Experts Say Faulty Levees Caused Much of Flooding

Washington Post ^ | Sept. 21, 2005 | Michael Grunwald and Susan B. Glasser

[Howlin]

Did you notice this case is all but over, according to Cobalt?

I wonder how much he won? :-)

[DB]

It is pretty clear that the levees held during the storm.

The city was essentially dry the next day.

The questions are, did the heavy run off as the storm went north cause the failure? Did a barge or some other heavy floating object hit the levee wall and damage it? Considering the time it took for it to fail it would seem more likely water got under the foundations of the levee wall weakening it causing it to fail. The pressures against the wall were far lower when it did fail many hours after the hurricane passed through.

[Echo Talon]

God trumps Man. Case dismissed.

Bingo. :)

[CobaltBlue]

Now your an engineer...

No, of course not. But you're not a lawyer. I am. Passed the Louisiana Bar in 1987.

[Echo Talon]

Yea I know he's already booking his trip to Jamaica.

[Howlin]

Sure, I do pro bono. But I don't do pro bono all the time.

Counselor, you need to get your story straight:

To: Howlin

No, dear, I love what I do. I do it for free, even, that's how much I love it.

36 posted on 09/21/2005 3:13:46 AM EDT by CobaltBlue

[zipper]

I like helping people.

What the lawyer meant to say was "I like helping people-- as long as I get a 1/3 take."

[Howlin]

Ordering that new Humvee, so he can ride through the streets during that next storm, trolling for clients.

[CobaltBlue]

There were actually several floodwalls that failed, and several failures per floodwall.

None of it caused by canals, they don't use canals on these floodwalls.

If you ever watched the Terminator movies, or similar movies set in Los Angeles, you've seen similar construction. Concrete beds, concrete walls, solely for drainage.

[Howlin]

CobaltBlue IS the lawyer.

[Echo Talon]

No, of course not. But you're not a lawyer. I am. Passed the Louisiana Bar in 1987.

Your no Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, thats for sure. :)

[CobaltBlue]

I didn't say I always do pro bono, nothing but pro bono. Nobody does. Everybody needs to make a living, unless their husband supports them or something.

[Echo Talon]

LOL

[CobaltBlue]

Your no Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, thats for sure.

I don't even know who that is. Sorry.

[Howlin]

Are you now calling your own words a lie?

Maybe you should sue yourself for defamation of character?

[umbagi]

I wonder how much he won? :-)

We won't know how much she wins for a while, but she's already floated a good start on her final argument...

[EGPWS]

That's what the Army Corps of Engineers is saying, but it looks like they might be covering their butts.

State and local politicians of course did everything in their power to assure that all funds for the levees were directed to the Corp of Engineers but the Corp just wouldn't put their hand out and take the money so the local politicians had to redirect spending to other issues to maintain budget growth.

Anyone interested in buying a bridge?

[CobaltBlue]

Maybe there is another reason you aren't a court reporter anymore? Like, you don't listen?

[Echo Talon]

I don't even know who that is. Sorry.

You should watch "My Cousin Vinny" maybe you could get some pointers...

[dennisw]

Keep up your mindless braggadocio. It's quite becoming. Has definitely raised my opinion of money grubbing lawyers.