Official Hurricane Katrina Thread

[Clandestino]

Hannity and Combs was showing video of the lotters. Mostly children, some adults in a store.

Hannity:
"Do you think the video footage should be used to identify the people in these videos?"

Law Enforcement Official on Phone:
"Absolutely."

right after that though, not sure if i was on the same channel, but a senator or house member from Louisiana said that if they were stealing food or water she didn't see it as wrong

[timvp]

You lost everything you own but if you steal a sandwich from an abandoned store, we are sending your azz to jail.

Sweet.

[Clandestino]

anyone caught, they should have to prove how they need the item stolen to survive! they could make a reality tv show out of it...

Survivor New Orleans!

[ObiwanGinobili]

Hannity and Combs was showing video of the lotters. Mostly children, some adults in a store.

Hannity:
"Do you think the video footage should be used to identify the people in these videos?"

Law Enforcement Official on Phone:
"Absolutely."


fuckign fox news.


i hate hannity & combs.

[Trainwreck2100]

You lost everything you own but if you steal a sandwich from an abandoned store, we are sending your azz to jail.

Sweet.

Jail?

[timvp]

Jail?

"They will be charged with a felony and sent to jail."

[Trainwreck2100]

"They will be charged with a felony and sent to jail."

More like the new Louisiana State Aquarium.

[ObiwanGinobili]

CNN -

meteoroligist from NY talking about how we could save people's lives by not rebuilding in places like NO that are obviously huge bullseyes.........

Gov of LA counters with "NO is a very old city, its a tradition and has value, we WILL rebuild and continue that "

:rolleyes... i just can't back her on that one.

[Clandestino]

fuckign fox news.


i hate hannity & combs.

they didn't do shit.. they merely asked a law enforcement guy from LA that was on the phone with them. he is the one who said, yes, the videos will be used.

[Spurminator]

Hey, with all the universal concern over victims of the hurricane, we've gone like two days without having an "enemy" we can shame to build up our own sense of moral superiority.

[Clandestino]

CNN -

meteoroligist from NY talking about how we could save people's lives by not rebuilding in places like NO that are obviously huge bullseyes.........

Gov of LA counters with "NO is a very old city, its a tradition and has value, we WILL rebuild and continue that "

:rolleyes... i just can't back her on that one.

no shit.. it pisses me off too.. but then again, most of florida and california would have to be evacuated..

[Spurminator]

They can rebuild it.

Elsewhere.


That should be the attitude. A New New Orleans, same as the old one. But above sea level.

[ObiwanGinobili]

they didn't do shit.. they merely asked a law enforcement guy from LA that was on the phone with them. he is the one who said, yes, the videos will be used.


what they are doing is heavily pimping the looting angle ... WAYYYYY more attention to it then any of the other channels.

[Clandestino]

oh yeah, another thing they said on fox... some cop comandeered a bulldozer and moved/stole a port of potty because he said they hadn't used a real toilet in days.

[ObiwanGinobili]

They can rebuild it.

Elsewhere.


That should be the attitude. A New New Orleans, same as the old one. But above sea level.


exactly, I don;t see why that doesn't cross thier minds.
this idea of "we will not be defeated" can go a little too far sometimes.

[ObiwanGinobili]

oh yeah, another thing they said on fox... some cop comandeered a bulldozer and moved/stole a port of potty because he said they hadn't used a real toilet in days.


I wonder if they'll prosecute him for looting?? :lol

[Kori Ellis]

Are you guys watching the report/video from the helicopter flyover on WWL?

They just located a family on a roof on the East side and they are going to try to send someone to them. Everything is really covered with water already. It's so sad.

[Clandestino]

what they are doing is heavily pimping the looting angle ... WAYYYYY more attention to it then any of the other channels.

i don't know. i have been switching between fox, cnbc, and cnn..

fox and cnbc have both started going more to the looting and cnn is bitching about bush not getting to the white fast enough..

[Trainwreck2100]

oh yeah, another thing they said on fox... some cop comandeered a bulldozer and moved/stole a port of potty because he said they hadn't used a real toilet in days.


He's surrounded by a giant shitter. Let the fish deal w/ it

[timvp]

oh yeah, another thing they said on fox... some cop comandeered a bulldozer and moved/stole a port of potty because he said they hadn't used a real toilet in days.

Charge the cop with a felony.

[Spurminator]

We need to know more details before we jump to conclusions.

Was the cop black?

[timvp]

We need to know more details before we jump to conclusions.

Was the cop black?

:lol

That's a good point. The city is drowning but make sure you get a shot of those crazy black people looting.

That'll boost the ratings.

[Clandestino]

are there any other races in new orleans?

[timvp]

are there any other races in new orleans?

Not according to the news channels. White people have good survival instincts. Black people loot.

:fro

[MannyIsGod]

When I went to Mardi Gras, I swear I never saw another Mexican.

[spurschick]

I just saw something on CNN that was obviously from earlier today. A man was standing with his children, telling the story of how he was holding on to his wife, but the water swept her away. He was crying, the reporter was crying. This is just crazy. :cry

[j-6]

No, there's no community chest. I'm guessing if we did it, everyone could just send the money to a Paypal account and then we could donate it.

It's just a suggestion. I know a lot of people feel like their own small amount of money won't help. But every little bit helps and if people need to see it in a larger group donation, then I'm sure we can do that.

Vicki's radio station is having a fundraiser tomorrow morning at 5:00. I can get her to call her counterpart at WOAI if you'd like, Kori.

[timvp]

When I went to Mardi Gras, I swear I never saw another Mexican.

That's because Mexicans might as well stay in Mexico instead of moving to New Orleans.

[ObiwanGinobili]

yeah, his name is Harvey (johnson, jackson.. somethign with a J)....he is from MISS and appretnly the news channels have gotton calls from all over as far as the Netherlands offering help to that man... but they can't find him

[Trainwreck2100]

That's because Mexicans might as well stay in Mexico instead of moving to New Orleans.


