re: Catch Basins 101 - solving new orleans drainage

Before I moved from my prior residence, I spent an entire day going up and down four streets in my area with a shovel, machete, ax, pick ax, etc, clearing debris from our drainage systems. Our parish President didn't care about fixing anything. Pretty much told me as much in an email exchange.

Govt is great, isn't it?

About three hours into my little adventure I had a few other people show up, thank me, and one stayed to help. The next week we got another insane rain and it nearly flooded several homes, but due to our work, the water flowed out without damage. I was thanked again by the neighbors who then told me I did more in one day than the city/parish had done the past decade.

We are at a point folks where our leaders don't care about the tax payers/producers and are not doing their jobs. The money that is supposed to go to fixing these things are being funneled elsewhere and can't be accounted for. It is unreal, but not surprising.

Where I recently moved to will never flood, thank goodness.