[geopyg]

Okay - I haven't heard the scanner or know enough if this is a hoax or not.

What I find interesting (especialy in some of the other threads) is our not wanting to believe all of the bad stuff we are hearing.

Thousands dead? No way, unconfirmed rumors.

Soldier shot? No way, must be a hoax.

Hospital raided for drugs? No way - it's a hospital for goodness sake.

If it was only reported on FR that NO was 80% under water and that gas was $6/gal. in Atlanta - I'm sure we would all be going "no way".

This whole thing is so far beyond our usual reality (at least for most of us) - that I think the "no way - this only happens in movies" is the first reaction for many of us.

And even when we KNOW that 80% of NO is underwater/gone and we KNOW lots of the coast of Miss. is gone - we still can't believe that 1000's are dead or a soldier got shot. Actually - I think it's sort of like Mulder's poster only it's "I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE".

And I hope that this is a hoax (and the hoaxers get what the looters are supposed to get - 3 to 10 years in jail). But, we know a lot of bad stuff is happening down south. PRAYERS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AFFECTED.

[Americanwolf]

it is as bad as being reported and worse then I think anyone wants to stomach. the toll could be in the 10,000 range...

I hope not but I think it is a realistic posibility.

[Tiger Smack]

Thousands dead? No way, unconfirmed rumors.

Well.....The NO Mayor (who I was first defending) I now consider a unprepared guy who hasnt slept much so I think that the word "thousands" is being thrown around too losely and if he had the chance to say it again he would word it differently. Lots of people have died but thousands is a bit much.

[tcrlaf]

well... Whatever this Shoutcast (not teamspeak, like the other one) is, it is NOT local New Orleans PD...

I'm thinking this is the command net, admin chatter between 4 different HQ.s that I have identified so far...