NationStates Jolt Archive

The eye of the storm is coming.. and as much as some of you might think I hate America, I don't! My heart and my thoughts are with the people of the affected areas tonight.. it's actually why I'm still awake.

I love to debate the issue of the day, but if there is a god, it has to be a man, and if mother nature is real, it has to be a woman, it's a bitch.

I would hate to see one of the most fun places in the USA (New Orleans) sink into the sea... I don't pray, I'm an atheist, but if you do, do it!

Good luck my fellow American friends. I sit here at 3:17 AM unable to leave CNN, in worry and despair that a fabulous city, New Orleans might be gone by Tuesday! Lets all keep good thoughts for all affected by this nature slam dunk... I know my thoughts will be with you!

It appears that the storm is losing some of its power..

http://www.wunderground.com/data/640x480/2xg1_ir_anim.gif

But is it enough?

I am the same, I cannot get off weather.com and the news. I know I got classes tomorrow (starting my new semester)..

Well my hearts are with the people there.

I know this sounds weird, but I'm a huge animal lover... could you please pray, light a candle, or keep the animals that were left behind in your thoughts?

Also, don't forget the homeless people that couldn't even make it to the superdome. I hope they at least got out all the elderly, sick, and those too frail to travel themselves. I saw on the news this family was going to just ride out the storm in their boat (they had a 3 year-old)... man, I hope they are going to make it... a boat would be the LAST place I would want to ride out this storm.

They are staying on a boat? In this hurricane? What? Are they insane?

When I saw it, I hoped child services saw the story and went to get that girl out of there!

Good news, but not great! The storm has been down-graded to a Cat 4, from a Cat 5... but don't mistake that for going outside if you live in these areas, Cat 4 is still very dangerous! Please. please, be safe!

Whenever you can update us on what you know (for fact) about the storm, please do!

Don't worry. I won't let a place as wacky as New Orleans come to serious harm.

This doesn't apply to New Orleans, but I did make an odd connection while veiwing the projected path in class Friday (At that time it was headed right for PCB... where I live)

Someone made light of the fact that it was just unlucky that the people in NW FL were constant targets of hurricanes. Well, I took that into account with the fact that the majority of people I live with/around are bred ignorant, and are over all not very bright. There are also numerous construction sites that can usually be found scatered all over the city after a hurricane. I came to the... er question... Why would people move/build to/in this area where their houses/lives/whatever are constantly thwarted by natural disaster?!

Which lead me to the conclusion that people who realize this is a pretty useless place to live (aka, not morons) would move away from here or never come here in the first place (hell, I know I'm going to be outta here my 18th b-day ._. ); and they will/have left all the *cough DUMB ASSES cough* here to reproduce and carry on thier ignorant way of life.
Does this make any sence to anyone? heh...
once again, I this doesn't apply to New Orleans, they aren't affected greatly by hurricanes often... or at least not as often as the people here (in the 'pan handle'/'red neck riverra' area)

As of now, the worst is over for NO, with flooding and wind damage but not anything catastrophic. Gulf Port and Buluxi (SP?) seem to be the hardest hit costal area right now. In the next 12-24 hrs or so, Katrina will continue to travel inland bringing high winds and rain (but not tropical strength) up to the Ohio river valley and the NE. Does anyone here remember how masses up the NYC subways were after the remanents of Ivan passed through. It could be like that

Am I reading this right? New Orleans was spared horrific damage and survived?

Well, I've got a good friend in New Orleans, so you can bet that I'm praying for him! I'll throw in a few ones for the people in the Superdome, the animals, the wackos in the boat and everyone else unfortunate/stupid (your pick) enough to stay behind when the shit hits the fan, or should I rather say the storm hits the land? Anyway, you get the picture.

They are staying on a boat? In this hurricane? What? Are they insane?

not necessarily. Its not what I would do, but,.. desperate people to desperate things.

Hurricane Tearded Holes in Superdome Roof...

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050829/480/ladm11408291538&g=events/ts/080304tropicalweathe

Well the're a levee break and the storm surge has gone over a few other levees, the city roads looks like Venice canals.

