Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anyone for Venice? Venice floods everytime there is a high tide and it's also sinking. John On 1/27/06, David M. Dorn <dmdorn_ct_usa@mac.com> wrote: > Don Dory wrote: > > Jeffery, > With all due respect, it is nuts to live below sea level. > > Don, > > I don't thinks anyone from the Netherlands would agree with you. > > Yes, they had a major storm surge disaster in 1952 (date?). They > swore then it would never happen again. Theyt began the Delta Project, > some of which is still ongoing. They have spent billions. Question is > will we have the resolve to do something similar for New Orleans and > other coastal cities. The residents of Galveston, Texas did it > themselves after they were wiped out. > > Of course is we keep melting the ice caps and glaciers no one is safe, > but in that case I think I would rather live in the Netherlands, home > of the world's greatest hydraulic engineers. I would but my bets on > them before us. > > David > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >