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At a walking/wading speed of, let's say, 3 mph, those people could easily have walked out of the city by now. They really are a bunch of selfish types that believe they will be looked after by someone else and thay don't have to do a thing for themselves

And they would be walking to where .... 2 days and 60 - 70 miles down the road, no food or water ...you're absolutely brilliant doc, don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

And they would be walking to where .... 2 days and 60 - 70 miles down the road, no food or water ...you're absolutely brilliant doc, don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

As brilliant as sitting in one place in the same terrible heat without food or water for God knows how long. I'd be moving, at least well away from the toxic flood waters as possible, not sitting there waiting for help that turned back because someone decided to shoot at the help!

"And they would be walking to where .... 2 days and 60 - 70 miles down the road, no food or water ...you're absolutely brilliant doc, don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise."

Well, from what I can tell, there is no food or drinkable water in New Orleans either. The difference being if you are 60-70 miles further north, (1) you aren't under threat of drowning or (2) being shot and (3) authorities aren't having to expend resources rescuing your butt.

It's understandable that folks decide to stick out a hurricane, they've been there, done that. But to impliedly suggest folks living in a place like New Orleans should only leave if its convenient and funded by the government is sad. I don't think sarcastic attacks of freepers are helping anyone.

And they would be walking to where .... 2 days and 60 - 70 miles down the road, no food or water ...you're absolutely brilliant doc, don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise

First of all once you get across the river or on the other side of the lake transportation is actually available. It is the worst where they are as they are surrounded by water. Once you get to the other side it becomes a heck of a lot easier to get a ride. It is probably no more than 30 miles in order to get where the roads and bridges are still intact.

I know I would have walked my family out by now. I walk 30 miles in a about 6 hours. Even with little one's you can do 15 if you take it easy.

It is really not nearly as far as you make it out to be. The average man at a decent clip walks any where between 5 and 7 miles an hour. Children can do 3 easy. So in a 10 hour day you're talking 30 miles. Much better to do that than stay around the masses that are quickly turning on each other. If they had started when they still were not dehydrated and without food after the hurricane blew thru and they knew it was a lot worse than they had bargained for they would be in good shape right now. Look at what they're outlook is at the present time. Pretty dismal. I'd take my chances on my own. But then again I have never relied on any one else to bail me or mine out of tough situations. From the looks of things, a heck of a lot of these people are used to letting the government supply their needs. And I mean no racist implication at all, it is just an observation.