I've been watching the Weather Channel. One of their guys are unable to use their cameras because they've trapped by the 27 foot storm surge!

And I had to visit the inland western Flordia panhandle.

It's 2 PM EST here and it looks as though New Orleans is going to make it. Thank Gosh! Ya, they're getting a beating, but not the dooms day that we thought it might be. I'm very grateful. I really like New Orleans! I hope other affected areas are also holding up too!

My sister lives there. She was planning on staying but was told to leave by the police, and I'm hoping she did. Personally, I'd have been the first guy to evacuate, but she has lots of cats and didn't want to leave them. Haven't heard any word yet, we're concerned...

I hope there all okay, and nt to many are killed, looks like they got through the worse of it.

My sister lives there. She was planning on staying but was told to leave by the police, and I'm hoping she did. Personally, I'd have been the first guy to evacuate, but she has lots of cats and didn't want to leave them. Haven't heard any word yet, we're concerned...

I hope you hear from her soon! But the phone lines are probably down, so I wouldn't worry too much just yet. I know, easier said than done.

Here's something you don't see every day. It seems an oil rig (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3981/tv20050829162407007xc.png) from the Gulf has run into a bridge along coast. That's right, a bloody oil rig :eek:

Best of luck to whom ever is in the path of this monster of a storm

The big problem is that the floodwaters are going to stay at the same level or rise for the next week or so as all the rain hitting the mississippi watershed makes it way to the N.O. vicinity.

Here's something you don't see every day. It seems an oil rig (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3981/tv20050829162407007xc.png) from the Gulf has run into a bridge along coast. That's right, a bloody oil rig :eek:

Best of luck to whom ever is in the path of this monster of a storm
Sweet mary...

Now I can easily point out to my friend why I choose not to be stationed in the Gulf when we joined the Coast Guard. From what I've heard from him, its no fun down there.

Well, while it appears that catastrophic damage to the city did happen, overall, it isn't of Biblical proportions. The levees held, the eyewall passed just east of the city, and only a few wards are flooded. It's not over, and it's probably the worst the city has ever seen, but at least Katrina did not wipe New Orleans off the map.

I don't think this can even be categorized as catastrophic. I think it did cause some bad damage, but this is repairable. New Orleans has stood strong and remained in shape. I also been hearing that the oil industry for the most part is intact and production will probably take several weeks to be up and running. (Saudis offer increased production (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050829/wl_mideast_afp/usweatherhurricaneoil_050829200958))

This was not as horrifically bad as I thought it would be.

The roof of the SuperDome (http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_565_images/082905_katrina19.jpg) was heavily damaged and started to leak onto the refugees inside, and there's been heavy damage to many office buildings, like the Hyatt Hotel (http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/weather/0508/gallery.katrina.mon.am/02.10.jpg), incluidng more then two dozen collapsing.

The Big Easy may survive this, but it's going to take a long time to clean it up and billions to pay for the damages.

It's a fricking rain storm. We had Floyd up here, but we moved on. Hurricanes come and go. Tornadoes come and go, but people still live in their paths. Nothing we can do about it.

Bourbon Blues on the street loose and complete
Under skies all smoky blue-green
I can't Forksake the dixie dead shake
So we dance the sidewalk clean
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
New Orleans is sinking man, and I don't want to swim!

It's a fricking rain storm. We had Floyd up here, but we moved on. Hurricanes come and go. Tornadoes come and go, but people still live in their paths. Nothing we can do about it.

A hurricane is much more than just a rain storm. I've been through the centre of a Cat. 4-5 one in the middle of the Caribbean for 20 hours, and it's no fun at all. The island lost contact with the outside world for 4 days, friends survived by lashing themselves into the roots of overturned trees, 99% of the buildings had substantial damage, and we didn't have power restored for 7 months. I still don't spend hurricane season in the Caribbean, and this was over 15 years ago.

New Orleans can count itself very lucky that it didn't get hit hard.

Other natural disasters, and I've been through a few, are much less complete in their devastation.