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boat dr
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Posted: September-24-2007 at 9:42pm |
Subject: Bubba, Junior and a Blonde
> >> > >> Bubba and Junior were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A > >> blonde lady walked by and asked what they were doing. > >> "We're supposed to find the height of the flagpole," said Bubba, "but we > >> don't have a ladder." > >> The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a few bolts, and laid > >> the pole down. Then she took a tape measure from her pocket, took a > >> measurement & announced, "Eighteen feet, six inches," and walked > >> away. > >> Junior shook his head and laughed. "Ain't that just like a dumb blonde? > >> We ask for the height, and she gives us the length." > >> Bubba and Junior are currently doing government work supervising the > >> reconstruction of those New Orleans Levees. > >> |
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The Lake
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Thanks Boat Dr. That truth hurts the funny bone. I'm afraid that New Orleans is no where near ready for another big storm. Chuck |
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The Dude
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Chuck have you been doing work down there? I'm watching MNF and they're pretty excited about saying how NO is doing so well. You both seem to think differently...
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The Lake
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Dude,
Sorry I missed your reply on this one. I haven't been down there for a year now; kind of looking into going back. But the work we were doing was more in the rural areas that were low on the priority list. But, the thing that is catching me about the rebuilding of New Orleans is that because of gov regs and mismanagment the storm protection is not going to be significantly improved. There is also the problem of the city continuing to "sink." Compound that with a rising ocean and there is a recipe for another disasstor. It's just a hard thing to build a city below sea level and pretend that a hurricane will not cause signifant damage. Chuck |
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