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shining path
:prettyplease:
Birmingham may lose power for a day or so and have some downed trees. Nothing major.I think he posted today, maybe, I don't know. :(Anyone hear from Tat? He lives in Ala. I think, and I'm not too sure how close he is to this......
Smoo
Fear the Beaver
And more than one hottie in short shorts will receive a manly offer of protection from a virile biologist.And shiny will watch in awe and wish he was virile.Birmingham may lose power for a day or so and have some downed trees. Nothing major.I think he posted today, maybe, I don't know. :(Anyone hear from Tat? He lives in Ala. I think, and I'm not too sure how close he is to this......
cosjobs
Footballguy
I hope you are right.But as someone who lived on the gulf coast for 25 years and was very close to hurricane evacuation and planning (father was head of CD), many people are not that way. They get home and the house is not destroyed, they are mad. Especially if it was looted or suffered some damage they could have prevented if they were around when it happened.I don't think too many people are going to be headed back to homes and neighborhoods pristine and untouched by the storm. I think people are going to be going back and looking at the havoc that was unleashed on NO and think "Wow, if this is what a near miss looks like, I better be real sure I am gone when the near miss doesn't miss and actually does dump Lake Ponch into NO. " They're also going to see the hell unleashed 50-75 miles to their East and think they're pretty damned lucky to have a home or a neighborhood to go back to.
In neither my previous post nor this one am I taking a side or defending a behavior. I am trying to illustrate how evacuating a city is usually a no-win proposition, unless your city is destroyed. And even then you lose, if you didn't get everyone out.
shining path
:prettyplease:
not cool, dudeHer "Why does it bend to the left like that"And more than one hottie in short shorts will receive a manly offer of protection from a virile biologist.And shiny will watch in awe and wish he was virile.Birmingham may lose power for a day or so and have some downed trees. Nothing major.I think he posted today, maybe, I don't know. :(Anyone hear from Tat? He lives in Ala. I think, and I'm not too sure how close he is to this......
SP "That's my Super Doppler 'hurricane tracker' "
WTYM
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Nope, not there..
Smoo
Fear the Beaver
Only problem is, just when you you've got the storm in your sights, she tells you that there's a Small Craft Advisory and sends you on your way.not cool, dudeHer "Why does it bend to the left like that"And more than one hottie in short shorts will receive a manly offer of protection from a virile biologist.And shiny will watch in awe and wish he was virile.Birmingham may lose power for a day or so and have some downed trees. Nothing major.I think he posted today, maybe, I don't know. :(Anyone hear from Tat? He lives in Ala. I think, and I'm not too sure how close he is to this......
SP "That's my Super Doppler 'hurricane tracker' "
WTYM
shining path
:prettyplease:
themikus
Footballguy
I evacuated New Orleans yesterday at noon after Mayor Nagin declared a mandatory evacuation. Leaving from Uptown, my plan was to head northeast to my parents' house in eastern Tennessee via Interstate 59. I essentially tried to outrun Katrina's outer bands. I didn't really know any people to stay with to the west or due east, and didn't have much cash on hand either. So northeast it was.
It took about 9 hours to get to Slidell via I-10 (normally would take less than an hour). It was a miserable experience sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic watching my gas gauge go down. Most gas stations were out of gas (for that matter, several stations in Uptown New Orleans were outta gas on Saturday and Sunday), but I was very lucky to find a station at the Poplarville exit in Mississippi. I was able to fill my tank just before the 10pm curfew in Poplarville, and I suspect tthat those in line behind me were turned away :( . Had I not found that gas, I would likely have tried to limp into Hattiesburg and then find a place to hunker down.
I ultimately arrived at my parents place 20 hours later (with 6 cats in tow!). Then slept a few hours before logging on here.
I am heartsick for the devastation that the folks in Biloxi, Mobile, and Gulfport have endured, but also relieved that New Orleans seems to have been spared the massive flooding that would have occurred with a more westerly landfall. Also very anxious about the situation in the Ninth Ward and the Bywater. :(
I'm now trying to get any info on the damage to my beloved city. In particular, the neighborhood where I currently live and where all my earthly possessions were abandoned (Jackson Ave and Magazine St area) and my old neighborhood in Carrollton around Oak St. BTW - yes, the Carrollton neighborhood is where tipsy's restaurant is located. Hope it's OK, tipsy.
Thank you to Ignoramus for providing links that have been valuable to me.
Here's a site that may be of use to those seeking the same info regarding the state of things in New Orleans: New Orleans blogger
Edit to add: Thanks to tipsy as well for the local links. When I saw that this thread was up to 30 pages, I went straight to the end for the most up-to-date info. I know, bad form...
