Hurricane Time Options

[Ethnykceli]

five people died in south florida when it was cat. 1 hurricane. so be very carefull. it wasnt that pretty here, and its going to be ten times worse for louisiana.

[jojobombiest]

i can't believe some people are refusing to evacuate... i was watching the news and they were telling those people that the attic was the safest place to be, but to keep a way to escape through the roof because the water might trap them and they will have to hack their way through the roof.... thats so rediculous.

[saleeka]

it looks as if New Orleans recieved a miracle. The storm hit farther east than expected, and it weakened down to a level 3. The storm surge was only 15 feet, and most of the cities' levies and pumps are working. The problem now is all the rain, and lake ponchitrain (sp) may start to flood out... But it seems like the certain catastrophic flooding isnt going to happen

[jojobombiest]

its only a cat. 2 now

[saleeka]

well, it seems much of new orleans has been spared, at the expense of Biloxi, Missippi I hope Chucho and his family are all right

[Mynzeyes]

it's up here now...in middle TN. all the schools are already closed, and the storm isn't even here...i don't even know if they expect flooding..haha. the officials in TN worry about the stupidest stuff...

example: drop a snow-cone, and you get out for ice. .

This post has been edited by Mynzeyes: Aug 29, 2005 - 11:33 PM

[chucho]

well now a the wall gave out so most of new orleans is flooded. I'm in northern miss. w/ relatives. Seems okay but my parish isnt allowing people to come back, so dont know about my house. But everyone seems to be okay. The main bridge into New Orleans has either sections pushed over or missing. So I think I may be off the rest of the semester. But just hoping that everything is okay back home. I've heard from a friend whose fiance's brother in-law is a sheriff and its pretty rough in the city next to mine which is just north of new orleans and off the lake. But sounds like mostly trees and powerlines down in my actual city. I'll be sure to hit y'all up w/ some pics. Catch y'all later. Still have the great drive home which should be interesting.

& I'm in the celica so I may have to drop it off at my grandparents an hour away if the roads are too bad.

I'll hit y'all up later.

[Cutrara]

I'm glad you're ok. Stay safe.

[zachattack15]

Yeah Chucho I tried calling you to see if you were ok but all the phone lines are messed up. Couldnt get the call through. I will post pictures tomorrow of the damage it did here in Baton Rouge. A house not two blocks from me is divided down the center by a HUGE tree. My house got lucky and no trees fell on it. We had a hell of a time cleaning today. The pool is a mess. The celica got hit by a flying tree branch but didnt do much damage. New Orleans is now 80% under water. There are so many people here in Baton Rouge that had to leave New Orleans that have nothing. There house and everything are under water. Everyone needs to pray for them and the people stranded.

This post has been edited by zachattack15: Aug 30, 2005 - 11:19 PM

[Jdog1385]

its definitely a lot worse than everybody expected. we're getting groups together up here in new york to go down and try to help. think im going down on saturday. hope you and your family are okay chucho...help is coming.

[soulshadow]

It's as big as Texas...

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WHAT THE HECK is with that purple thing? Don't tell me its the hurricane / winds.
Oh sheesh!!! I live in Arkansas, and I might end up seeing Hail the size of tennis balls again. ***Shakes fist at sky****

[Mynzeyes]

WHAT THE HECK is with that purple thing? Don't tell me its the hurricane / winds.
Oh sheesh!!! I live in Arkansas, and I might end up seeing Hail the size of tennis balls again. ***Shakes fist at sky****
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the images have been updated. they are no longer of what i was showing everyone. there WAS a hurricane in the gulf, but it's since gone. . that's just the normal weather down there now.

-John-

[BlackCelicaGT94]

i cant even think about this hurricane without getting pissed off!

Pissed that we help so manyd amn countries in a time of need but none really seem to step forward to help us - last i heard 12 countries offered some help but i dont know which countries those were but where are the European countries if they are not on that list?

also maybe if we didnt spend so much on this damn war we would have some more money! sorryu i dont wanna make this political but like new orleans just dropped off the face of the planet it seems

[saleeka]

Well, many have offered to help, but we havent responded to their offers apparently, because of the politics of the iraq war you know... if they dont support us in Iraq, we dont need their assistance.... Regardless, this situation has become DISGUSTING to me, because like Nat said, its as if the deep south fell off the face of the earth... No real efforts to bring food and water, no real efforts to transport people out of new orleans. In the superdome, they are assulting one another, women are REPEATEDLY getting raped, no food, no water, no bathrooms, ect... Mad looting... So where is the National Guard to help? Apparently, thanks to iraq, we dont have any soilders to help out here in the US anymore... I also hate to throw politics into this, but its become obvious that the iraq situation has now affected us in a way we never though, and off all places, home... There is insufficient armed forces here at home to provide for us in times of need... I still cannot fathom the fact that we KNEW this storm was going to be horrible, and when it wasnt as bad as expected, there STILL wasnt any real strong efforts to help... This news story just bothers me when I read it...

Sending out an 'SOS'

This post has been edited by saleeka: Sep 2, 2005 - 12:38 AM

[CheesyLobster]

Well, many have offered to help, but we havent responded to their offers apparently, because of the politics of the iraq war you know... if they dont support us in Iraq, we dont need their assistance.... Regardless, this situation has become DISGUSTING to me, because like Nat said, its as if the deep south fell off the face of the earth... No real efforts to bring food and water, no real efforts to transport people out of new orleans. In the superdome, they are assulting one another, women are REPEATEDLY getting raped, no food, no water, no bathrooms, ect... Mad looting... So where is the National Guard to help? Apparently, thanks to iraq, we dont have any soilders to help out here in the US anymore... I also hate to throw politics into this, but its become obvious that the iraq situation has now affected us in a way we never though, and off all places, home... There is insufficient armed forces here at home to provide for us in times of need... I still cannot fathom the fact that we KNEW this storm was going to be horrible, and when it wasnt as bad as expected, there STILL wasnt any real strong efforts to help... This news story just bothers me when I read it...

Sending out an 'SOS'
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Yeah its insane. Its like anarchy down there and no one is doing anything about it. Where are the law enforcers and the government to help these people? It looks like a damn third world country. This is an embarrassment to the United States. We put so much effort into "helping the Iraqi people," yet we wont help our own? It is disgusting.

This post has been edited by CheesyLobster: Sep 2, 2005 - 2:05 AM

[saleeka]

i honestly have never felt as if ther have been "real" problems with our country, until now... this situation is such a god damn disgrace its sad... nothing is being done to truely help people- and more and more people are dying as result... Where is the DRINKING WATER, let alone food? I almost feel as if i shouldent watch the news so i dont have to deal with being hurt and saddend by the latest headline....

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Id like to ask EVERYONE to go donate to the redcross or some where to help the victims of Katrina! Even if its just 5 dollars!!

Im going to a bank where I can donate today and donating some money!

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Question:

If you were in that situation would you be looting?

The day after the hurricane when I heard people were jacking flat screen TV's I was thinking id probably be doing the same thing...but now seeing whats going on - I would be fearing for my life...I would be scared of anyone that came my way thinking they were gonna rape me! But yeah i would probably loot...but it wouldnt be material things...I would be looting food and water if i could find any



oh and what about women who are probably pregnant down there and giving birth??


Uhh i cant talk about this anymore i get too upset!!

This post has been edited by BlackCelicaGT94: Sep 2, 2005 - 8:42 AM