BS, they haven't shown Mexicans because we are born with that natural survival instinct to swim to Texas.

[Clandestino]

nancy grace is going crazy about looting right now. so it cnbc

[timvp]

nancy grace is going crazy about looting right now. so it cnbc

Shoot the crazy black looters. That'll learn 'em.

[ObiwanGinobili]

I'm watching the video feed from WWL... news confernce from rescue organizations.....

[MannyIsGod]

Oh fuck them all. You're talking about poor people who have never had shit and now this? What do they expect. I hate self righteous people sitting in a safe fucking location not under sea level.

[Kori Ellis]

Vicki's radio station is having a fundraiser tomorrow morning at 5:00. I can get her to call her counterpart at WOAI if you'd like, Kori.

Clearchannel has something set up called "ClearChannel Storm Aid" with the donations going to http://www.stormaid.com/main.html.

So I think WOAI is setting up something in conjunction with that. Thanks though.

[ObiwanGinobili]

They made plea to hotel & motels in TX, LA and MISS to extend stays, prioritize , and offer discounts.... basically asking them to have a heart.

[Clandestino]

CNN: the reason sandbags never arrived was because they helos were diverted for search and rescue instead.

another levee is on the verge of breaking.

[Spurminator]

24 Hour News, baby... It's boring just to show a city covered in water for 24 hours... We need ACTION!

And there aren't enough facts to report about looting to fill that 24 hours, so let's fill in the gaps with soapbox commentary! There, full schedule.

[/spurm's soapbox commentary]

[TheWriter]

Oh fuck them all. You're talking about poor people who have never had shit and now this? What do they expect. I hate self righteous people sitting in a safe fucking location not under sea level.

You know if they were white they'd be protraying it as them doing anything and everything to survive such a natural disaster.

But because they're black, poor, thuggish looking. It's lock them up.

Basically.

White people loot like this... da da da da

Black people loot like this... do do do do

[Samr]

He's surrounded by a giant shitter. Let the fish deal w/ it

Nothing like a good aqua dump!! (oh the stories I have......)

[ObiwanGinobili]

17th street pumps have officially stopped working.

[Clandestino]

i don't buy that racism talk bullshit.

[Kori Ellis]

For people who want to give. Red Cross is taking contributions as little as $5.00 through this form.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

[timvp]

They made plea to hotel & motels in TX, LA and MISS to extend stays, prioritize , and offer discounts.... basically asking them to have a heart.

Yeah, they should have thought of this earlier. They showed eight families who were sharing one hotel room getting thrown out because they didn't have money.

[ChumpDumper]

Nancy Grace asked Anderson Cooper in Biloxi "WHO IS GOING TO PROTECT THOSE CASINOS?" No one can even get to that area and all the money was taken out before the store.

I thought it was a joke but she pressed him about it.

[TheWriter]

i don't buy that racism talk bullshit.

Then I would advise you to wake the fuck up from whatever dream world you live in.

[Clandestino]

Then I would advise you to wake the fuck up from whatever dream world you live in.

what the fuck ever... :rolleyes

[timvp]

Let me know the first time they show a non-black person "looting".

[missmyzte]

I've read most of the 70 pages of this thread but not all so if this has already been mentioned, forgive me.

One of the guys I work with has family in New Orleans in law enforcement so they were not allowed to evacuate. I was talking to his boss today who mentioned that where the levees broke is "coincidentally" the ones protecting the poorest part of town. They are saying perhaps those levees had help in breaking so that the ones protecting Bourbon Street, etc. would hold ...

[Clandestino]

Yeah, they should have thought of this earlier. They showed eight families who were sharing one hotel room getting thrown out because they didn't have money.

i bet they were indian hotels!

[TheWriter]

what the fuck ever... :rolleyes

Wake up bitch![/Chappelle]

[TheWriter]

Let me know the first time they show a non-black person "looting".

They just did now... opps, that was Michael Jackson.

Kinda counts...

[Spurminator]

There's a thread about it in the Political Forum called "The Politics of Katrina" if you guys want to discuss the racial overtones.

[Kori Ellis]

I was talking to his boss today who mentioned that where the levees broke is "coincidentally" the ones protecting the poorest part of town. They are saying perhaps those levees had help in breaking so that the ones protecting Bourbon Street, etc. would hold ...

Someone else (ahem timvp) mentioned a similar conspiracy theory early today. I refuse to believe that. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't think they'd do that.

[Clandestino]

Let me know the first time they show a non-black person "looting".

i saw one a few mins ago... i think only one.. then again, most whites probably got out..


except for a dumbass white couple they showed before the storm hit.. they had just come out of the store and what did they have in their box of goodies??? 2 12-packs of bud light. 2 1-liter bottles of water and some bread! hahaha!

[timvp]

I've read most of the 70 pages of this thread but not all so if this has already been mentioned, forgive me.

One of the guys I work with has family in New Orleans in law enforcement so they were not allowed to evacuate. I was talking to his boss today who mentioned that where the levees broke is "coincidentally" the ones protecting the poorest part of town. They are saying perhaps those levees had help in breaking so that the ones protecting Bourbon Street, etc. would hold ...

Yeah, the poorest wards flooding is pretty damn fishy (no pun intended). But I'm not a big conspiracy fan, so I'll call it a coincidence.

[TheWriter]

I've read most of the 70 pages of this thread but not all so if this has already been mentioned, forgive me.

One of the guys I work with has family in New Orleans in law enforcement so they were not allowed to evacuate. I was talking to his boss today who mentioned that where the levees broke is "coincidentally" the ones protecting the poorest part of town. They are saying perhaps those levees had help in breaking so that the ones protecting Bourbon Street, etc. would hold ...

Flawed theory, everything will be underwater soon. Bourbon Street shall not escape this.

[Clandestino]

supposedly the levees that held were built after the 65 hurricane by the ACOE. the others weren't

[TheWriter]

i saw one a few mins ago... i think only one.. then again, most whites probably got out..


except for a dumbass white couple they showed before the storm hit.. they had just come out of the store and what did they have in their box of goodies??? 2 12-packs of bud light. 2 1-liter bottles of water and some bread! hahaha!

