Katrina Live Thread, Part XI

No. Did the price of drilling equipment double? Did the crews who operate them double their pay? The cost to produce a gallon of gas includes the cost to drill the oil. That has not doubled.

4,921 posted on 08/31/2005 9:34:37 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)

Hey steve. There was a post yesterday that stated a huge column on the move. Assuming that report to be accurate, is it a problem of blocked roads?

That would be a distinct possibility depending on where that column started. The only way into New Orleans is from across the Mississippi River - everything else is either flooded out or wiped out.

4,922 posted on 08/31/2005 9:34:52 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)

I'm hearing from friends and family in Houma today. The only thing working are the phones. They had no major damage and no deaths. They can't hear about any of what we are hearing and seeing because of power. They are complaining about the heat and no ATMs. LOL. God bless them. I love them all, but they have NO IDEA how lucky they are.

4,923 posted on 08/31/2005 9:35:01 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)

WWL reporting the water is rising in Metarie, the bowl of Lake Ponch may be larger than the lake...

4,924 posted on 08/31/2005 9:35:31 AM PDT by gopwinsin04

To: Abigail Adams

Any update on what's going on at the dome? I don't have cable. Thanks!

Evacuations to Houston's Astrodome are underway.

4,925 posted on 08/31/2005 9:35:49 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)

I think so, but tell me why they call it that. :)

I recently bought one in Tulsa for use as a parts rig (terminal rust). I drove it home to Dallas, and thought it handled a little weird. I knew the transfer case was screwed up if you tried to put it in 2WD, so I left it in 4WD.

When I got home, I discovered that I'd driven the rig about 500 miles at 75mph in front wheel (only!) drive. The transfer case should have blown up.

4,926 posted on 08/31/2005 9:35:59 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)

the president is just about to make a flyover on airforce one -

We need to get some covering fire going on!

4,927 posted on 08/31/2005 9:36:04 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)

To: advance_copy

Demand has increased the margin.

4,928 posted on 08/31/2005 9:36:05 AM PDT by oldleft

To: Types_with_Fist

The cell phones? They were trying to fire those up first.

4,929 posted on 08/31/2005 9:36:14 AM PDT by BurbankKarl

Leni, a few years back Patrick Kennedy of all people was looking for a tax credit for rich people to buy yachts. Turns out that luxury tax decimated the yacht building industry in his district. When this was covered it was brought out that the construction of a single boat employed 1,000.

4,931 posted on 08/31/2005 9:36:49 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])

Updates as they come in on Katrina

11:35 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Tom Planchet

11:33 A.M. - Director Walter Maestri: We have no food or water for the evacuees. Says emergency workers have seized the food and water and drinks from Sam's Club, Wal-Mart and other groceries for evacuees, but he said that is all gone. Says water supply is gone. More water expected, but its not there right now. Says evacuees are getting upset and harried.

11:32 A.M. - Director Walter Maestri: FEMA and national agencies not delivering the help nearly as fast as it is needed.

11:30 A.M. - Emergency Operations Director Walter Maestri: Evacuees from New Orleans and the east bank of Jefferson are flocking to the west bank, overwhelming the facilities.

10:58 A.M. - (AP) The New Orleans International Airport has reopened to allow humanitarian flights in and out, officials said Wednesday.

10:55 A.M. - (AP) The Dallas school district says it'll enroll in district schools the children of any Hurricane Katrina refugees that ask for it.

10:52 A.M. - (AP) Every branch of the U.S. military is involved in the rescue-and-relief mission following Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Northern Command is coordinating search and rescue, medical help and supplies. The work will support the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

10:14 A.M. - WWL-TV: Governor Blanco confirms plans to move evacuees to the Houston Astrodome. Blanco said she remains in contact with the White House, and has asked for a military presence in New Orleans, adding it was important to stabilize things as soon as possible. Buses are on their way to the Superdome to remove the evacuees.

10:06 A.M. - WWL-TV: Gas prices expected to rise by as much as $1.10 by this weekend.

10:00 A.M. - State Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley: People interested in checking up on their insurance can contact the Dept. of Insurance at 1-800-259-5300 or online at LDI.state.la.us. Nationwide damage estimates stand at $26 billion, and $17 to $19 billion in Louisiana alone.

9:51 A.M. - WWL-TV: No information available from Washington and Tangipahoa Parishes.

9:48 A.M. - WWL-TV: St. Charles Parish residents may return to their homes to grab personal items before leaving the area.

