Katrina Live Thread, Part XI

Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

[ncpatriot]

I agree with you.

It was as if they were talking about a third world country - not the US! I thought we were one country.

[Petronski]

My sister, the llama is pouting...

Your sister the llama is pouting? ;OD

[Admin Moderator]

Does this mean we can all have unrestricted one hour food fight! ???

There are more than just one of us and we're everywhere! ;-}

[CFC__VRWC]

And I think even most liberal Northeasterners feel that we are all in this together.

I'd like to think that, Rob, but judging from so many of the comments made today by the media and the Dim politicians, I can't help but think that a huge number of them are telling themselves that the people in LA, MS and AL got what they had coming for electing George Bush, and that they'll be very vocal in letting us know that they don't want to lift a finger.

[queenkathy]

I'm sure someone can do that but I admit, I don't know which site would be best.

[ThanhPhero]

I think she meant that lake water is better than seawater. Seawater would tend to sterilize the earth roundabout.

[MikefromOhio]

nope...

I hand-jammed it....

[the Deejay]

Do you know if the Alabama is still able to move under her own power?

No idea. But since a few freepers have said it's impossible for ships to get in there.......I reckon I am out of solutions & will give up the ships.

[DouglasKC]

We are running out of gas in Wisconsin. The local news just broke the story, but gas stations have been running out all day, and it's been kept hush-hush so as not to cause massive lines. The pipelines that come up from the Gulf just aren't pumping.

Did they give a time table for how long before gas became available?

[don-o]

I pray the NG gets in their quickly and does just that...the sooner the better.

Does anyone have current info on the Martial Law declaration that was reported this morning?

Can regular army troops be rolled. like in Watts and Detroit in the 60's?

What is happening on the ground. A post reported that a large column was riding in around noon.

[Mago]

Amen. With the pumps down I would think even ordinary rainstorms would aggravate the situation significantly.

>> We should all pray that we don't have another hurricane in the northern gulf in the next month!

[buccaneer81]

In the tradition of the recently departed Freeper, Lazamataz,

What happened to Laz?

[Not A Snowbird]

So it was a "sleep with me, sleep with my llama" moment?

[Michael Goldsberry]

"Does this mean we can all have unrestricted one hour food fight! ???"

No!

Cool it folks. We are here on this thread to try and help Katrina's victims in any way we can.

(/rant)

[queenkathy]

I didn't realize the gas problem would start that fast.

[RobFromGa]

Quentin Tarantino could do a whole movie script on just one of your posts, but the llama would likely end up with the key to the gun box, and the goat would be in the chili.

[jeffers]

"To: cajungirl

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473615/posts?page=30#30

In that photo the lake is to the north, the river is to the south. The section that is being flooded, Arabi, has been flooded for at least 33 hours, and had the water up to the rooftops for almost that long. Reports
for 30 hours have been that the there was an overtopping from the Mississippi River that was flooding this section of Arabi, including reports from the mayor's office and the Army Corp of Engineers.
"

If what you are saying is true, the Lake is "up" the river "down", then the flooded neighborhood has breached the seawall and water from the neighborhood is flowing into the canal. I have the image up full screen on the PC ext to this one and I am at least 80% sure that the water is flowing right to left in that image.

Nope, 100%, the whitewater is to the left of obstructions and the area to the right of the seawall is full to the top of the wall.

If all the above is true, your post and mine, all I can figure is that the river is draining into the parish, and the parish is flowing into the canal.

[cajungirl]

I have a sister

My sister has a llama

The llama wasn't allowed in the house for the storm by my brother in law

My sister was mad at my brother in law

The llama has a companion, a goat, who was the main problem for my brother in law

So the llama weathered the storm outside

The llama is pouting

My brother in law is triumphant because my sister failed to kill him because of his meaness to the llama and the goat and he won the argument over the llama/goat spending the night in the house.

That is all

[Jeff Head]

There have been reports of shooting and there have been reports of sporting good stores looted.

Sorry...but a certain amount of order does need to be established. Two reasons...for the security of the rescuers, and equally importantly, because it is definitely going to take time and if lawlessness is not curbed, the types of things I mentioned in 1060 will begin to occur.

It is not my intent to get into a drawn out debate or arguement...or to be rude or demeaning. I made a statement. I stick by it four-square. You disagree with some (or all) parts of it. That's fine.

[cajungirl]

Right, you got it!!!