Kenroy
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Wed Aug-31-05 03:10 PM
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| oh christ... a fire in the French Quarter... |
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At Bourbon and Canal, at the Footlocker - breaking on CNN.
I can't take this slow death much longer.
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| Kenroy
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Wed Aug-31-05 04:04 PM
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The French Quarter is the only salvageable area of the city. If it burns, there's nothing left.
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Wed Aug-31-05 04:07 PM
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| 5. hell, the FQ has already been looted. what's actually left? n/t |
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Wed Aug-31-05 04:06 PM
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| 2. NOFD is on the scene fighting the fire |
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by pumping floodwater out of the street.
The French Quarter will remain.
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| MissB
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Wed Aug-31-05 04:07 PM
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| 4. Yeah, they showed the fire trucks on one of the stations |
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Wed Aug-31-05 04:08 PM
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| 6. Oh good...that's right where the Mardi Gras hot spot begins! |
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Wed Aug-31-05 04:06 PM
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| 3. Nothign is being done... |
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and volunteers are being tuned away. They basically said, "if we don't call you, don't waste the trip." They think everything is under control. When just the opposite is true.
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Wed Aug-31-05 05:46 PM
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| 7. I think they've given up on |
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the city itself - they're just trying to save lives. And that's the right thing to do.
But damn, it hurts.
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