Katrina Live Thread, Part X

Various ^ | 30 August 2005

[nicmarlo]

omg

[rwfromkansas]

Agreed.

I am watching CNN.

Fox frankly sucks at this story.

They need some better people and some SERIOUS, MAJOR training on how to cover breaking news.

[dawn53]

You're right. We even discussed evacuation from NO, and compared it to evac from Tampa Bay (how the EOC's and Jeb ordered it in stages and it started three days before Charley was supposed to hit.)

[Not A Snowbird]

Then I don't understand what those folks on WWL are babbling about. Of course, with the newsies constantly interrupting the science guys, who knows what they really are saying.

I had to turn it off; the constant interruptions every time the science guys tried to say something was really annoying.

[ErnBatavia]

Next step - "check day", September 1, when the mail can't get through...

[Krodg]

I thought the poster was refering to those in charge in NO. I think the whole thing was a misunderstanding.

[mware]

It wasn't, before, but is becoming such, now.

So all the lower spots are not underwater???only thing left is the highground??

[Admin Moderator]

here will be unsettling disclosures today and tomorrow,

It will be a sad day

Many prayers for the people down there

[cajungirl]

The Tp building flooded, all windows out. Of course they left the city. Everyone who can is leaving.

[Petronski]

I recommend you have this post deleted. Otherwise you'll spend the rest of the day explaining its innocent meaning, one person at a time.

[NittanyLion]

I just heard WWL say the Superdome is at the low point? Why on earth did they evacuate people to the lowest available elevation?!

Not true - it's at a relatively high elevation.

[Txsleuth]

I have definitely gotten the opinion that in Shep's mind, the fact that his high-priced hotel in the French Quarter wasn't ruined, that is enough evidence that it "wasn't that bad!"....sheesh!

[dirtboy]

There is a huge difference between making disaster preparations and sending a man to the moon or fighting a major war. It's very easy to have a "can-do" attitude when you're dealing with something that doesn't have any cost limitations built into it

The problem is, we see the same inability to think outside the box in programs such as the space shuttle. So it is, IMO, much broader than just cost limitations. It's about being unable and unwilling to think outside the box and demanding that some other government agency deal with the details.

But I really don't want to talk about this any more until much later.

[cajungirl]

On my local Baton Rouge Tv station.

[oldleft]

I can understand breaking into a place to get drinks and chips and diapers, but jewelry and clothes? I hope when the Navy gets their the Marines are selective...

[Syco]

He meant who cares if they're Republican or Democrat. He was responding to an earlier post when someone asked what they're political offiliation was. He's actually taking some heat for saying the right thing.

[Howlin]

I apologize for my snarky comment about your nick; I should have kept reading.

[nuclady]

the LSU professor is doing great explaining the levee system and the breaks, etc. I don't know who is the (male) host, but he is driving me NUTS because he keeps interrupting and overtalking the details! grrrrr..........

[tomkat]

If they don't get that breach plugged - pronto - today will be looked back on as the calm before the shiite storm.