WHY DIDN'T YOU DEPLOY THE BUSES, MAYOR?...
Posted on 09/02/2005 12:29:42 PM PDT by joinedafterattack
WHY DIDN'T YOU DEPLOY THE BUSES, MAYOR?... New Orleans Lost Opportunity
WHY DIDN'T YOU DEPLOY THE BUSES, MAYOR?...
http://local.google.com/maps?q=buses&ll=29.959415,-90.097174&spn=0.004521,0.007359&t=k&near=new+orleans+la&cid=29954444,-90075000,2819652507311809609&num=10&start=0&hl=en
More Buses here at New Orleans Tours Inc 4220 Howard Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125 - donno how much water there was at this location, but it can be cross referenced with other pics I'm sure.
Yep.
Thanks for telling me of the spelling problem. ;)
Drugs will do that to you.
Nagin: "You know, I'm not one of those drug addicts. I am thinking very clearly."
I don't think I want a translation of anything Mayor Nagin said in this past week.
The utter irony. Just heard a presser where they told of transferring thousands from one site to another.......in schoolbuses!
No.
When Bush issued his declarations on Saturday, it was still a Cat3. Cat 5 didn't happen until Sunday.
Yup. The govenor commandeered the buses from around the state. *shaking head*
Not true. It was a Cat 4 and building to a Cat 5 on Saturday. On Sunday, it weakened slightly to a high Cat 4. Nagin knew by Saturday morning that this storm was bigger than what the lake could hold.
WE could learn fast how to drive the bus, especially with a monster hurricane on our butt!
Schoolbuses, oh the inhumanity.
mhking, here's one for your 'just damn' list.
When they start looking at what happened leading up to this mess the state and city officials(dems) are in huge trouble!
That the people in the shelters could not control themselves enough to protect each other is a terrible blot on those who did the evil deeds.
It's a disgrace! ;)
Katrina has continued to expand in size, and now rivals Hurricane Gilbert and Hurricane Allen as the largest hurricanes in size. When hurricanes reach such enormous sizes, they tend to create their own upper-air environment, making them highly resistant to external wind shear. The global computer models are not really hinting at any wind shear that might affect Katrina before landfall, and the only thing that might weaken her is an eyewall replacement cycle. Even if one of these happens in the next 12 hours, the weakest Katrina is likely to get before landfall is a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds. Katrina is so huge and powerful that she will still do incredible damage even at this level. The track forecast has not changed significantly, and the area from New Orleans to the Mississippi-Louisiana border is going to get a catastrophic blow. I put the odds of New Orleans getting its levees breached and the city submerged at about 70%.
This scenario, which has been discussed extensively in literature I have read, could result in a death toll in the thousands, since many people will be unable or unwilling to get out of the city. I recommend that if you are trapped in New Orleans tomorrow, that you wear a life jacket and a helmet if you have them. High rise buildings may offer good refuge, but Katrina has the potential to knock down a high-rise building. A 25 foot storm surge and 30 - 40 foot high battering waves on top of that may be able to bring down a steel-reinforced high rise building. I don't believe a high rise building taller than six stories has ever been brought down by a hurricane, so this may not happen Monday, either. We are definitely in unknown waters with Katrina.
I have focused on New Orleans in much of my discussions about this storm, but Katrina will do tens of billions in damage all along the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Mobile Bay could well see a 10-foot storm surge. And inland areas will take heavy damage as well; Katrina will still be a hurricane 180 miles inland, and cause widespread flooding throughout the Tennessee Valley.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you in Katrina's way, and I urge all readers of this blog to do the same.
Jeff Masters (The day before Katrina hit.)
Earlier on Saturday he posted this comment:
I'd hate to be an Emergency Management official in New Orleans right now. Katrina is pretty much following the NHC forecast, and appears likely to pass VERY close to New Orleans. I'm surprised they haven't ordered an evacuation of the city yet. While the odds of a catastropic hit that would completely flood the city of New Orleans are probably 10%, that is way too high in my opinion to justify leaving the people in the city. If I lived in the city, I would evactuate NOW! There is a very good reason that the Coroner's office in New Orleans keeps 10,000 body bags on hand. The risks are too great from this storm, and a weekend away from the city would be nice anyway, right? GO! New Orleans needs a full 72 hours to evacuate, and landfall is already less than 72 hours away. Get out now and beat the rush. You're not going to have to go to work or school on Monday anyway. If an evacuation is ordered, not everyone who wants to get out may be able to do so--particularly the 60,000 poor people with no cars.
Good show. Now it needs to circulate..
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