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To: steve harris who wrote (249106)	9/3/2005 11:08:01 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578068

>You said it would have been a lot cheaper in the long run to upgrade the levees...I said it would have been a lot cheaper in the long run if the mayor had used his resources to evacuate the people you see Blackhawks picking up off peoples' roofs.. Yes, but would they have gotten out as quickly? >Did you glance over the "plan"? A bit. And I guess your point is that the city government screwed up seriously. Well, duh. >Looking around, it appears the levees only held a day. My guess is no one was around to stick their finger in the dike and it eroded... You don't think beefing up the levees would've made a difference? -Z