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Katrina Live Thread XII
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| 31 August 2005
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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: SE Mom
"To: jeffers
An example of the situation is buses sent in to evac sick people were commandeered to take out employees of Bell South (or possibly it was Sprint)...that was what they were showing.."
Wise move or not, that won't ease tension.
To: jeffers
Counts what you mean by downtown. Part of the CBD is in a hole. The Quarter is high. New Orleans East is all a hole. City Park area is high. Part of the the north city is in a hole, and part is fine. At Franklin and Broad, a lot of the houses are very very built up, and the street would be flooded, but the houses might be mostly dry.
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posted on
09/01/2005 7:38:33 AM PDT
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: Uncle Ike
3,223
posted on
09/01/2005 7:38:54 AM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: Fast5
Dratted firewall. I can't get it. :-(
3,224
posted on
09/01/2005 7:39:09 AM PDT
by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: SE Mom
Well, I was quite disgusted with the head of Fema yesterday, while being interviewed by an MSMBC reporter in Mississippi. The reporter asked him why they weren't there already and he said "we are in the state, but we cannot put our workers in danger". As they were talking, a Salvation Army truck rolled into the picture.
To: jeffers
3,226
posted on
09/01/2005 7:40:07 AM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: Steve_Seattle
I'm with you. I swear, if anybody aound here starts to get political about this, I'm going to forget that I'm trying to be a good Christian man. I'll go redneck on 'em.
To: cajungirl
The big copters, the ones that go thud-thud, are now coming over. They were coming over last night after midnight. Are guys with .50 cal machine guns leaning out of them, perchance?
3,228
posted on
09/01/2005 7:40:28 AM PDT
by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: cajungirl
Exactly. We're talking about physically isolating a major city on all sides from relief on the ground, the skies full of rescue choppers (in coordination, I might add), and thousands to rescue. And some of those to be rescued are freaking shooting at their rescuers.
We've somehow go to squeeze in getting supplies on the ground and distibuted without the looting thugs running off with it all or destroying it for "fun".
We're getting an outstanding level of effort, and better results than I expected from the beginning.
3,229
posted on
09/01/2005 7:40:35 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Steve_Seattle
It's taking so long because there are thousands of them spread all over, and helicopter rescue is a slow operation. And evacuation IS the priority, and has been THE priority since this started.
Understand, however nurses and Dr.s are calling the radio saying patients are dying from the heat, no power for ventilators, and medical professionals are sick and starting IV's on each other. IMO, these patients and medical people should be priority when evacuating.
To: jeffers
FNC around 9:50AM EDT per Phil Keating who is down in NO.
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posted on
09/01/2005 7:41:30 AM PDT
by
Tarheel
( Murphy's law #21--Internet flame wars are started by two cats who did not like their supper.)
To: r9etb
I know what you mean.
I worked with a bunch of good people who were dark skinned, taught a lot of kids who were from poor neighborhoods, but wanted to get out of the pit. And then, there are those who like it.
There are equivalent groups in most every ethnic group, too. Chinese, Vietnamese, Hispanic, Irish, Italian, and whatever have produced groups like that.
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posted on
09/01/2005 7:41:59 AM PDT
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: Tarheel
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posted on
09/01/2005 7:42:16 AM PDT
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: Peach
The Democrat got shot down by whom?
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posted on
09/01/2005 7:42:32 AM PDT
by
mwl1
Comment #3,235 Removed by Moderator
did i just hear 2 officers shot?
To: Knitting A Conundrum
To: All
Scanner.
Two officers shot!
3,238
posted on
09/01/2005 7:42:53 AM PDT
by
JimWforBush
(Alcohol - For the best times you'll never remember)
To: SandyInSeattle
2 Officers shot ... urgent Medivac ...
To: jeffers
Are you listening to FNC? The boats that went to help this morning got shot at too!!!!!
3,240
posted on
09/01/2005 7:43:04 AM PDT
by
Peach
(South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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