It took about 9 hours to get to Slidell via I-10 (normally would take less than an hour). It was a miserable experience sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic watching my gas gauge go down. Most gas stations were out of gas (for that matter, several stations in Uptown New Orleans were outta gas on Saturday and Sunday), but I was very lucky to find a station at the Poplarville exit in Mississippi. I was able to fill my tank just before the 10pm curfew in Poplarville, and I suspect tthat those in line behind me were turned away :( . Had I not found that gas, I would likely have tried to limp into Hattiesburg and then find a place to hunker down.
I ultimately arrived at my parents place 20 hours later (with 6 cats in tow!). Then slept a few hours before logging on here.
I am heartsick for the devastation that the folks in Biloxi, Mobile, and Gulfport have endured, but also relieved that New Orleans seems to have been spared the massive flooding that would have occurred with a more westerly landfall. Also very anxious about the situation in the Ninth Ward and the Bywater. :(
I'm now trying to get any info on the damage to my beloved city. In particular, the neighborhood where I currently live and where all my earthly possessions were abandoned (Jackson Ave and Magazine St area) and my old neighborhood in Carrollton around Oak St. BTW - yes, the Carrollton neighborhood is where tipsy's restaurant is located. Hope it's OK, tipsy.
Thank you to Ignoramus for providing links that have been valuable to me.
Here's a site that may be of use to those seeking the same info regarding the state of things in New Orleans: New Orleans blogger
Edit to add: Thanks to tipsy as well for the local links. When I saw that this thread was up to 30 pages, I went straight to the end for the most up-to-date info. I know, bad form...
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Mrs. BSR
Footballguy
Glad to hear you are ok.I evacuated New Orleans yesterday at noon after Mayor Nagin declared a mandatory evacuation. Leaving from Uptown, my plan was to head northeast to my parents' house in eastern Tennessee via Interstate 59. I essentially tried to outrun Katrina's outer bands. I didn't really know any people to stay with to the west or due east, and didn't have much cash on hand either. So northeast it was.
It took about 9 hours to get to Slidell via I-10 (normally would take less than an hour). It was a miserable experience sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic watching my gas gauge go down. Most gas stations were out of gas (for that matter, several stations in Uptown New Orleans were outta gas on Saturday and Sunday), but I was very lucky to find a station at the Poplarville exit in Mississippi. I was able to fill my tank just before the 10pm curfew in Poplarville, and I suspect tthat those in line behind me were turned away :( . Had I not found that gas, I would likely have tried to limp into Hattiesburg and then find a place to hunker down.
I ultimately arrived at my parents place 20 hours later (with 6 cats in tow!). Then slept a few hours before logging on here.
I am heartsick for the devastation that the folks in Biloxi, Mobile, and Gulfport have endured, but also relieved that New Orleans seems to have been spared the massive flooding that would have occurred with a more westerly landfall. Also very anxious about the situation in the Ninth Ward and the Bywater. :(
I'm now trying to get any info on the damage to my beloved city. In particular, the neighborhood where I currently live and where all my earthly possessions were abandoned (Jackson Ave and Magazine St area) and my old neighborhood in Carrollton around Oak St. BTW - yes, the Carrollton neighborhood is where tipsy's restaurant is located. Hope it's OK, tipsy.
Thank you to Ignoramus for providing links that have been valuable to me.
Here's a site that may be of use to those seeking the same info regarding the state of things in New Orleans: New Orleans blogger
jplvr
Footballguy
Making fun of cavemen? Didn't Geiko teach you anything?Just pisses me off that people steal from others who are going through the same thing that they're going through. The people they're stealing from have the same problems except they got out. Don't try to tell me that they couldn't get out because there were reports of people pulling up to stores (read cars) and stealing from store owners.
If someone died stealing from me, I wouldn't feel any remorse and would be pissed if someone not involved mourned their death (outside of family).
lol @ the reaction to "get the f out." I'm not so sure it would've help any more than what the police chief said on TWC last night (paraphrase) "You need to get your a** up and get the hell out of the city."
Tat is in Birmingham as am I. Probably not that many problems here. Power loss most likely and some downed trees although I just heard something blowing down my street.
A friend got a report out of Gulf Shores a little while ago. 15+ feet means his beach house is most likely gone. Just there yesterday. Wish I had loaded more up to bring back.
C
Cunning Linguist
Guest
My Dad lives in Slidell but evacuated 2 days ago to Baton Rouge. Just heard on the news that in Slidell "every house was touched". Any news out of Slidell?