So out of the 200,000-300,000 that stayed in New Orleans, all but two people were black?

[missmyzte]

They just showed a woman on CNN in New Orleans with a shirt that says, "BAD GIRLS SUCK, GOOD GIRLS SWALLOW"

I don't think they meant to show that! lmao

[Clandestino]

and those ACOE levees were only meant to hold against cat III hurricanes

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Efforts to close the breach at the 17th Street canal continued late Tuesday as the Louisiana National Guard was bringing in 108 concrete highway barriers. Each barrier is 15 feet long and weighs 15,000 pounds. They will be set up around the breach.

Helicopters were also preparing to lift 50 3,000-pound sandbags and drop them directly into the breach.

State Department of Transportation and Development spokesman Mark Lambert said at some point, the whole thing needs to be fixed because this is not a permanent solution. -- Associated Press

Concrete barriers... good thinking

[Kori Ellis]

They just showed a woman on CNN in New Orleans with a shirt that says, "BAD GIRLS SUCK, GOOD GIRLS SWALLOW"

I don't think they meant to show that! lmao

:lmao

[TheWriter]

Let me know the first time they show a non-black person "looting".

Let me know when a young missing black girl is shown none stop on those cable news channels.

[timvp]

They just showed a woman on CNN in New Orleans with a shirt that says, "BAD GIRLS SUCK, GOOD GIRLS SWALLOW"

I don't think they meant to show that! lmao

Probably another crazy black looter.

[timvp]

Hopefully they shot her.

[Mixability]

i think shaq will do close to or 1 mill on his own....

and then he'll announce it on national tv! :rolleyes

[Kori Ellis]

Please go to the Political forum if you want to get in a big race discussion. I'd like this thread to continue to be just an informational resource and discussion.

[ObiwanGinobili]

Let me know when a young missing black girl is shown none stop on those cable news channels.


or mexican....

damn, we had a pregnant woman go missing on thanksgiving here in SA last year.. still no sign of her. not a single snippet of national coverage on that either.

[TheWriter]

Please go to the Political forum if you want to get in a big race discussion. I'd like this thread to continue to be just an informational resource and discussion.

Racist! :spin

[Clandestino]

Let me know when a young missing black girl is shown none stop on those cable news channels.

let me know when the writer stops making everything about this hurricane racial..

and let me know when the writer stops thinking nsync is cool. i bet you only like them because none were black!

[ObiwanGinobili]

Please go to the Political forum if you want to get in a big race discussion. I'd like this thread to continue to be just an informational resource and discussion.


:oops sorry! :angel

[TheWriter]

or mexican....

damn, we had a pregnant woman go missing on thanksgiving here in SA last year.. still no sign of her. not a single snippet of national coverage on that either.

I bet her name wasn't Megan or Sandra or Natalie.

[Trainwreck2100]

Someone else (ahem timvp) mentioned a similar conspiracy theory early today. I refuse to believe that. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't think they'd do that.


Maybe if I put it this way, which do you think our local gov. would want protected the west side or the Alamo?

[timvp]

So how many levees are down? Two or three?

[missmyzte]

Probably another crazy black looter.
A looter, yes. Black, no.

[Trainwreck2100]

They just showed a woman on CNN in New Orleans with a shirt that says, "BAD GIRLS SUCK, GOOD GIRLS SWALLOW"

I don't think they meant to show that! lmao

Was she hot?

[TheWriter]

let me know when the writer stops making everything about this hurricane racial..

and let me know when the writer stops thinking nsync is cool. i bet you only like them because none were black!

Let me know when you wake the fuck up to the real world of these national news corps and their shady dealings of news reports.

Also, let me know when I became an nsync fan, I'm still trying to figure out when that shit happened. Cracka!

[TheWriter]

So how many levees are down? Two or three?

I don't know, but they do swallow when they're done. :oops

[timvp]

Live Press Conference:

"We are trying to figure out where to put the people who are caught looting."

Nice :lol

[TheWriter]

Was she hot?

:lol :lol :lol :lol

We should have had a pool on how long before someone would ask that.

[TheWriter]

A looter, yes. Black, no.

Whhhaaa?

http://dragonballyee.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/jonstewart_1.jpg

[Clandestino]

Let me know when you wake the fuck up to the real world of these national news corps and their shady dealings of news reports.

Also, let me know when I became an nsync fan, I'm still trying to figure out when that shit happened. Cracka!

i thought kori told you to shut the fuck about non-hurrican related shit in this thread? "bye bye baby!" with that kind of talk...

[Clandestino]

Live Press Conference:

"We are trying to figure out where to put the people who are caught looting."

Nice :lol

they should make them begin the clean-up process!

[MannyIsGod]

What assholes. Here's an idea, let them go.

[TheWriter]

i thought kori told you to shut the fuck about non-hurrican related shit in this thread? "bye bye baby!" with that kind of talk...

Bye bye baby? I didn't know we were so close. I'm still not comfortable with you calling me baby. I feel, I feel down right dirty. I need to go take a shower.

[Trainwreck2100]

:lol :lol :lol :lol

We should have had a pool on how long before someone would ask that.


Is it a crime to want to know if a possible uninhibited girl is hot, if she needs a bed i got one. :eyebrows

[TheWriter]

What assholes. Here's an idea, let them go.

What? So they can go back into empty stores and wait in line for weeks on end before a cashier can show up? I think not!

[timvp]

"We are sending in two platoons, a SWAT team and an tanks to stop looting."

[Kori Ellis]

What assholes. Here's an idea, let them go.

They are saying they are bringing in 2 sixteen-man tactical teams and a SWAT team to stop the looters. WTF?! Those should be rescue workers. If looters aren't shooting people, let them loot.

[Trainwreck2100]

"We are sending in two platoons, a SWAT team and an tanks to stop looting."


