1971 with 165mph winds. A sensible city builder
> did not build the place at below sea level.
>
> What can you expect with below sea level constrution ? Perhaps a class
> action lawsuit against who ever built the dykes and sea walls.
>
> jh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, 01 September, 2005 08:38 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: John Lind, list member
>
>
>> John A. Lind wrote:
>> >
>> > Been telling myself since the weekend that I'm in infinitely better
>> > condition compared to millions of others in the Gulf of Mexico.
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> I went through hurricane Andrew in '92 which left *only* 250,000
>> homeless. I didn't think it could get much worse as it was total,
>> tornado-like destruction on the 25-30 mile wide path of the eye.
>> However, since it was heading due west you can only destroy about 15
>> miles of civilization before hitting the Everglades. It was also moving
>> very fast and was a very compact storm which didn't cause a fraction of
>> the water damage Katrina has done. My house was about 35 miles north of
>> the eye and about 8 miles inland. As near as I can figure from the
>> radar images we had maximum winds of about 120 mph but for only a brief
>> time. My house was designed to withstand that and suffered only minor
>> damage. Had Andrew been Katrina I'm sure the outcome for me would have
>> been much different even though I was very well prepared.
>>
>> What is happening to all those people right now is beyond my
> comprehension.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
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