On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:39:33 -0600, Sam E
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:40:11 -0500, Goedjn wrote:



this should be REQUIRED in places like new orleans that can flood fast
so someone trapped in a attic has a way out in a flood..........

FWIW, I don't think the problem in NO was that the flooding
was FAST, so much as it that, once the water's high enough
to convince you you'd rather be on the roof, it's already
too deep to go outside. And if you're going to
mandate a roof hatch, are you going to mandate a little
rubber raft, too? And little bottle of iodine tablets
and two cans of spam?


And a laptop computer with newsgroup access, in case you need more
spam....... Such as "Work at home"..... That would give you something
to eat and something to do while you drown. This laptop should also
have web access to ebay, for bidding on plane tickets and fake
memorbilia from the remains of your city.



And suicide pills for when you realize that you can't wait forever to
be rescued :-)


If I was trapped in an attic that was flooding, I sure as hell would
bust a hole thru the roof or gable end.. Some people just dont seem
to have any common sense......