Fish tanks???

[TheWriter]

Is it a crime to want to know if a possible uninhibited girl is hot, if she needs a bed i got one. :eyebrows

I don't want any part of a girl who would wear such a shirt. Seriously.

Ok, maybe once. :angel

[timvp]

"How are you going to handle the looters? Are you going to shoot them?"

Outstanding.

[Trainwreck2100]

I don't want any part of a girl who would wear such a shirt. Seriously.

Ok, maybe once. :angel


And if she's true to the shirt, no cleanup.

[missmyzte]

Was she hot?
Nope, not even close. Blah!

[Trainwreck2100]

ok maybe my last comment went a little too far.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

One of the guys I work with has family in New Orleans in law enforcement so they were not allowed to evacuate. I was talking to his boss today who mentioned that where the levees broke is "coincidentally" the ones protecting the poorest part of town. They are saying perhaps those levees had help in breaking so that the ones protecting Bourbon Street, etc. would hold ...

This is a good one. A popular N'awlins folk tale is that when Betsy went into that area that the Corps of Engineers dynamited the levees in the poor areas of town to protect downtown/rich folk area.

I guess that's a folk tale that will never die.

The only correlation with the poor and the floods is that the poor section of town is on the east side of New Orleans, which sits at the lowest elevation in the entire city and has to deal with all of Lake Pontchartrain.

[TheWriter]

"We are sending in two platoons, a SWAT team and an tanks to stop looting."

Voice:
Help! Help! I'm on the roof!

SWAT:
Sorry, that kid is stealing twinkies!!!

Voice:
Who gives a fuck!

SWAT:
We do.

[Trainwreck2100]

Nope, not even close. Blah!

Blah Brownbagger or blah whale.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Oh, and Buddy Holly/Writer bitch, take your racist bullshit to the Political forum.

[Spurminator]

They need to build a camp for the looters where they can hold and interrogate them without any outside surveilance.

[TheWriter]

Nope, not even close. Blah!

Extreme Makeover!

http://www.lanisweird.com/xanga/pictures/lashow-paper_models_2.jpg

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, WWL told a story of a looter shooting a cop earlier this afternoon. Cop and his partner tried to stop some looters, one cop turned his back on the looters and got shot.

Other cop shot the shooter, called back up. They arrested four armed looters.

Cop and shooter in stable condition at a NO hospital.

[TheWriter]

Oh, and Buddy Holly/Writer bitch, take your racist bullshit to the Political forum.

My racist shit? I didn't even start any racist shit.

I as many other were simply commenting on the news and their protrayal of the looters.

Don't get pissy at me kid.

[Kori Ellis]

Stop the crap, losers.

[Jelly]

They are saying they are bringing in 2 sixteen-man tactical teams and a SWAT team to stop the looters. WTF?! Those should be rescue workers. If looters aren't shooting people, let them loot.

fyi...some looters are shooting people. A cop was shot in the head by a looter.

[spurschick]

This girl I've been working with the past few days has a brother in the military, working in a military hospital outside Biloxi. They are completely trapped without food and medicine - both of which are on the ground floor which is completely under water. They've also lost power and the generators will probably only last a little longer. They're hoping that helicopters can provide some assistance, but they're worried that people will start dying once the generators go out.

[TheWriter]

"A looter carries a bucket of beer out of a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, as floodwaters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday."

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050830/capt.ladm10908301723.hurricane_katrina_ladm109.jpg


A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday.

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050830/capt.ladm10208301530.hurricane_katrina_ladm102.jpg


"Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana."

http://us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20050830/capt.sge.cyn78.300805074130.photo01.photo.default-268x384.jpg



FYI... the captions are real.

[Kori Ellis]

fyi...some looters are shooting people. A cop was shot in the head by a looter


I know that - thus my statement -- IF LOOTERS AREN'T SHOOTING PEOPLE, LET THEM LOOT. In other words, if they are just looting, let them loot. Obviously if they are shooting people or hurting people in another way, then take them in. But to concentrate so much effort on the looters when the whole city is going to be underwater in the morning is ludicrious.

[timvp]

ljinprincessland: can you go find me a coke zero or do i have to go loot one
koriellis21: go loot
ljinprincessland: :lol

[Mixability]

where on cnn.com is the video of the husband?

[Kori Ellis]

Those captions are classic. The black people "looting" soda and beer but the white people happened to just "find" bread. :lmao

Okay, that's all my commentary on the race issue.

[Trainwreck2100]

I just think it's funny that guy looted beer.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I just think it's funny that guy looted beer.

Hey, maybe that's all that was left...

I love the one in his back pocket :lol

Shit, FNC talking about the looting. Let it go. Shit.

[Trainwreck2100]

I bet you he looted that plastic bin too.

[Manu20]

where on cnn.com is the video of the husband?
http://www.cnn.com/
Middle of the page Heartbreaking loss

That is a sad video :depressed

[timvp]

http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_568_images/083005_katrina15.jpg

A young man walks through knee deep flood water after looting a dog in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday.

[Manu20]

He was not looting he was saving the dog.

[Trainwreck2100]

How do you loot a dog?

[batman2883]

bullshit that dog is for sale right now on EBay

[TheWriter]

It was a joke people.

[Mixability]

http://www.cnn.com/
Middle of the page Heartbreaking loss

That is a sad video :depressed

thanks.... for depressing the hell out of me.
:depressed

[Jelly]

http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_568_images/083005_katrina15.jpg

A young man walks through knee deep flood water after looting a dog in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday.

never mind. I had a different comment that I just deleted...I didn't catch the looting crack at first. I just liked the photo, didn't realize the sarcastic reason behind your posting it. Too bad this thread has turned into a race thing.

[TheWriter]

Did anyone besides me see the video of Wal-Mart being looted and the reporter talking to people, asking why they're looting. Then the camera man and reporter go to the shoe section and TWO FEMALE COPS have a cart full of stuff and are putting shoes in. Then they notice the cameras and one of the cops walks off with the cart and the other is questioned by the reporter.

