[aft_lizard]

Everytime I hear about Camille its stats become more powerful after every re-telling. Next we know its barometric pressure was 700 and peoples heads litterally popped like balloons from it.

[wardaddy]

well...I'm very happy and relieved to say.....I was there at Camille and

I still have bragging rights.

and a damn good thing this one did not slam NO head on with Camille's strength

the superdome's roof cannot survive 240 knot gusts....they got lucky...that could have been a death trap..and a 25-30 foot sustained surge would indeed be cataclysmic for NO

this is bad enough we're seeing

[OldFriend]

I was a tourist in New Orleans during Camille. I was alone in a hotel room in the French Quarter.

While Lake Ponchatrain did indeed rise up and part of the airport was underwater, I did get to fly home the next day.

It was probably less damaging than this storm.