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
Yup, instead of 200-300 people stranded on rooftops the number would have been in the 1,000's....Kudos to all the officials down there.
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C
Cunning Linguist
Guest
No disrespect, but I have no sympathy for anyone who loses their beach house. He has enough cash/insurance, I am sure he'll get by somehow. I will have only slightly more than that for my father who lives in Slidell.
Mrs. BSR
Footballguy
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C
Cunning Linguist
Guest
Of course it is jealousy. I also don't feel bad for the people who build on a mountainside and it gives way. That is chance you gladly take. One I wish I could take. But stop all the whining. You should be emotionally prepared for it when you picked that site.
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themikus
Footballguy
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
So you've got one of those fancy houses that picks you, then?
Proud Communist
Footballguy
Hey Shining Path! I am in Philadelphia and I was evacuated for work. I am trying to determine info about the eastern part of the city. Where did you get this info? I have seen the report of bodies floating in Eastover, but Eastover does have several lagoons, so that doesn't mean that all of eastern NO is under water.
I can not get through any phone lines to people I know in the area. I think all are safe based on their location(all moved either out of the city or evacuated north of I-12).
There are about 20 of us here, and we have heard some while stories. Arabi & the 9th ward of New Orleans, a section of the city that is south of the French Quarter, is under much water. The levee at Tennessee street, which is about 1/4 to 1/2 a mile down river from the French Quarter broke and is thought to be the cause of the flooding in the above areas.
Also, we are hearing wild looting stories. Several people claimed that they saw a filmed news story that on CNN that showed people stealing ATM Machines from grocery stores and banks!!!!!!
I just got a break from work and knew there would be something on here.
Wild Young Billy
A Crazy Cat
I posted that on Page 12 of this thread, it's worth mentioning again.Has anyone mentioned the guy telling Shepard Smith to "mind his own ####### business" when he asked him how why he hadn't evacuated?
Proud Communist
Footballguy
Kasparov, I do understand his sentiment. We have heard reports here in Philly that there have already been 50 arrests for looting. 50!!!! That just boggles the mind.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
Unfortunately, this is true. As of very late Saturday night, 8:30 pm. My father was not leaving. It took all three siblings to convince him to leave. It was not an easy task. Also, there are a lot of poor people who do not have the means to evacuate.
When i heard about the looting I envisioned some ole boys from the bayou tooling through the street of NawLins in their flatbottom boats with 50 horse Mercs dragging color tvs outa second story windows. Sorry for anyones loss just a wierd thought passing through a yankees head.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
Thanks so much for this themikus. From this I pulled this quote
This is very near my father's house. He would have surely been flooded, as I expect his house is. He is 81 years old, and he would not have fared well.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
Agreed. Mayor Nagin & Governor Blanco, along with the FEMA & Red Cross officials have done great jobs.Yup, instead of 200-300 people stranded on rooftops the number would have been in the 1,000's....Kudos to all the officials down there.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
From the TV footage it is not some ole boys from the bayou.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
No, he went with my brother to the Holiday Inn in Covington, north of the I-12. It is where a reporter (CNN? I believe) was also staying. She was later out on the streets and she reported that a glass shattered at the hotel, but that all occupants were in inner rooms. She did not mention anything about injuries, just that people were scared. Since it was after the eyewall had passed a few hours previously, I have a strong feeling they are unnerved, but okay. I won't be totally sure until I talk to them, which probably won't be for a while.Thanks again themikus and all others who have provided info in this thread. It is so difficult to find out reliable info.
shining path
:prettyplease:
I think they meant the 9th ward, which covers eastern portions of the city. From what I've heard reported, the Bywater and other neighborhoods to the East were the flooded ones.A live CNN report just said that alot of the houses deep in the 9th "parish" around New Orleans are completely submerged and that only 2 boats were available for rescue use.
TenTimes
Backhoe Operator
Hey guys I've been out all day, can I get a quick update without having to read the 20 pages that I missed? How bad was the damage to the Superdome? I hear some of the fabric was ripped away, anything else?How high did the water rise in the bowl that is New Orleans? Is there much damage to the French Quarter?The last report I saw online was that they were calling this the most overrated storm in history, which is obviously good news, but a storm is still a storm, how bad were the damages and is it all over?
Yep, ward is what they said. Thanks. Scary to think about homes under water all the way, hope to heck that the folks got out of there prior.I think they meant the 9th ward, which covers eastern portions of the city. From what I've heard reported, the Bywater and other neighborhoods to the East were the flooded ones.A live CNN report just said that alot of the houses deep in the 9th "parish" around New Orleans are completely submerged and that only 2 boats were available for rescue use.