"Bastardi clearly stated "they did not dodge a bullet" and then he explained for the thousandth time that raising pressue by 4 mb and pulling to the east does not mean everyone should stay.
Hell, the entire thread on FR that morning would have put TWC to shame it was so scientific."
True, but irrelevant. The people in New Orleans didn't have any power. They weren't watching Bastardi, or logging into Free Republic. They thought they dodged the bullet.
"True, but irrelevant. The people in New Orleans didn't have any power. They weren't watching Bastardi, or logging into Free Republic. They thought they dodged the bullet."
What are you talking about. This was pre-hurricane strike.
Please go back to thread five and re-read.
Power did not go out until about 11:30 EST or later on Monday.
Anybody living in the Gulf Coast should understand their particular weather patterns.
And if Shep was such a "Coast Rat" as he claims, he should have as well.