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| Sep 23rd, 2005 03:58 PM | ||
| kellychaos |
The hurricane is SO not my friend! 
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| Sep 22nd, 2005 09:13 PM | ||
| Skulhedface |
Bumped for this Rita bullshit... While watching New Orleans get put underwater by Katrina was fun since I was on the west side of that storm and caught nary but a drizzle, unfortunately I'm on the east side of this big mufugga in south central Louisiana so this one will probably be the one I should've been paranoid about. Now I think I know how Florida feels. |
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| Sep 12th, 2005 08:24 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk | I am sorry to here that. | |
| Sep 11th, 2005 11:14 AM | ||
| Jeanette X | I work at the local Rite Aid, and my manager said that 48 Rite Aids were destroyed, and that 2 of them can't be rebuilt because the land that they were on is now permenently swampland. | |
| Sep 10th, 2005 08:56 PM | ||
| Slinky Ferret |
:/ I'm so not with it some times!!!!! Doh! I just keep thinking of people sitting on their porch watching people sailing by. |
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| Sep 10th, 2005 12:04 PM | ||
| kellychaos |
Quote:
I.E. The usual stuff after a major catastrophe. :/ |
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| Sep 10th, 2005 04:13 AM | ||
| DamnthatDavid | Aye, the land is covered in water. Many houses still have dead trapped within them, turns out, the living are more concerned about rescuing the living before plagues set in. | |
| Sep 9th, 2005 05:34 PM | ||
| Studio8 |
They want people out because everything is gross and people are dying. Looters want television sets because they are not smart people and just want free stuff. I know everything. |
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| Sep 9th, 2005 11:33 AM | ||
| Slinky Ferret |
Can someone explain why they want everyone out? If people want to stay there can't they be given food and water. I know pumping the water out is going to take some time but surely its a choice. Some people are trying to return to normal or are clinging on to all they have left. What I don't understand is why the looters are taking televisions? What use is a huge television when there is no electricity? |
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| Sep 9th, 2005 11:17 AM | ||
| Cosmo Electrolux | the French Quarter is the oldest area in New Orleans, and the highest too..... | |
| Sep 9th, 2005 07:35 AM | ||
| sadie | from what i understand, the french quarter was one of the least damaged areas of new orleans. | |
| Sep 8th, 2005 09:01 PM | ||
| Matt Harty | NINJA LOOTER | |
| Sep 8th, 2005 08:13 PM | ||
| Skulhedface |
With all the looting going on in the aftermath, it looked less like divine retribution and more like a fabulous prize jackpot bonanza. God is a game show host. |
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| Sep 8th, 2005 04:27 PM | ||
| kellychaos | I saw an image of a feces in the hurricane. Holy Shit! | |
| Sep 7th, 2005 10:22 PM | ||
| Chojin | If it was a curse on New Orleands from THE LAWD, chances are it had a lot more to do with it being the most dangerous city in the nation and a lot less to do with dead babies. | |
| Sep 6th, 2005 11:30 PM | ||
| Skulhedface |
Well while we're discussing outlandish theories maybe it's because Bush sucks. Divine retribution. It's the explanation I feel best with. |
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| Sep 6th, 2005 09:32 PM | ||
| xbxDaniel | Some kids at school talked about the fetus thing, but it was pretty fucked up, they were saying that it was a curse on New Orleans from the lord. | |
| Sep 6th, 2005 09:25 PM | ||
| DSBurroughs |
Did anyone else here about these Christian nut jobs who were saying that they saw an image of a fetus in the radar of the hurricane, and so it must be god's way of punishing people for allowing abortion? Or that since there was supposed to be some kind of gay pride gathering in the French Quarter the day the hurricane hit, it was god's way of pushing homosexuality? ...Cuz I did. And I thought it was lame. |
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| Sep 6th, 2005 07:38 PM | ||
| the_dudefather |
i hate how the news here keeps using ironic references to things such as "this car, which a few days ago would have been driven, is now empty" or "it seems no-one here knows where to go from here, including this railroad track (shot of twisted railroad)" its all very ironic |
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| Sep 6th, 2005 07:28 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk | I here that the United way and Pay Pal are pretty crooked, so I would advice that money be donated to the Red Cross. I myself, will donate $10. | |
| Sep 2nd, 2005 10:35 AM | ||
| Studio8 | Now there's fires. And the looting has spread to Baton Rouge and the Northshore. Fuck. | |
| Sep 1st, 2005 07:19 PM | ||
| Skulhedface |
No matter how you slice it, they can't even begin to rebuild New Orleans for another month at least. Realistically speaking, it might take them about a month and a half to two months to pump all the water out, unless they manage to get all nine pumps fixed and maintained at 100% for three weeks. Most of the buildings in New Orleans are of brick and wood, but you can imagine with a category 5 hurricane, if the buildings aren't made out of adamantium there's gonna be shit torn down. Yes, New Orleans is 80% underwater. It's a big city, it's below sea level, and if you want to be technical, even the tallest houses in the city have water up to the windows. Admittedly, though, Gulfport and Biloxi suffered MUCH worse, both cities having been turned into gigantic parking lots. Some riverboat casinos were found blocking interstates as far as miles away. I hear tales that if New Orleans is to be rebuilt it's supposed to be rebuilt Seattle-style, a city on top of a city if you will, to prevent such a thing from happening again. The National Guard is sorely needed as far west as Baton Rouge because looters and carjackers have become a BIG problem. The local college campus is recommending that students travel in groups. Here's another "Worst in humanity" story: A hotel in Shreveport had allowed evacuees to stay in their empty rooms but promptly kicked the evacuees out of the rooms when people showed up to claim their reservations. Seems to me this'd turn into a massive PR fiasco. They could've just not let the evacuees in in the first place, or at the very least told them they could stay until the reservations were to be honored, or maybe you know, told the people that DIDN'T lose everything that they couldn't accomodate them and give them an apology. I'd think the evacuees would need the room a little more than a vacationing pack of brats, but hey... that's just me. |
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| Sep 1st, 2005 06:11 PM | ||
| sadie |
you sure are chatty lately. 
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| Sep 1st, 2005 06:06 PM | ||
| Slinky Ferret |
 Okay today I saw a map of new orleans and I now understand why under ground bunkers are a seriously bad idea. There's some really scary pictures on the news. British reporters getting threatened and all sorts. You guys must have seen the footage thousands of times by now but 4/5ths under water? Thats just crazy.So what happens after the water is pumped out? How long does it take to rebuild houses? Are all the houses there made of wood or do they have red brick like over here (cheap pink tat if build from 90s onwards)? I guess it doesn't matter what its made of it will still get washed away.
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| Sep 1st, 2005 02:02 PM | ||
| Skulhedface |
Well, New Orleans isn't gonna be opened to live in again for at the VERY least another month. They have nine pumps to pump all the water out of the city, and IF all nine were working at 100% capacity, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it'd take 21 days to pump ALL the water out of New Orleans. Now the biggest story is that people are getting shot and carjacked in Baton Rouge when they stop and fill up with gas. They say tragedy brings out the best in humanity, but it doesn't let you forget that there's still scum out there. Oh yes and apparently Rush Limbaugh is saying that the reason New Orleans isn't getting as much help as it needs from the National Guard is because they have more important things to do in Iraq. How... touching. |
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