Posted on 08/29/2005 9:25:45 AM PDT by janetjanet998
we just had a mini tsunami...
New Olreans is flooding as I type this as winds turn north off the lake..
downtown mobile under water..record surge into Mobile Bay
J.C. from the weather channel...surge is 6 feet high in the 1st floor of his hotel which sits 27 feet above sea level..said it came up all at once..
Prayers are lifted for those affected by the storm. There's a rumor the USS Alabama has broken from its mooring. Have you heard any news of this and of the sub next to it?
Wow - prayers. The USA will recover, I wonder if the world will help...
Thanks for keeping us informed. Keep it up!
Pray for all of them. Someone mentioned yesterday that there might be a tsunami type flood. It is very sad.
Surely those Islam dominated countries we helped ith their tsunami will be sending relief workers any minute
"I wonder if the world will help..."
I would rather they didn't. We're Americans and can take care of ourselves.
I don't (wonder, that is).
Wow - prayers. The USA will recover, I wonder if the world will help...
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I wouldn't bet the rent on it. We're the imperial aggressors, you know. We deserve all this. It's God's punishment for our sins. Etc. etc. etc. (Heavy Sarcasm)
I doubt it.
Prayers for you and all those in the affected areas. I'm in Dothan, AL and we're getting an incredible rain right now.
With the possible exeception of Britain I bet there won't be any countries coming to our aid. Also, I bet the Hollywood lefties won't be doing aid concerts for the people of down there.
Quote: I wonder if the world will help...
Vincente Fox just offered up 6 million unemployeed mexicans for free...and he said we can use them as long as we need too.
From the weather channel blog:
An amazing phone call just aired on The Weather Channel a few minutes ago from Jim Cantore's producer, Simon Temperton. The two of them are at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Miss. (current conditions), where they have sought refuge from rapidly rising floodwaters on the second floor along with 300-400 residents of the home.
Here's some of what Simon reported in his phone call:
"We're going through some unbelievable conditions. Water is seeping into the building. I'd say we've had at least a 20-feet [of] storm surge. It has washed away all our rental cars, and everything else [in the parking lot]...
"Now water is seeping into the home and they are evacuating everyone to the second floor. I'm standing in 5 or 6 inches of water [on the second floor]. The power is out. There are a few emergency lights. It's a very daunting prospect right now....
"It's a very dangerous situation. I've been doing this for 15 years, and [I've] been Mr. Cantore's producer for many hurricanes, and I've never seen anything like this. This is probably the scariest situation we've ever been in -- just the sudden rise of water and how fast. They said we were good here for 27, 30 feet [of storm surge] -- they've never seen anything like it. They thought we were completely safe.
"We're not even shooting [video] anymore. We're basically in self-preservation [mode] right now. We're helping people put up boards and sandbags to keep the water from coming in. We've become part of the crew.
"In the time we've been talking, the water has risen, I'd say, another 3 inches. It's up to the top of my boots. The water keeps rising."
-- Posted by Laurel, Product Manager, The Weather Channel Interactive
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Why would we ~need~ help from other countries? We are the wealthiest nation in the world.
Sounds reasonable; bump.
people on the other thread dont believe this...the Mayor of NO confirmed it!
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