guigsy Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 the shit's about to go down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 well putreal problem is when those gris gris gras gras voodoo potions get loose in the floodwaters... 2-headed chickens runnin around for a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 ..and some ain't gonna swim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 satellite pic of Hurricane Katrina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaidy Mae Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 "Both airports are underwater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 80% of the city is under water!! Brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 I just started paying attention to this story and it's unbelievable. Imagine how horrible it must be for the people trapped in the Superdome. CNN has video footage on the web site of a man describing how he lost hold of his wife as the flooding split his house in half. It's a disaster film come to life. This is so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 This is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Horrible!! Suicide at the Superdome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 jesus hubert christ.... the shit went down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 WOW-The levee broke! I was listening to CBC this morning and they were on the phone with a women who was in her house and had taken stock of things and thought that things weren't so awful. She had lost part of her roof but did not speak of flooding or worse.But then as the day went on I kept seeing headlines pop up regarding things not being good. I just couldn't get either that Zepplin Tune or that Tragically Hip song out of my head. Maybe I am being a pessimist but I am glad that I saw the city of the saints at least once as it was and am horrified that there will likely be quite the historical devastation that happens as a result of this as well, the city will never quite be the same. maybe I am wrong but I suppose there is always the evolution of cities over time, forced or not.Ahh what a city. Still 80% under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 I feel bad for the people in Mississippi. That is the second poorest state - many people live in shacks. No suprise that the death toll is highest there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 I'm sure there will be a place to donate money. Maybe we can do one of them group paypal thingies. I've been following this all day. I can't get over the amount of people that didn't get out. At the same time, I'm sure there were alot of people that had no way to get out. Did the gov't provide free transportation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 This makes me so sad. It just keeps getting worse and worse. I know the news often sensationalizes stories, but I find it hard to belive that New Orleans will ever fully recover. I hate not being able to do anything about it, except for donating money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Interstate !) collapses.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 that guy pulled over just in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Here's a link to one rescuers assessment of the evacuation efforts.I was personally questionning what officials were doing to ensure that people with no mode of transportation or money could evacuate during a mandatory evacuation order.The poorest 20% (you can argue with the number -- 10%? 18%? no one knows) of the city was left behind to drown. This was the plan. Forget the sanctimonious bullshit about the bullheaded people who wouldn't leave. The evacuation plan was strictly laissez-faire. It depended on privately owned vehicles, and on having ready cash to fund an evacuation. The planners knew full well that the poor, who in new orleans are overwhelmingly black, wouldn't be able to get out. The resources -- meaning, the political will -- weren't there to get them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Some unbelievable pictures... I wonder if the US has any money left to help the victims after their Donald Trump-like spending spree on the war on Iraq... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 new orleans has sunk 8-(, but we still need the funk!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Some unbelievable pictures... I wonder if the US has any money left to help the victims after their Donald Trump-like spending spree on the war on Iraq... apparently not, homeland security has other priorities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I've had the Tragically Hip song stuck in my head too. Problem is, you won't hear it on the radio (at least not in Ottawa): www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2005/08/31/1195132-sun.htmlOne more thing. I didn't know the guys at Popular Mechanics were into the Hip (check out the publication date... creepy): www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1282151.htmlNow let us open our hymn books to a little ditty by brother John Fogarty... I hear hurricanes a-blowing. I know the end is coming soon. I fear rivers overflowing. I hear the voice of rage and ruin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yes, it positively breaks the heart.Even from up here, you can imagine the impending impact: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0508/katrina_goes12_big.jpg...and I actually winced when I first saw this one: http://www.anthonymontalbano.com/Katrina1615z-050829-1kg12.jpgKeep you ears and eyes peeled for any fundraising efforts in your neighbourhood (I am thinking about it, but won't be able to until later on in Sept.). If nothing's going on near you, get in touch with the Red Cross and chip in: www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=014588&tid=032Every little bit helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 One more thing...I would never accuse Lonie Glieberman of good taste, but for once his timing was -- thankfully -- impeccable: www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=4f00bcdf-966b-477d-8233-af949ab0ab44Yeesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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