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Sun Aug-28-05 05:53 PM
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CNN news: No food at Superdome, then "EAT STEAK, EAT STEAK... |
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eat a big old steer!" commercial comes on. :eyes:
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Sun Aug-28-05 05:55 PM
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1. So are people bringing |
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their own food? It could get pretty testy in the Superdome.
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Sun Aug-28-05 05:57 PM
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4. They instructed people to bring own food & water |
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And the lines are five hours long in 99 degree heat index. That food will be mighty tasty by Tuesday.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:03 PM
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10. Engineering study on hurricane survivability/threshold of Superdome not |
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completed. Study not finished. If the levies break all those poor people could be dead, and if you've seen them on T.V. that's exactly who you have there - the poor. The rich climbed into their god damned SUV's and drove out or hopped a flight to anywhere at all long ago.
I think the acid in my stomach is boring a hole all the way down to my feet.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:06 PM
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:hug:
It's incomprehensible
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:36 PM
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31. Really! Cause a ice crest wouldn't |
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cut it by Tuesday. I went through a cat 5 hurricane on Kauai on 9/11/92 and it was Devastating(5 years to rebuild)..so far away to ship supplies in. Although, Steven Spielberg had been filming Jurassic Park there so he sent over a plane load of supplies. Thank you, Steven!
I cheered when I saw the National Guard cleaning paths in road.
Food and water was at a premium..oh yeah, and BEER! :P
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:40 PM
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Sun Aug-28-05 07:02 PM
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Iniki(Piercing Wind) it was! Right after Killer Andrew in Homestead, Fl between August 16 through 28, 1992.
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Sun Aug-28-05 05:55 PM
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2. Irony: Just saw New Orleans Hornets basketball commercial |
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On WWL TV.
Their minidome (ugly thing) is right next to Superdome.
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Sun Aug-28-05 05:56 PM
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3. "Mad Cow, Mad Cow..." (nt) |
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Sun Aug-28-05 05:57 PM
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5. So I guess they have to bring their own charcoal too, huh? |
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jeezus, this is all so bizarre, I'm just going to close one eye and fart. :eyes: (Hey, guys, don't flame me, I GOT the irony...)
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Sun Aug-28-05 05:58 PM
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6. Apparently there is no food at any of the NO shelters!!!!! |
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I have never heard of this in my entire life and I have even worked on a few disasters. Usually three meals a day are provided at shelters. It's just unbelievable that they are making people carry their own food in. I checked and it seems that people in shelters in Florida from Katrina ARE getting food.
The way this disaster is being (mis)handled is really, really upsetting me.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:01 PM
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...and Nat'l Guard are still passing out free water, ice, and hot meals here in So. Florida. I can't see why the people of New Orleans are expected to provide their own.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:02 PM
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9. Come on "Jeb", share the wealth. nt |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:09 PM
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19. A hurricane expert on NPR this evening said that the Red Cross |
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Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 06:10 PM by enough
is NOT setting up any shelters in NO because there is no place in NO that is safe for a shelter. They do not want to put volunteers in harms way.
No link, heard on ATC this evening.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:04 PM
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13. I may be wrong but I think I read in another post today |
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that pre-disaster care such as shelter and food that was set up in the Clinton administration was eliminated in this current administration. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:05 PM
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15. Bush slashed Clinton's disaster mitigation program |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:08 PM
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18. They did dismantle a lot of the Clinton disaster preparedness. |
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I'm not sure about the food part, but I wouldn't be surprised.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:29 PM
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:26 PM
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21. New Orleans is SO not a normal town. |
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I love the place, but it's insane, and that's all I'm going to say.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:41 PM
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35. Things that would make sense to us to them is nut'in but a thang. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:00 PM
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7. Can the Red Cross not supply the shelters? n/t |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:03 PM
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11. The Red Cross isn't running the NO shelters. FEMA is. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:03 PM
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12. Is there a chance of water being shut off? |
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That might make for some very nasty restrooms.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:24 PM
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20. There will be no water to drink or flush or electric lights or a/c. |
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There will likely be 20 feet of water in the stadium, which is why they're only filling the upper tiers, but that water isn't going to go down for a long time. I keep thinking about how those people will be trapped in there with no way out because the doors (I asssume) are all at ground level.
WTF are they doing?
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:32 PM
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26. Sounds like a Baghdad clone. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:04 PM
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14. They may not be able to return to their homes for weeks or months. |
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They may have no homes to return to.
What will they do with all these people for the days and weeks after the storm?
I guess getting through the storm is the only thing to worry about now.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:06 PM
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17. No shortage of food in Iraq via KBR, |
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Not enough oil and too many black people in New Orleans apparently.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:26 PM
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22. the local NO news reported that people were leaving the superdome... |
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Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 06:27 PM by GloriaSmith
apparently many people thought food would be provided. They're leaving in search of food. Hopefully they'll get back before the strong winds begin tonight.
on edit: how hard would it be to provide MRE's for these people??
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:32 PM
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25. There is a curfew in effect. They shouldn't be on the streets now. |
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They said it was bring-your-own-food.
I'm sure folks didn't get the word, though.
Damn.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:36 PM
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That's terrible! I don't think they will find food unless they loot. Also, there's a curfew and they'll be arrested.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:38 PM
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32. makes me wish I owned a grocery store in NO so I could give the food away |
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I still think we should get them MRE's.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:40 PM
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33. MRE's would be perfect. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:53 PM
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37. At least if they're arrested, then presumably they'll be taken somewhere.. |
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relatively safe with food.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:34 PM
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27. i Love that commerciaL |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:42 PM
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36. So, in reality all those people will be having a gigantic BBQ???? |
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And I wasn't invited. This sucks.
Party on!
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