"What are you doing here?"

"Looking for looters."

I swear to god!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Holy shit, there's a barge a quarter mile inland in Gulfport, MS, sitting in the middle of a street.

[Kori Ellis]

thanks.... for depressing the hell out of me.

I told people early today how horrible it was. If people don't want to cry, don't watch it.

[Trainwreck2100]

Holy shit, there's a barge a quarter mile inland in Gulfport, MS, sitting in the middle of a street.


Are the black people gathering like locusts ready to loot it.

[Mixability]

I told people early today how horrible it was. If people don't want to cry, don't watch it.

i know, major tearjerker!

[Kori Ellis]

Are you guys listening to the live press conference? The governor has a very soothing voice, but it's just so sad. Now the engineer is talking about trying to sandbag it.

[MannyIsGod]

Please tell me those 3 photos on the previous page were a joke, becuase if those were the real captions I'm going to beat some newsies over the fucking head.

[timvp]

They putting sandbags to close the breach, according to this press conference.

[Kori Ellis]

Please tell me those 3 photos on the previous page were a joke, becuase if those were the real captions I'm going to beat some newsies over the fucking head.

On the previous page, those are real captions. LJ's dog photo caption is a joke.

[MannyIsGod]

My 'looted' (:lmao) wireless connection sucks ass right now so I can't watch the live feed. Fucktaculous.

[MannyIsGod]

If those were real captions, then I'm all for keeping the race convo going. Do you need anymore proof on how fucked up it is?

[timvp]

Please tell me those 3 photos on the previous page were a joke, becuase if those were the real captions I'm going to beat some newsies over the fucking head.

It's real.

[Trainwreck2100]

My 'looted' (:lmao) wireless connection sucks ass right now so I can't watch the live feed. Fucktaculous.


Your neighbors don't own air, so it's all legal

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Someone tell the governor to be tough for her state. If she needs help, just look how the mayor is coping.

[j-6]

Kori, I know you said to keep the racial shit elsewhere, but I really think what I'm about to say is very relevant.

For those of you that have never been to NO, there is a serious fucking racial division in place. A disaster of this scale should be a uniting force, where everyone is helping anyone who is in need. There was footage earlier on WWL of white folks voluntarily risking their lives to help people evacuate some of the poorer, predominately black areas of town. I am absolutely certain that some white people out there have black people to thank for their lives as well in this tragedy, even though nothing was shown of it that I saw.

I think the more footage that is shown of all the looting taking place, especially when it appears to be solely by black folks, the more wary the predominantly white viewers are getting. The actions taking place that aren't being shown on TV, like the volunteers of all races helping out their fellow man, need to be shown rather than concentrating on the less fortunate people that are focused on grabbing whatever they can to avert their own demise.

This could be a situation that brings us closer together as a nation, a united people. Instead network coverage is sensationalizing the actions of the less fortunate rather than the actions to save fucking lives. And it pisses me off.

[Kori Ellis]

Someone tell the governor to be tough for her state. If she needs help, just look how the mayor is coping.

Are you saying that because she was so sad? The mayor was crying last night when he was talking.

[batman2883]

whats crazy is i was driving 1604 from Northwest Vista to I10 to get home and the signs over here already say i10 to Baton Rouge Closed i was like god damn thats pretty far.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

BTW, I agree on the racist captions. That's bullshit.

[timvp]

Kori, I know you said to keep the racial shit elsewhere, but I really think what I'm about to say is very relevant.

For those of you that have never been to NO, there is a serious fucking racial division in place. A disaster of this scale should be a uniting force, where everyone is helping anyone who is in need. There was footage earlier on WWL of white folks voluntarily risking their lives to help people evacuate some of the poorer, predominately black areas of town. I am absolutely certain that some white people out there have black people to thank for their lives as well in this tragedy, even though nothing was shown of it that I saw.

I think the more footage that is shown of all the looting taking place, especially when it appears to be solely by black folks, the more wary the predominantly white viewers are getting. The actions taking place that aren't being shown on TV, like the volunteers of all races helping out their fellow man, need to be shown rather than concentrating on the less fortunate people that are focused on grabbing whatever they can to avert their own demise.

This could be a situation that brings us closer together as a nation, a united people. Instead network coverage is sensationalizing the actions of the less fortunate rather than the actions to save fucking lives. And it pisses me off.

Exactly. Saving lives is millions of times more important than Tyrone getting a loaf of bread to feed his starving children.

[MannyIsGod]

I really am very angry at the media's presentation of this at the moment. It is absolute shit.

[Spurminator]

Kori, I know you said to keep the racial shit elsewhere, but I really think what I'm about to say is very relevant.

For those of you that have never been to NO, there is a serious fucking racial division in place. A disaster of this scale should be a uniting force, where everyone is helping anyone who is in need. There was footage earlier on WWL of white folks voluntarily risking their lives to help people evacuate some of the poorer, predominately black areas of town. I am absolutely certain that some white people out there have black people to thank for their lives as well in this tragedy, even though nothing was shown of it that I saw.

I think the more footage that is shown of all the looting taking place, especially when it appears to be solely by black folks, the more wary the predominantly white viewers are getting. The actions taking place that aren't being shown on TV, like the volunteers of all races helping out their fellow man, need to be shown rather than concentrating on the less fortunate people that are focused on grabbing whatever they can to avert their own demise.

This could be a situation that brings us closer together as a nation, a united people. Instead network coverage is sensationalizing the actions of the less fortunate rather than the actions to save fucking lives. And it pisses me off.

Good post.

Almost makes me pine for the days of a stronger Public News service. Almost...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, didn't see that last night Kori. Sorry.

j6, last night they were showing videos of white good samaritans pulling people from houses in their boats, and they actually interviewed them and they were like "we're all in this together, we had a boat so just came down and started looking for people."

But yeah, the looting story today is pissing me off.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Fox: Army and Navy has several choppers prepping to begin lifting the concrete barriers to 17th street levee.

