ignor the raceist pussycat Originally Posted by ZhuǎnshìWho is the one obsessed with race when a post about flooding is an occasion to play the race card LOL?
yes, Houston is pretty much a drained Swamp/Marsh from about I-10 and Barker Cypress to Downtown. However my friends in Katy had water up to their roofs. Did not matter where you lived. North, South, East and West. When you get 50" of rain over 3 days...not much you can do. Originally Posted by RALPHEY BOYKaty has no drainage. Katy used to be nothing but rice paddies. Not all of Houston flooded.
they were being racist towards you Originally Posted by ZhuǎnshìWay to back peddle little tree. Your racist remarks about " those other people from Katrina moving to Houston, now gonna be able to go back to new Orleans ", were in very poor taste and racist. You are a miserable racist little troll like wake up!!!!!!!!!
Houston is surrounded by agriculture, which consumes water. It sits atop the well waters that have supported agriculture. The area has sunk significantly over the years, some sinking can be measured in feet.You're right in that there is no plan. When New Orleans got it half the people left and never came back. The same should happen to Houston. I know of several large corporations who are considering leaving because their operations have been interrupted so badly. That includes insurance companies and banks. It's just too much, and the cost of repairing everything is excessive. Say goodbye.
In addition, more development has replaced open land with concrete, increasing the runoff.
It drains West to East, and it's bayous and drainage systems are archaic.
No strategic plan I'm aware of to address any of it. Trillions is what it would take, and the ostriches continue to stick their heads in the sand. Originally Posted by Zhivago52
"Really Ignorant Thinkin" applies to everything pussycat writes. Houston dismantled... what a complete idiot this guy is. Originally Posted by Cap'n CrunchFirst, Pussycat must find his magic wand to dismantle Houston.