[Kirkwood]

"I noticed that, too, a couple of hours ago. Drunken people doing their karaoke in the bar, people leisurely strolling Bourbon St. ... what are they thinking???"

What would you have them do? These are tourists with NO WAY to leave the city. No rental cars, no buses, no trains, no seats on planes. It is a nice night in NOLA, so why not enjoy it? They can ride out the storm safely in the high rise hotels in the interior corridors. They can also evacuate to the dome tomorrow if necessary.

[spycatcher]

Hopefully people are picking up hitchhikers

[STARWISE]

Don't think there looks to be ANY safe place in NO, 'cept for those allowed to go to the "last resort shelter," as the mayor stated. Be it a tourist or a resident ... it's your responsibility to be aware of your surroundings and current news in the vacation locale.

You have to know that people are buzzing furiously about this. Unless there's a language problem, no one there could avoid knowing this is coming, if they're watching the tube or out and about and conscious.

[BnBlFlag]

"They can evacuate to the dome.........."
With the huge population of violent criminals in New Orleans, it may be more dangerous in the dome than outside of it.