[j-6]

WWL Blog update:

9:23 P.M. - FEMA bringing 2,000 officials to town. Bringing in food, water, ice, tarps. Setting up offices where you can get grants and loans.

9:21 P.M. - (AP) One Mississippi county alone said its death toll was at least 100, and officials are "very, very worried that this is going to go a lot higher," said Joe Spraggins, civil defense director for Harrison County, home to Biloxi and Gulfport.

Thirty of the victims in the county were from a beachfront apartment building that collapsed under a 25-foot wall of water as Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast with 145-mph winds.

9:19 P.M. - Lt. Governor Landrieu: Asking hotels in neighboring states to extend stays of refugees and to give them first priority and to possibly offer discounts for extended stays.


FYI, Mitch Landrieu is the brother of Senator Mary Landrieu and son of former NO mayor Moon Landrieu.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

WTF?

Two men with AK-47s just shot up a police precinct, police returned fire, shooters fled into French Quarter.

Assault weapons = no bueno.

[Kori Ellis]

Fox: Army and Navy has several choppers prepping to begin lifting the concrete barriers to 17th street levee.

Do you think it's too late to get this job done? The Mayor didn't seem too hopeful.

[MannyIsGod]

You know, I almost wish people in neighboring states would be kind enough to take some people in for awhile. This shit is rough, and it is at times like this that it hurts to watch some people completely open their arms while others just turn their backs and ignore the situation.

[Kori Ellis]

WTF?

Two men with AK-47s just shot up a police precinct, police returned fire, shooters fled into French Quarter.

Assault weapons = no bueno.


:(

[MannyIsGod]

The situation is rapidly going to shit, and this policy in regards to the looting isn't helping. There are really some stupid people running some of this shit right now.

Oh, and I don't think they can stop that breech. Not in time for it to matter.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Do you think it's too late to get this job done?

Hell no. If they pull it off they stop the rise of water. Somewhere I imagine there are people clinging to the top of their roofs or the last foot of air space in their attics that would appreciate them for that.

[j-6]

You know, I almost wish people in neighboring states would be kind enough to take some people in for awhile. This shit is rough, and it is at times like this that it hurts to watch some people completely open their arms while others just turn their backs and ignore the situation.

Governor Huckabee of Arkansas is being a huge help. His state is building semi-permanent refugee camps. I'll look for the link for ya, if you want it.

[Kori Ellis]

New Conference: At least one month without electricity.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well, to be fair I imagine no one in NO is exactly hearing that the cops are coming for them.

New Orleans has a pretty significant crime problem, I guess for all the stories of people using their boats to help their fellow man, you're gonna have others about all the assholes running around.

[timvp]

WTF?

Two men with AK-47s just shot up a police precinct, police returned fire, shooters fled into French Quarter.

Assault weapons = no bueno.

Remember though that in New Orleans, more than one person is murdered per day even when things are going good.

There is going to be a lot of violent crimes in the coming weeks. That's a given.

[MannyIsGod]

Theres probably some information traveling via word of mouth.

[CharlieMac]

I mentioned this in another thread, but the gas station where I get gas from has jumped up by 25 cents since this morning. I was just there an hour ago.

[j-6]

What are you guys watching now that WWL has gone to bed?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I don't disagree with you there LJ, it just pisses me off. Fuck, look around assholes, you're fixing to drown and your city is underwater. Should be out helping your fellow man, not trying to off smokey for busting your ass for selling crack a few months back.

[timvp]

What are you guys watching now that WWL has gone to bed?

It's still working for me.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

j6,

http://www.weatherserver.net/livevideo.htm

You can mute all your feeds but the one you want to listen to.

[TheWriter]

Hell no. If they pull it off they stop the rise of water. Somewhere I imagine there are people clinging to the top of their roofs or the last foot of air space in their attics that would appreciate them for that.


It wouldn't stop the rising, just slow it down a bit.

Other levee's are down, pumps are not working.

[CharlieMac]

I don't disagree with you there LJ, it just pisses me off. Fuck, look around assholes, you're fixing to drown and your city is underwater. Should be out helping your fellow man, not trying to off smokey for busting your ass for selling crack a few months back.

Looting a pharmacy just screams, "I have my priorities straight."

[j-6]

j6,

http://www.weatherserver.net/livevideo.htm

You can mute all your feeds but the one you want to listen to.


Badass. Thanks!

[TheWriter]

I'm planning on donating some clothes, where would I take it? Red Cross? How about canned food? Red Cross as well?

[spurschick]

I'm planning on donating some clothes, where would I take it? Red Cross? How about canned food? Red Cross as well?

I would call the local Red Cross to see where to take it.

[j-6]

Any word on the hostage situation and alleged riot at Orleans Parish Prison?

[batman2883]

i say we send these people a dozen orders of king kong nachos they should be fed for years to come.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hang on to your clothing donations, the Salvation Army will eventually be accepting donations for Katrina (aren't currently, but my sis - Army doc - says she's heard they will be).

[ChumpDumper]

The Red Cross is taking neither clothes nor food -- just money. I think SpursWoman is checking the Salvation Army to see what they'll take.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm planning on donating some clothes, where would I take it? Red Cross? How about canned food? Red Cross as well?


The Red Cross is unable to accept small, individual donations or collections of items such as clothing, food or cleaning supplies. The cost to sort, package and distribute these types of donations to a disaster victims is almost always greater than the cost of purchasing the items locally, and it is logistically impossible to distribute a wide variety of individual items in a meaningful way. Because of these cost and logistical concerns, we recommend that you support your community by donating these items to an organization that is equipped to put them to the best possible local use.

[Trainwreck2100]

Any word on the hostage situation and alleged riot at Orleans Parish Prison?

It hasn't been looted yet?????

[Mixability]

i say we send these people a dozen orders of king kong nachos they should be fed for years to come.

and then they'll have diarrhea for years after that :vomit

[CharlieMac]

I'm adopting a dog from the Humane Society. A few came in from the hurricane affected areas and the Humane Society has reduced the adoption price on them.

