Robin's most stunning revelation was that New Orleans owns two
You might think that, in a city that lies largely below
however sea level and relies on a drainage system that has faced few engineering upgrades since, say the Romans laid their first aqueducts across southern France in roughly 180, A.D - well, you might think drainage would be a priority issue.
Robin's most stunning revelation was that New Orleans owns two, count 'em, two, industrial strength vacuum cleaners to clean out the city's vast, entire, labyrinthine drainage system, which seems akin to North Dakota having two snow plows to clear its road in January.
Quite a chore it all is. Keep in mind, that the Romans faced considerably fewer obstacles with their aqueducts than we do; Mardi Gras beads, go cups, feather boas, oyster shells, randomly discarded pistols and the skeletal remains of nutria were unfamiliar tableau in the days of Marcus Aurelius.
