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Katrina Packing Wind of Nearly 175 Mph (Mayor irresponsible in evac delay)
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| August 28, 2005
| Mary Foster
Posted on 08/28/2005 3:53:54 PM PDT by BJungNan
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To: BJungNan
"This is a once in a lifetime event," Mayor Ray Nagin said.Not the best choice of words....
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:15:49 PM PDT
by
JoJo Gunn
(Help control the Leftist population. Have them spayed or neutered. ©)
To: Lokibob
The mayor has said get out, get out, every hour for the last 36 hours.What he said was "I don't think I have the authority to order an evacuation."
He did not order anyone to leave until this very day at lunch.
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:16:24 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(She's here!)
To: Casekirchen
43
posted on
08/28/2005 4:17:14 PM PDT
by
Enchante
To: the invisib1e hand
Earth Friendly Tin Foil Conspiracy Hat On: Its Karl Rove dont you know??
44
posted on
08/28/2005 4:17:18 PM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
To: Lokibob
Seriously, I wouldn't put my life into the decision-making of politicians. I'd turn on the Weather Channel and make my own decision whether to evacuate or not, regardless of what any political bureaucrat has to say. People are relying on government here a little too much...it's a natural disaster.
45
posted on
08/28/2005 4:17:29 PM PDT
by
Azzurri
To: Engine82
Good eye!
46
posted on
08/28/2005 4:18:00 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
To: Engine82
well, not so fast. It actually looks like Phil Silvers trying to look like Franklin.
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To: Rebelbase
Oh no, I made Benjamin, Al Frankin's brother!
49
posted on
08/28/2005 4:19:04 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
To: Lokibob; Diddle E. Squat
mandatory last 18 hoursAbsolutely NOT true; in fact, they didn't even order it until President Bush called the LA governor. And that was about noon today.
NO has had many, many false alarms in the last 50 years, and they are reluctant to force the city evacuated until they are at least semi-sure.
This storm has been projected to hit NO since last Thursday night.
There is absolutely NO excuse for the horrible way this was handled.
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:20:04 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(She's here!)
To: muawiyah
the mayor had no authority to make a mandatory evacuation.You're kidding, right? There's not a mayor on the east coast that won't order his city evacuatated when a hurricane is coming.
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:22:07 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(She's here!)
To: BJungNan
Wait till the floods from the rains further up river come down to meet the storm surge..
The heavy rain will be inland for a while before the eye makes land..
And then there is also tornados...
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:26:21 PM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Save the whales. Redeem them for valuable prizes.)
To: joesnuffy
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:28:29 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(She's here!)
To: Lokibob
Mandatory evac for the city of New Orleans wasn't called until 9am this morning. IIRC, some was implemented in certain areas about 1pm yesterday, at the same time that the governor called for a large scale voluntary evac. But late last night the NO mayor was still saying that he didn't have the legal authority to order a mandatory evac of NO.
To: Howlin
Pass all the laws you want in that cesspool of New York, and not a single one of them will be applicable to New Orleans which is in Louisiana.
They have laws down there concerning evacuations that seem to be a tad different than you might imagine. In fact, the folks doing the forcible evacuation carry forms with them for resisters to sign absolving the government of any responsibility should they not actually leae the area.
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:29:22 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
(/ hey coach do I gotta' put in that "/sarcasm " thing again?)
To: Howlin
At waht point would YOU have ordered the mandatory evacuation? 10% chance, 30% chance, 50% chance, 75% chance.
56
posted on
08/28/2005 4:29:43 PM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: Rebelbase
You're wrong.
It's clearly a nipple.
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:32:15 PM PDT
by
savedbygrace
("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
To: savedbygrace
Where do you see that? If it's not Ol Ben, then it is clearly Al Frankin's cousin!
To: Diddle E. Squat
Look here, for a graphic description of the NWS forecasts. You will see that the NWS was not forecasting it to hit N.O. until yesterday morning.
I ask again, what would you do, as either the mayor, the Govenor, or President Bush, using the NWS forecasts?
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posted on
08/28/2005 4:37:11 PM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: SkyPilot
Hmmmmm and one of the largest populations of poor in the country.
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