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Posted on 08/27/2005 8:05:55 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I went to bed and she was just upgraded to a 4 and that was at 1, wake up at 7 and it's a strong 5. God have mercy on those in her path.
"I thought elected officials couldn't be sued for their decisions."
They are usually tossed out at the first opportunity...Chicago voted Bilandic out for his lack of planning & poor leadership in a massive snowstorm.
What has been somewhat effective in the past is when a mandatory evac has been ordered, having officials go house to house and tell people who are staying to give them contact information for when they're dead.
I do, it was that DA on FNC early on in the week. They just knew this storm was going to head north right after she came back into the gulf. People put their gaurd. Remember there are a lot of people that can not make decisions on their own, they have to be told what to do. The sheeple of America, the ones that think government/media knows best.
....on the beach.
ok, thanks--please let us know if you decide to bug out. Prayers for you and your family's safety.
You mean the mayor hasn't declared a mandatory evacuation yet? There will be tropical storm conditions in a matter of hours and at that point it will be dangerous to stay and dangerous to leave. And since when has a LA politician worried about what is and is not legal? That in itself has to be a first!
http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/regions.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&site=ATL
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Conditions will begin to deteriorate later Sunday, well in advance of the storm, with tropical-storm-force winds reaching the coast late Sunday and hurricane-force winds reaching the coast Monday morning. The winds will be strong enough to down not only trees and power lines but also bring down structures and make missiles out of objects that are not ties down. As the storm nears the coast Monday, a devastating storm surge will be pushed into the lower Mississippi Delta as the powerful southeasterly winds pile water into the area. The storm will also bring flooding rains well inland, and the risk for tornadoes north and east of the path of the center.
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Stay safe..
New Orleans mayor holding a press conference at 9:00AM CDT.
"This storm has been steadily moving west/nw. I f she does not make a decidedly strong turn to the north Texans had better watch out."
This thing is so flippin collosal everybody in the Gulf needs to take shelter at higher ground. I can't remember the last time I saw a hurricane suck in air mass from both the west and east oceans to fill the entire Gulf. My guess-timation is people from Galveston,Tx to Tallahasse, Fl. ARE going to experience this hurricane.
In case you, like me, just jumped to the end of the thread, the mayor is having a conference call shortly to decide on the mandatory evacuation, per CNN just 10 minutes ago.
Also, it's been reported on this thread, starting around post 100 or so (I think that's right) that the mayor was talking to lawyers to see if he has the legal authority to evacuate the city. But he's evacuated his own family.
Finally.
Same here. Incredible.
Damn that gives the people still there less than 12 hours got get out.
Did she also mention that President Bush was vacationing? Wouldn't surprise me if she did.
They are usually tossed out at the first opportunity...Chicago voted Bilandic out for his lack of planning & poor leadership in a massive snowstorm.
This mayor stands a pretty strong chance that he will soon be a Mayor without a city. It's a bit scary.
Indeed- they did that here in Florida last summer..it's a good way to wake some people up.
Just now saying most airlines at the NO airport are closed.
10 ft swells already coming ashore in Walton County, FL.
Thanks for the info. If someone is waiting to get approval to leave then they're a-class dumb. Anyone with a tv or radio down there should know that this is a BAD situation.
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