- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: No Flow Rates, Levee System failure scenario.. quite possible
Posted on 5/24/11 at 5:53 am to the LSUSaint
Posted on 5/24/11 at 5:53 am to the LSUSaint
quote:
Do teh smartass mf'ers that think allthis water doesn't threaten teh levees,
Things happen. Pretty sure no one believes the water doesn't threaten the levee but being overly alarmist doesn't help.
quote:
well it just washed out a government controlled railroad track section near the spillway.
"Canadian National Railroad, which owns the track, says the damage was discovered yesterday afternoon and at this point, there is no telling how long the railroad bridge will be out of service for repairs."
LINK
1
Posted on 5/24/11 at 7:48 am to Helo
So what I am gathering from the OP is:
1) There's a LOT of water;
2) The water is taxing the present flood control system in place by the COE;
3) The COE is not telling "us" how bad it is to keep "us" from panicking;
4) Because of 1-3, we're all gonna die.
What I am hearing from most of the respondents is:
1) is true;
2) is true;
3) is not true;
4) we're all gonna die, but not because of 1-3.
I tend to side with the latter group; however, it is somewhat troubling that the flow rate through BC appears to be much higher than was expected by COE. I do not extrapolate this to mean that the COE's math is "off" up and down the river, but I do have a concern that BC could have a significant structural problem in light of the fact that the flow rate is well beyond the design tolerances.
1) There's a LOT of water;
2) The water is taxing the present flood control system in place by the COE;
3) The COE is not telling "us" how bad it is to keep "us" from panicking;
4) Because of 1-3, we're all gonna die.
What I am hearing from most of the respondents is:
1) is true;
2) is true;
3) is not true;
4) we're all gonna die, but not because of 1-3.
I tend to side with the latter group; however, it is somewhat troubling that the flow rate through BC appears to be much higher than was expected by COE. I do not extrapolate this to mean that the COE's math is "off" up and down the river, but I do have a concern that BC could have a significant structural problem in light of the fact that the flow rate is well beyond the design tolerances.
This post was edited on 5/24/11 at 7:49 am
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News