Dutch levee engineering

[Drebbel]

Wow, Holland on the CNN front page. And it is even a positive message.

:D

http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/world/2005/09/12/quest.katrina.dutch.levees.affl

or

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=382600026


PS: Don't think we know all about levees. Even after a zillion centuries of experience we goof up reguarly :D

[Kapitan]

always been good with levee they built the ones near me hundreds of years ago with out them canvey island wouldnt exist

(most people wish canvey didnt exist)

[XabbaRus]

I thought you stuck fingers in stuff as your method of flood control.

[Kapitan]

huh?

[jumpy]

I thought you stuck fingers in stuff as your method of flood control.

fnnar fnnar!
dutch boy put his finger in the dyke (dike?) to stop squirting water/flood thingy... now you couldn't make stuff like that up ;)

[Type941]

dutch boy put his finger in the dyke (dike?) to stop squirting

:o You didn't just say that!

[jumpy]

dutch boy put his finger in the dyke (dike?) to stop squirting

:o You didn't just say that!

It's what he did, wasn't it?

*assumes lofty expression*

not my fault t'internet corrupts :arrgh!: :rotfl:


-it's not thread about dutch drainage issues (though depends on how you look at it lol) is a subtle internet browsing data miner topic; used to gather info on users browsing habits- careless talk reveals more than required there I think m8y :-j :hmm:

[Sixpack]

I wanna be a Dutchman !!!!

Oh, wait a minute.... I AM !

Excellent ! Thanks for reminding me, Drebbel ! :-j :yep: :rock:

[XabbaRus]

I'd love to stick my finger in a dyke. :) :)

[Abraham]

I'd love to stick my finger in a dyke. :) :)
Come to the big Subsim meeting in Holland and do it...
:D

[Fish]

Look for Hans Brinkers.
;)

http://home.hccnet.nl/jos.sparreboom/harlfrgb.htm