On NPR, they had Senator Landrieu (I'm likely massacring the spelling) and she specifically brought up the loss of marshland as part of what makes NO and LA so vulnerable.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Aug 28, 2005 4:22:44 pm PDT #1831 of 10002
dw - Aug 28, 2005 4:23:53 pm PDT #1832 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
In first world issues... I have a LOT of fresh sage this year. Someone please give me suggestions about what to do with it all.
sarameg - Aug 28, 2005 4:24:36 pm PDT #1833 of 10002
dw, thanks. I wasn't sure what kind of construction it was. Dad was at his first professional baseball game last week, in Seattle, and brought up concerns about the type of roof architecture used in various stadiums (heck all the nearby stadiums where I grew up are open air.)
DXMachina - Aug 28, 2005 4:24:42 pm PDT #1834 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I have a LOT of fresh sage this year. Someone please give me suggestions about what to do with it all.
Make a lot of turkey stuffing?
sarameg - Aug 28, 2005 4:26:23 pm PDT #1835 of 10002
I weirdly like sage in scrambled eggs. Subtle flavor. But poultry, potatos, white fish, in tomato sauces....
Or you could just smudge everything.
Eddie - Aug 28, 2005 4:26:29 pm PDT #1836 of 10002
Your tag here.
Sage sandwich?
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sarameg - Aug 28, 2005 4:27:33 pm PDT #1837 of 10002
Mmm, sage mixed into hamburgers with swiss cheese.
Dana - Aug 28, 2005 4:29:27 pm PDT #1838 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
then maybe it is time to panic.
Yes, but I already have the panicking part covered.
dw - Aug 28, 2005 4:31:13 pm PDT #1839 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Dad was at his first professional baseball game last week, in Seattle, and brought up concerns about the type of roof architecture used in various stadiums (heck all the nearby stadiums where I grew up are open air.)
Safeco Field is built to withstand a 7.5 quake, IIRC. The foundation is anchored to bedrock and the roof is such that it won't collapse as much as fall off track in The Big One (TM).
The old Kingdome was built in a similar way to the Superdome -- reinforced concrete with two rings of rebar at the top and bottom. The dome was so strong, in fact, that there were questions about whether they could effectively implode the stadium when they tore it down in 2000. In the end, they actually had to do a bunch of demo on it before they could even think about imploding it.
There was a sci-fi series whose name I've forgotten where they discover the Kingdome roof post-earthquake at the bottom of the Sound -- intact.
brenda m - Aug 28, 2005 4:32:55 pm PDT #1840 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I was wondering about that - I mean sure, the Superdome gets you high up, but how is it structurally. Well, they must be relatively confident or they wouldn't be herding people there. It'll be interesting to see what happens if the lower levels flood, though.