Posted on 08/30/2005 8:50:20 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War
[...]
Weber sat among hundreds of refugees rescued Tuesday from rooftops, attics and floating debris in the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish by an armada of more than 100 boats. Officials from the Coast Guard estimated they pulled thousands of people off of rooftops and attics, many with stories as grim as Weber’s. Officials believed hundreds and maybe thousands more remained in peril. They declined to estimate the number of dead. That will come later.
[...]
Then, in an evening press conference, Mayor Ray Nagin announced that the already crippled city would take yet another blow: Another surge of water from the failed 17th Street Canal levee that could push an additional 10 feet of water into already waterlogged neighborhoods – and possibly flood the remaining dry sections of Uptown.
[...]
Uptown resident Keith Williams started his own security patrol, driving around in his Ford pickup with his newly purchased handgun. Earlier in the day, Williams said he had seen the body of a gunshot victim near the corner of Leonidas and Hickory streets.
"What I want to know is why we don’t have paratroopers with machine guns on every street," Williams said.
Like-minded Art Depodesta sat on the edge of a picnic table outside Cooter Brown’s Bar, a chrome shotgun at his side loaded with red shells.
"They broke into the Shell station across the street," he said. "I walked over with my 12-gauge and shot a couple into the air."
The looters scattered, but soon after, another man appeared outside the bar in a pickup truck armed with a pistol and threatened Depodesta.
"I told him, ‘Listen, I was in the Army and I will blow your ass off,’" Depodesta said. "We’ve got enough trouble with the flood."
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
According to the Times-Picayune website, the LA Dept. of Transportation has 108 15,000 concrete barriers on the way to New Orleans for use at the levee break.
People don't realize the force of flowing water.
Like trying to put out an oilwell fire. You can't just stop it up a little at a time.
Indeed so! As to the best, tonight Kasich was sitting in for O'Reilly. He had real tears in his eyes as he expressed to one of the rescuers how heroic they are.
Not sure if all made it, but I did hear a reporter ealier mention that some shrimp boaters who stayed on board were fine.
"At first the media acted like this storm wasn't that bad."
You're exactly right. These dorks kept saying "avoided the big one". Or "It could have been worse..." Much BS from the media. I'm sure they'll never admit they made these commentaries.
My god, it reads like a section out of a Stephen King novel.
"The lack of leadership is astonishing."
Yes, it really is. Both Nagin & Blanco can plan on not being re-elected. It's a complete disgrace. The looting, etc. there is no excuse for that at all. The "failure to execute" the fix to the levee, what the heck is that all about?
I think Rudi Giuliani better get down there stat and take over. There seems to be no plan, no chain of command, no nothing. The idea that cops were looting is a sin, just a sin.
Yes, I heard they were all well and had survived the storm with no problems.
Agreed. If plugging the levee failed the first time, there should have been Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, Plan E, etc, in the works.
There should be folks burning the midnight oil thinking, planning, and acting to plug the levee break, bring more rescue equipment in, etc. The logistics is tough, but that is why someone needs to be planning, directing, and acting.
And Messers Smith, Wesson, Colt et. al.
Thats not a sawed off shot gun its a coach gun, same guns the guys riding shotgun on the stage coaches of past used.
maybe some of the professional ones were smart and got underway and into the eastern gulf before Katrina drew close.. then they may be returning to devastation, but the biggest single part of their investment would be safe and so would they...
It's not a sin, just the Big Easy... [just kidding, of course -- someone else posted that it is to be expected in the Big Easy -- the cops looting]
First place I go to when the place is opened back up is Cooter Brown's. And then it's over to Carrolton Station for a show by the Mouth.
Is the spinning metal tinfoil?
Last I heard he was working on a chain gang...
See posts 32 and 37 in this thread. "How long can you tread water?"
bluepistolero
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