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Blanco buses on the BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4210646.stm ^ | 9/3/2005 | 9/3/2005

Posted on 09/03/2005 6:39:25 AM PDT by ChadGore

In this short video (Real Media 34k stream). . at the very begining . . the 2nd sceen, shows yet another dozen unused blanco buses!

The print story is here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4210646.stm

Under the first image is a link that says "VIDEO Aid Finally arrives".

The URI for the RV Video is here:

rtsp://.../09012da6800242eb_16x9_nb.rm?title="BBC"&author=""©right="(C) British Broadcasting Corporation"


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bbc; blanco; blancobuses; buses; busing; incompetence; katrina; katrinafailures; nagin; neworleans; unused
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To: Salvation

Those white roofed buses are just that white roofed school buses. It makes them cooler in the summer.


181 posted on 09/03/2005 11:46:11 AM PDT by usmcobra
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To: berkeleybeej

I know there is a RTA bus barn and lot with maybe 200+ buses on Magazine street near Audobon park.

According to most pictures of the flooded area and it location near the river levee it should have been High and dry.


182 posted on 09/03/2005 11:51:00 AM PDT by usmcobra
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To: bonfire

bttt


183 posted on 09/03/2005 12:12:33 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: usmcobra

bump


184 posted on 09/03/2005 12:14:38 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: usmcobra
Why do we call them "Blanco Busses" ?

Because they belong to her.

State School Buses Commandeered by La Gov Blanco

185 posted on 09/03/2005 12:16:39 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Just mythoughts

update bump.


186 posted on 09/03/2005 12:21:36 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: ChadGore
Oh my goodness, this is unbelievable. My daughter says thanks. Got them printed with address so she can "show -n- tell" at school.
187 posted on 09/03/2005 12:26:29 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Doe Eyes; SouthTexas
National Hurricane Director had to call Nagin on Saturday Night to plead "Get people out"
188 posted on 09/03/2005 12:31:42 PM PDT by Fresh Wind
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To: ChadGore

I've done so checking around and The RTA buses in the picture must be at a Bus barn and lot on Canal street near the Super Dome.

The Arabella or Magazine street Bus barns were closed and converted to a Whole Food market.

That means those city buses are so close and yet so far from those that need them.


189 posted on 09/03/2005 12:40:19 PM PDT by usmcobra
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To: SouthTexas

I guess I'm going to have to dig that one up. That's some quote.


190 posted on 09/03/2005 1:11:25 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: ChadGore

Good Sharpton calculation.


191 posted on 09/03/2005 1:14:28 PM PDT by doug from upland (The Hillary documentary is coming -- INDICTING HILLARY)
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To: Republican Wildcat; Fresh Wind; Doe Eyes; All

Most of the comments, reports, links, and other information is on the Live Kat thread. Might be a tad difficult to find since there are quite a few now.


192 posted on 09/03/2005 1:32:03 PM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: All; usmcobra
I've done so checking around and The RTA buses in the picture must be at a Bus barn and lot on Canal street near the Super Dome.

The Arabella or Magazine street Bus barns were closed and converted to a Whole Food market.

That means those city buses are so close and yet so far from those that need them.

I haven't seen a picture of the RTA buses only school buses.

Come on Google Earther's - See if you can find the RTA buses.

193 posted on 09/03/2005 1:40:04 PM PDT by berkeleybeej (http://www.cattletoday.com/)
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To: Fresh Wind

bttt


194 posted on 09/03/2005 1:41:46 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: dfwgator

bump


195 posted on 09/03/2005 1:42:05 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: usmcobra; doug from upland
The RTA buses in the picture must be at a Bus barn and lot on Canal street near the Super Dome.

The RTA has a facility at 2817 Canal St. Using google and the hybrid map option they have, it looks like the same lot.

thanks for the information, doug

196 posted on 09/03/2005 1:48:15 PM PDT by feefee (rovian salt carrier)
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To: feefee

It is the same picture, and easily with in walking distance from the superdome.


197 posted on 09/03/2005 1:57:35 PM PDT by usmcobra
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To: usmcobra

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+orleans&ll=29.959434,-90.086904&spn=0.018473,0.030088&t=e&hl=en


198 posted on 09/03/2005 1:59:41 PM PDT by usmcobra
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To: All

Evn as if used as temporary shelter, and air conditioned at that, these are buses would be better then sitting in the Convention center or on an overpass.


199 posted on 09/03/2005 2:23:08 PM PDT by usmcobra
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To: Doe Eyes

This is another government failure at the local level...when a coastal city is below sealevel there is no room for error when it comes to evacuations prior to storms stronger than the defenses are rated for...if this means that there are evacuations that in hindsight prove unnecessary; this is the price for living in a zero tolerance environment. This fact should have been drilled into the heads of every resident of the city by the municipal and state governments through the schools, via radio and tv as well as signs on the municipal buses now floating unused in the city lots.


200 posted on 09/03/2005 2:23:13 PM PDT by dogcaller
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