[batman2883]

Hey the shits is a small price to pay for the delicious king kong nachos

[Trainwreck2100]

and then they'll have diarrhea for years after that :vomit


As I said before, now they are surrounded by a giant shitter

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hey, the news ain't all bad out of this - San Antonio finally gets their NFL franchise. :spin

[j-6]

Just a note about Red Cross donations:

If you donate locally, like my GF's fundraiser tomorrow morning here in DFW, the monies go to the local chapter who then decides how much to give to the national chapter, which distributes to the stricken area. There was a pretty big controversy about this after 9/11 here.

I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from donating, but know that not all of your money is going to go to New Orleans.

[Kori Ellis]

Just a note about Red Cross donations:

If you donate locally, like my GF's fundraiser tomorrow morning here in DFW, the monies go to the local chapter who then decides how much to give to the national chapter, which distributes to the stricken area. There was a pretty big controversy about this after 9/11 here.

I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from donating, but know that not all of your money is going to go to New Orleans.


Well on this form on redcross.org, you can specify that the money goes to the Hurricane Relief and not to your local chapter. I'm not sure how full-proof that is, but that's how it's set up.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

[timvp]

If you are going to donate, wait a couple days or a couple weeks. Let everything get sorted out before you decide which organization will best use your money. Right now is too early and your money could likely end up being used in ways not associated with the hurricane.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If y'all can give me another day or two, my sister is trying to figure out the best place to send money that will maximize what gets sent to the victims (for those of you who missed back on like page 26 or who knows where, she's a US Army nurse and workign with FEMA in Alabama).

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Just for you Manny (our resident meteorologist)...


Meteorologists say a puff of dry air coming out of the Midwest weakened Katrina just before it reached land, transforming a Category 5 monster into a less-threatening Category 3 storm.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/30/D8CAD3M00.html

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Good news on the oil rigs in the Gulf - no major damage reported, crews returning to the platforms...

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/business/3330589

[CharlieMac]

Good news on the oil rigs in the Gulf - no major damage reported, crews returning to the platforms...

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/business/3330589

Just read that at Drudge. That is good news.

[Trainwreck2100]

Just for you Manny (our resident meteorologist)...



http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/30/D8CAD3M00.html


They got so damn lucky with that decrease at the end. Makes you wonder if the SuperDome would have held up.

[j-6]

It's very interesting to me watching these news feeds and seeing where they are broadcasting from. Channel 6, WDSU, is in Orlando. WWL is at LSU and at their transmitter in Gretna. Any others you know of?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

One of those 4 is out of Gulfport, MS. the other is out of Mobile.

[Trainwreck2100]

Water expected to rise 9 feet tonight

[j-6]

I read earlier in this thread about the Saints playing a home game in the Alamodome, so I looked into it a little bit. I came across this quote:

"New Orleans Saints and NFL officials are discussing contingency plans in case the Superdome, the Saints' home field that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, is not ready for use early in the regular season."

(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/30/AR2005083001687.html)

Early in the regular season? Don't you think there's more important things to consider than the stadium? This was posted less than an hour ago by the Post in DC, by the way.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

j6,

The Saints arrived in San Antonio today, and will play at the Alamodome until further notice.

[MannyIsGod]

AHF, they won't be playing at the dome. The dome is booked for now.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Manny, I heard their first game (9/18) and at least 3 others will be in the Dome.

[MannyIsGod]

Just for you Manny (our resident meteorologist)...



http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/30/D8CAD3M00.html'

Great find AHF.

[ChumpDumper]

Early in the regular season? Don't you think there's more important things to consider than the stadium?Well they have less than three weeks to figure out where to play. Life will go on.

[MannyIsGod]

Manny, I heard their first game (9/18) and at least 3 others will be in the Dome.
The last I hear at 9pm was that the dome was booked. We'll see.

[Kori Ellis]

Manny, I heard their first game (9/18) and at least 3 others will be in the Dome.

AHF, I know KSAT reported that but according to the Saints, they haven't made a decision. I just posted about it in that thread in the Spurs forum.


An article from one hour ago ..

New Orleans Saints and NFL officials are discussing contingency plans in case the Superdome, the Saints' home field that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, is not ready for use early in the regular season.

"We are discussing the situation with the Saints and looking into potential alternatives," said Greg Aiello , the NFL's vice president of public relations. "No decisions have been made."

Shea Guinn , president and general manager of Reliant Park, the home field for the Houston Texans, said he had offered the use of that stadium.

[Horry For 3!]

They haven't made their decision to make the game in the Alamodome or not. But I know they will be practicing in SA this weekend.

[ChumpDumper]

There's an NCAA volleyball tourney scheduled that weekend in the dome.

[j-6]

I bet the NF'ingL can get whatever dates they want in that barn, booked or not. Hell, I'll go to SA for a game. Especially with the division opponents the Saints have in Atlanta, Carolina, and Tampa Bay.

[Kori Ellis]

I know someone mentioned the pets that have been relocated to S.A. and are available for adoption.

Here's the info on that ....

SAN ANTONIO -- More then 80 dogs and cats that were displaced by Hurricane Katrina are ready for adoption in San Antonio.

The pets were forced to leave the Animal Control Center in Baton Rouge, La., and were transferred to the Bexar County Humane Society.

The animals of different breeds and sizes will be vaccinated, microchiped, spayed or neutered for about $25.

"We're encouraging people to come on out if they've been thinking about getting a pet," said Cathy Rosenthal, of the Society for the Prevention of Animals.

The shelter in the 4800 block of Fredericksburg Road will be open until 7 p.m. from Tuesday through Sunday.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Interesting Kori, weird contrasting news reports.

[Vashner]

That breech is getting bigger...

[j-6]

Wow, the feed from WDSU showed cops looting a Wal-Mart!

