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Posted on 08/30/2005 6:51:27 AM PDT by NautiNurse
USS Bataan (LHD 5)
"...nobody should be driving out of New Orleans with an empty seat in the car."
I'd agree with that, but you realize that whole neighborhoods or apartment complexes of people in N.O. have no cars. I guess they could have walked to the interstate and hitchhiked -- if anybody would pick them up. There's just no way to evacuate 1 million people (in and outside the city) in such a short amount of time.
safely out of sight of course.....may take the camera and kill you
It won't change as long as human nature and the will to survive remains. Obtaining true necessities during an emergency is not morally wrong, as long as attempts to make restitution are made afterwards. People who would let a diabetic die rather than "steal" insulin from a pharmacy have misguided priorities.
SD
AccuWeather said last night another depression was forming in the Atlantic and the pressure from this storm as she departs could actually pull this new one in behind Katrina. Has anyone heard anything about this?
Parts of Illinois and Indiana are experiencing such a horrific drought this year that they likely welcome the rain - no matter how much they get.
Their crops were already ruined but this rain gives them a new start for next year.
The only problem is whether the ground is too dry to accept a lot of rain and whether most of it will run off into the creeks, lakes and rivers of the area.
OTOH, those bodies of water are at very low levels too.
Thank God!
I know it was, which is why I wanted to recognize you. You are a compassionate, caring person, and the world needs more like you.
Oh yes, besides food and water, of course medicinal supplies.
Look, by your collective posts, you think looting's fine. They're not taking food and water, they are hauling out the innards of entire stores.....it's not all food and water, blankets and medicine...it's looting.
...unless they're carrying a lot of cloths and jewelry with the tags still on them.
...unless they're carrying a lot of cloths and jewelry with the tags still on them.
Louisiana's wildlife department has a program to encourage people to catch and eat nutria, the critters are so overpopulated.
No, he doesn't. He's drawing a pretty clear distinction, and you're missing it. It's not worth arguing about.
In addition, oil rigs and oil pipelines are severely damaged. Said that the pipelines are leaking.
No, I heard it on the net feed...
I'm not saying there aren't greedy wealthy people, or that all wealthy people are greedy, just that wealth makes it easy for you to seem nonchalant about money.
My mother lived in the A basin in Butte LaRose, inland from NO. If the Corp of Engineers had to flood the basin to save NO, she was offered extremely expensive flood insurane for a window of ninety days. I don't know about hurricanes, though.
Well, then, I guess government shouldn't even bother with disaster plans. Tell everyone that a storm is coming and don't take any extraordinary steps to expedite the traffic out of town. If someone is in a single-story nursing home, well, that's they're tough luck.
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