You raise valid points. I have heard several of the Tripods, I missed that one. Hard to trust the promises and statements of the NO S&WB regarding pumping system performance specs, esp given their long history of documented fiscal and operational mismanagement.

I stand corrected on my earlier assertion about 1.5 to 2 inch/hr pumping capacity, Per Wikipedia:

Pumps are positioned properly to operate in heavy rain and flood state. However, the Sewerage and Water Board in NOLA has a pretty checkered track record as it relates to efficient management esp during crisis weather events. Sometimes having no one manning the pumps during a rain event! So, it doesnt matter how good…

118 out of 120 pumps were on during the recent deluge yesterday. 6-8 inches in a couple hours for pumps that can handle max 1.5-2 inches per hour means big puddles / pools until the water is moved out. The largest pumping network in the world can only handle a certain rate of rain. When it comes down hard, there WILL…

further, the oil and gas industry has deep roots in south LA.

So NOLA isnt nearly that large by population. Much less than 1 million in or nearby. Relocating isnt an option. Huge port, important location on the Miss river plus tons of alcohol, drugs, crime and the Saints and Zion too!

exactly— It’s like, “I dont care which salesperson brings in the most revenue for the company, all salespeople will all be paid the same.”

Hottest “ever”? “Ever” actually only means the time we can accurately measure and record. When compared to age of earth, “ever” as used in this piece is like 1 breath you took as an infant decades ago. Let’s dial down the hyperbole shall we.

Your comment is coming from someone who doesnt know the facts of the case. Got it, thanks for playing.

The article is lovely and all, but the key point that probably makes it all make sense for the grand jury and NOT folks like us and this author is this gem, 

Getting into an altercation whilst being pregnant is the first sign this “lady” has no clue about reasonable (if any) expectations about consequences. Wake up.  

Michael has a huge problem with the White savior complex obviously. You want to begin to stop that on a macro level? First, tell your African brethren to stop asking for money from everybody every year! The collective amount of fiscal dependency the entire continent displays to the world is staggering. Uganda asked…

This Db also has DOB, DL# and a picture. The personal info useful for fraud, ID theft, and of course stalking. Googling yourself gives you only publicly available info. You know which picture is you among the 100 pics of random people that google feeds you upon a search. Other people dont know that, typically.

“...The First Amendment doesn’t apply to private web forums, and only specifies that the U.S. government is not allowed to restrict the speech of private citizens. Ravelry, as a private company, doesn’t have to allow supporters of the Trump...”

we dont know what we dont know. 

He should’ve clarified when saying he was raised right in that he benefited from a low-conflict married household. Then, statistically speaking, he would be accurate in saying he was raised right. Single parent homes and high-conflict married homes tend to produce children with “issues” at a higher rate than those…

...and we should deduct any US reparation payment by a certain % to account for any $ owed by the initial guilty party, the tribe who first sold the African American Ancestor to the slave trader. In keeping with the idea that everyone at fault should pay their share of course.

“Three hundred and thirty-nine of New York Life’s first 1,000 policies were written on slaves so I think shelling out one-third of its $311 billion in assets is more than fair.”

Whatever is agreed upon as a “reparation payment” will most certainly not be enough. Free gifts have been tried for generations and all it did was indoctrinate a hard working culture into a dependent class fixed on entitlements. Additionally, it destroyed the black family. Coupled with easy access to abortion we all…

Well, the pitch WAS high and inside.  No room in baseball for that.