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Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Maris, you just sit there and take in the postitive thoughts that are being sent to you.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
Many, many prayers going out to all in the path of this devastating hurricane. This is so scary.

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
I posted this last night, but thought some might be interested. Channel 4 WWL in New Orleans is live streaming. You can access it at www.wwltv.com

Granny just called me, bless her little loveable heart. I promised her my area is safe, although we are under a tornado watch as we speak. But what we will deal with is NOTHING compared to what East LA and the whole state of Mississippi is facing.

Saying a prayer for your safety Biloxibelle.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
So where is Granny now? Isn't she in Mississippi?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I think this is the scariest hurricane I have ever sat by and waited helplessly for. Praying the loss of life will be small.

Max
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08-12-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
I cannot imagine ANYONE who has the ability to get out of New Orleans staying there -- most especially staying in their home without going to what is feably being called a shelter. That's nuts given what we are seeing of this storm and the potential for 30' swells and the seawalls in NO failing!

Those folks going into the Superdome have got to be scared silly -- or they will be soon. They showed one couple who are on their Honeymoon and got stranded in NO when the airport closed. The National Guard is there guiding people inside and telling them to leave drugs and weapons in the "amnesty boxes" and not to get caught with them inside. :-)

This is really, really scary. I've never watched the Weather Channel for more than a few minutes and now it's been on all day! God Speed to all in the path of this horrific storm (which actually looks beautiful from the satellite photos until you realize what destructive power it has).

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I think part of the reason folks are staying is there is no way out now. The highways are packed, but some of them don't have cars anyway. Tourists that didn't leave early yesterday waited too long and the airport is closed. All the rental cars are rented and gone. Only way left out is by foot. The line to get into the Superdome has been hours long all day.

There is a Fox News Reporter in the French Quarter, that I saw a coupla hours ago. I don't remember his name, but after watching him all day, you could see that he suddenly got that all of the French Quarter could be completely gone by tomorrow. And there he is. It was very unnerving watching him as it sunk in.

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
I heard on a local station today, that there were 100,000 people who wanted to leave but had no transportation to get out of New Orleans. This would normally fall to the National Guard, but presently they are in Iraq, so we have little manpower to take on this task.



Vee
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02-23-2004

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Keeping everyone affected by this nasty hurricane in prayer. Be safe!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Thinking of you all.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
God bless all of you and keep you and your families safe.

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
New Orleans Station will be moving their broadcast to Baton Rouge and continue their feed online.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Larry King is scaring the bejesus out of me...and tonight it's not because of his hairdo! Th people he's talking to about this hurricane are making me feel even more nervous than before.

Seems a lot of people at the Superdome were just too poor or indigent to leave the city. So sad.

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hippyt a private message Print Post    
You know Tish you would think they could mobilize the bus system there and move these people to shelters set up other places. They should have at least had some plan set up for a city that is under sea level.
I know Galveston,where my Mom lives, does.

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
Tishala, last year when they evacuated NO for Ivan, I worked the State Welcome Center in my area. The people who were the last to leave NO were the people who couldn't afford it. It was a somber experience to find these people shelter anywhere. Red Cross wouldn't open any shelters until we were out of the bullet and wouldn't open anything south of Interstate 10. I expect tomorrow will be the same. They have no idea where to go, can't afford hotel rooms if they could find one. It's terribly sad.



Ddr
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08-19-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
Hip, they have a population of 1.2 or 1.3 million people. Not to mention the gridlock that the interstates cause. I don't know what the answer would be.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
It's not just sad. It's disgraceful.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
I can think of 3 ways to handle the most vulnerable of the city's population:

1. Mandatory, precautionary transportation to safer ground a week before a storm is due to hit.

2. Build structures able to temporarily hold the number of indigent the city has--constructed specifically for this purpose (in a city like this one, below sea level, there must be an engineering solution). These structures must be impervious to hurricanes and tornadoes.

3. Have a back-up corps of trained volunteers to fill in when the National Guard is unavailable. Re-evaluate the Red Cross' operating procedures and work to address the holes in both systems.

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
The mayor definitely dragged his heels too long on waiting to call for the mandatory evacuation.
They have said for years that there was a plan in place to evacuate and take care of everyone in the event that this happened and now when it has happened we find there was no real working plan and they acted ineffectually and have put more people in danger.

I was watching the live news link that DDR gave us and it put tears in my eyes to see all those people lined up outside the Superdome. It was unbelievable how calm and well mannered they were being when you know how scared and nervous and downright angry they must be.

They say there are 15,000 in the Superdome. That's a lot, but still not THAT many. They used city buses to get them to the Superdome. Now why the hell wasn't there a plan in place to open one inbound lane and make it an outbound lane for the buses to use to get them hell out of town. They could have got these people who really NEED the emergency shelters to special emergency shelters set up closer to NO, but still in a safer place and get them there first The people with money and cars could have moved out to shelters and hotels further away.

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hippyt a private message Print Post    
Very good points Az. From what I here there arent even that many shelters available. God knows when the people who were able to evacuate will get to go home. I expect shelters are being set up here in Houston now.
It just seems like they had no valid plan.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
The elderly and very poor are helpless!

I agree Az!!

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
Things already starting to deteriorate in NO, max sustained winds 160mph with gusts even stronger. God help the people still there.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Strong as Charley, reported by MSNBC, but the shift is 5 miles eastside, closer to MS coastline, Moblie to Biloxi, the hurricane at 155 mph winds, by the time it reaches land, the eye wall is collapsing upon itself, so it may not be quite as devestating... says those hurricane pilots that went into the eye of Katrina..

so scarry, saying prayers, right now the predictions are it wont be as severe as Camille, but as strong as Charley that ripped thru Ponte Gorde...

so shocking...

May God protect you in its path...

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
It's going to be devastating for those inland, too!

Kearie
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07-21-2005

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 11:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kearie a private message Print Post    
A friend emailed this to me and I thought I would share it.

I pray for all those in the hurricanes path.

Im writting you all because im am frankly outraged. I just got off the phone
with a close friend who is in the evacuation area. Due to limited space for
human beings - they have told people they must leave their pets in their
homes. I have donated money to several animal rights organizations for
years, and those of you im close to know im an activist. I volenteer, I
protest, I lobby!
NO ONE is down there helping the shelters of the effected States. No one is
down their is evacutating pets from their homes to safe places. Can you
think of anything more horrible than drowing to death, starvation and
disease to die from? Really these people we support arent doing a damn
thing.
I am urging all of you who I know own pets to take 15 minutes out of your
day, and not only to pray for the people being effected by this disaster but
the animals as well. If you have 20 minutes to spare ( the time you read the
paper or have your morning coffee) I strongly urge you to get on PAWS, Peta
, The Humane society, North Shore, Sierra, WWF, Planetary society, Earth
First and/or anyone else you can think of to get thier "words" put into
action! I visited several websites and no one is currently in effort to do a
thing! Theyve had two days warning!
At present the state of Lousianna's solution is going to be let the
livestock including horses die, then burn the bodies to prevent disease. The
house pets - will be owners responsibility. It is the disabled and the
impoverished that cannot get out of the effected areas and have been forced
to stay it out in the shelters.....these are the people who need their
forever friends the most right now! Please forward this to anyone else you
know who is willing to get on them about it or assist in rescue operations.
Thank you