9:46 A.M. - CNN: Commercial flights coming out of New Orleans International Airport could resume in two months.

9:31 A.M. - WWL-TV: UNO campus surrounded by water.

9:30 A.M. - WWL-TV: Lakefront Airport is totally submerged.

9:22 A.M. - (AP) Looting broke out in some New Orleans neighborhoods today, prompting authorities to send more than 70 additional officers and an armed personnel carrier into the city.

Police say one officer was shot in the head by a looter yesterday, but is expected to recover.

The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reports today that a Wal-Mart in the Lower Garden District was looted, and the entire gun collection was taken.

9:09 A.M. - (AP) VATICAN: Pope Benedict says he is praying for victims of Hurricane Katrina and urged rescue workers to persevere in bringing comfort to survivors.

9:04 A.M. - (AP) Plans are being put into place to transport evacuees from the Superdome to the Houston Astrodome via a bus convoy.

8:41 A.M. - Gov. Blanco and Archbishop Hughes lead the State O.E.P. in prayer. "We look to (God) for our care," Hughes said. The Governor said monumental work lay ahead, and that a "higher power" was needed.

7:59 A.M. - Suzanne Parsons: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office - 2,186 in public shelters in St. Tammany and number is growing.

7:49 A.M. - Governor Blanco: Four Navy ships headed to New Orleans with food and water.

7:38 A.M. - CNN report...another attempt will be made to sandbag the 17th Street Canal.

7:24 A.M. - Slidell Mayor Ben Morris: Electricity is six to 12 weeks away.

7:06 A.M. - Governor Blanco wants the Superdome evacuated within two days.

6:57 A.M. - Governor Blanco: "Absolutely necessary" that the Army Corps of Engineers drop sandbags into the levee breach.

6:50 A.M. - Sen. Landrieu: The whole parish of St. Bernard is gone.

6:27 A.M. - (AP) Conditions in New Orleans hospitals deteriorate. Click for story.

6:22 A.M. - (AP) No time to count the dead as rescue efforts Click for story.

6:20 A.M. - Governor Blanco: Estimated 20,000 people in dome and they will be dispersed around the state to rescue centers being set up. Situation 'unteneable' in Superdome.

6:13 A.M. - Governor Blanco: Essential personnel will stay in city, but general public needs to go. Logistical nightmare to bring in food and water.

6:11 A.M. - Governor Blanco: We have found places around the state to house the refugees, we just need to get them out.

6:10 A.M. - (AP) -- Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says the Bush administration will release oil from petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina.

5:55 A.M. GOVERNOR BLANCO: Stopping the looting is important, but saving lives a higher priority right now. Not sure where looters think they are taking the stuff since city may soon be under water.

12:17 A.M. - Emergency search and rescue phone lines for those in distress: (225) 925-7708 | (225) 925-7709 | (225) 925-3511 | (225) 925-7412

To inquire about those in the area who did not evacuate: American Red Cross, (866) 438-4636.

4,932 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:02 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)

The city's only way of getting water out is by pumping it out.

4,933 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:29 AM PDT by Baseballguy

To: Types_with_Fist

Great news! Thanks for sharing.

4,934 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:29 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)

The cell phones?

No. Apparently regular, corded phones.

4,935 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:38 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)

4,936 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:41 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)

Those people will have been given a couple chances to leave, and if they still don't....

I say, after all that will leave are gone, pull the police and firemen....let the city flood..

Wait a couple weeks, pump the water out, and anyone left alive....can get in line for help.

4,937 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:48 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)

To: MrsCinAZ; NonValueAdded

Thanks. See #3911, NonValueAdded

4,938 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:52 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)

To: Types_with_Fist

I've exchanged a couple e-mails with a guy from Lockport who lost his barn roof but otherwise is fine and (somehow) still has internet service (generator + satellite, I'm guessing).

4,939 posted on 08/31/2005 9:37:54 AM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)

from: EyesonKatrina Blogspot/Sun Herald, South Mississipi Journal

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Communications are down

Communications to the Biloxi area are down -- phone, e-mail, Internet .... These connectivity issues are what have kept Don Hammack and Geoff Pender from updating this blog.

If you work for The Sun Herald, please contact the paper to let us know where you are.

As we know the news, we will post it to SunHerald.com. We're in this with you for the long haul.

posted at # 6:58 PM

4,940 posted on 08/31/2005 9:38:32 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)

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