> I remember that a documentary on discovery stated that the Dutch can
learn
> a
> thing or two from the US when it comes to water management. I wonder
how
> that can be the case if the dutch have been at it for over 700 years?
I
> don't think that New Orleans is even that old... I know that I sound
like
> a total bastard, but the part about the dutch learning a thing or two
> actually made me laugh.

Well, unless the French discovered America in the late 1200's it seems
unlikely that New Orleans is that old..  If they did, they managed to
keep it secret pretty well.


> One thing I found terrible is the shear stupidity that has overcome
some
> people. 

Shear stupidity?  That would be running with scissors I think.


I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw some people crawl out of the
> sewer they where hiding in! Isn't that the dumbest place to hide in
case
> of flooding etc?

Seems unlikely to have been a sewer per se, but in any case, the water
has quit rising, and it's all mixed together so inside is probably just
as clean as outside.  It really depends on what they were hiding from.



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