If we don't undertake the levee reconstruction and coastal restoration, we're just leaving New Orleans more vulnerable than it was before. Ivor Heerden
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![When it comes to a storm like this, the pumps are mission impossible. Number one, they aren't safe for the operators and the second thing is that you need very powerful systems with a very good electrical supply, but the more robust [a storm] is, the harder it is to operate [a pump]. As soon as you start that pump, every bit of trash that gets into the canal gets sucked into the pump. And as soon as buildings start coming apart, the level of debris shoots up dramatically. - Ivor Heerden Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBJdm9yIEhlZXJkZW4gICAg&num=9 "When it comes to a storm like this, the pumps are mission impossible. Number one, they aren't safe for the operators and the second thing is that you need very powerful systems with a very good electrical supply, but the more robust [a storm] is, the harder it is to operate [a pump]. As soon as you start that pump, every bit of trash that gets into the canal gets sucked into the pump. And as soon as buildings start coming apart, the level of debris shoots up dramatically. - Ivor Heerden Quotes")
![We would really encourage people not to come back [to New Orleans] for at least a week. - Ivor Heerden Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2Ugd291bGQgcmVhbGx5IGVuY291cmFnZSBwZW9wbGUgbm90IHRvIGNvbWUgYmFjayBbdG8gTmV3IE9ybGVhbnNdIGZvciBhdCBsZWFzdCBhIHdlZWsuIA==&author=ICBJdm9yIEhlZXJkZW4gICAg&num=13 "We would really encourage people not to come back [to New Orleans] for at least a week. - Ivor Heerden Quotes")