[boutons]

"Society for the Prevention of Animals"

:lol

[MannyIsGod]

Wow, the feed from WDSU showed cops looting a Wal-Mart!
They were black cops right? The white cops were busy finding bread at Wal Mart.

[Ginofan]

Is anyone else feeling the guilt and/or depression? Earlier I was watching CNN while eating dinner and drinking water, and the guilt kinda just hit me...alot of those people haven't had food or water for 2 days...and might not have any for little while longer.

And the ignorance is pissing me off too. My roommate and her fiance are pretty much oblivious to as what's going on, they only know what i've told them...and a few people I talk to online are totally unknowing about how bad this is. I just can't understand people.

[baseline bum]

You lost everything you own but if you steal a sandwich from an abandoned store, we are sending your azz to jail.

Sweet.

Sucks being black sometimes. :depressed

[j-6]

They were black cops right? The white cops were busy finding bread at Wal Mart.


One black, one white. They were pushing a shopping cart and were given a wide berth by their fellow looters.

[Kori Ellis]

Is anyone else feeling the guilt and/or depression? Earlier I was watching CNN while eating dinner and drinking water, and the guilt kinda just hit me...alot of those people haven't had food or water for 2 days...and might not have any for little while longer.



After Sept 11th I had uncontrollable feelings of guilt for some reason and I cried a lot. I'm trying not to get crazy about this one, but it's hard.

We are going to go get a dog tomorrow. Maybe that will help me feel better.

[j-6]

And the ignorance is pissing me off too. My roommate and her fiance are pretty much oblivious to as what's going on, they only know what i've told them...and a few people I talk to online are totally unknowing about how bad this is. I just can't understand people.

I went to hang out with my neighbors earlier and one of them asked me why I was so quiet. I told them about Katrina and everything happening, and one guy point blank didn't believe that it was as bad as I said it was.

We turned on CNN and he just freaked out. He called his parents to tell them. I left then, but I felt like I defeated ignorance at least a tiny bit.

[Kori Ellis]

My roommate and her fiance are pretty much oblivious to as what's going on, they only know what i've told them...and a few people I talk to online are totally unknowing about how bad this is. I just can't understand people.

They are too busy worrying about the ghost :drunk

[j-6]

By the way, they're looking for barges to plug the levee with right now. Whoever mentioned that in this thread earlier has a staff position with the ACoE waiting for them.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I'm just glad they finally realized that sandbags and concrete beams weren't going to cut it.

This is shaping up like a disaster movie though... last hope to save the city is to sink a couple of barges in the gap in the levee, with the hopes of thousands on the line.

[j-6]

After Sept 11th I had uncontrollable feelings of guilt for some reason and I cried a lot. I'm trying not to get crazy about this one, but it's hard.

We are going to go get a dog tomorrow. Maybe that will help me feel better.


If you're adopting one of the refugee dogs from the Humane Society, I'm paying for your new canine. Period. No arguments from either of you.

[Trainwreck2100]

After Sept 11th I had uncontrollable feelings of guilt for some reason and I cried a lot. I'm trying not to get crazy about this one, but it's hard.

We are going to go get a dog tomorrow. Maybe that will help me feel better.


Don't get a little weirner dog, get a bigass one that don't take no shit

[Ginofan]

They are too busy worrying about the ghost :drunk

Dude, lol shut up, no one will ever want to come to my house again!

[MannyIsGod]

Steve Gregory mentioned that was the only way to do it earlier in his blog. It really makes more sense than airlifting sand. But by the time they do that I'm not sure what good it will do.

[timvp]

I'm just glad they finally realized that sandbags and concrete beams weren't going to cut it.

This is shaping up like a disaster movie though... last hope to save the city is to sink a couple of barges in the gap in the levee, with the hopes of thousands on the line.

The messed up thing is they're going to have to remove those barges once the level of the lake goes back down or else the water will just be trapped in the city.

[Trainwreck2100]

Steve Gregory mentioned that was the only way to do it earlier in his blog. It really makes more sense than airlifting sand. But by the time they do that I'm not sure what good it will do.


It's never too late to blow holes in something and send it to the bottom of Davy Jones' locker

[MannyIsGod]

Dude, lol shut up, no one will ever want to come to my house again!
No one ever wanted to there to begin with, status quo.

[j-6]

Steve Gregory mentioned that was the only way to do it earlier in his blog. It really makes more sense than airlifting sand. But by the time they do that I'm not sure what good it will do.

The more I'm reading into this situation, the more I follow CosmicCowboy's belief that the Army Corps of Engineers are a bunch of fucking idiots.

[Kori Ellis]

If you're adopting one of the refugee dogs from the Humane Society, I'm paying for your new canine. Period. No arguments from either of you.

We are getting (or at least we are going to try to get) a refugee dog. Why do you want to pay for us?

[Ginofan]

No one ever wanted to there to begin with, status quo.

Our lightbulbs still need changing and the yard could use some work, Manny.

[MannyIsGod]

The messed up thing is they're going to have to remove those barges once the level of the lake goes back down or else the water will just be trapped in the city.
The level of the lake is above the level of the city. Even when the water goes down, they'll have to rebuild the levy and pump water out or it isn't going anywhere.

[MannyIsGod]

The more I'm reading into this situation, the more I follow CosmicCowboy's belief that the Army Corps of Engineers are a bunch of fucking idiots.
I was talking to Kori early about the airlift. It just didn't make any sense to me to drop sand from the air because the water would wash it away before you got back to add more to it.

Yet, they tried it and what happend?

The water washed it away.

[Vashner]

I need to restock my SHTF kit... yes us paranoid right wingers love to hord drinking water and extra ammo. :)

Ya never know....

[MannyIsGod]

Our lightbulbs still need changing and the yard could use some work, Manny.
Put your maid to work, cracka.

[baseline bum]

I just think it's funny that guy looted beer.

I think I'd need a beer after that crap happened to my house.

WGAF? How is he supposed to go buy a beer anyways?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well, if you think about it, the really smart civil engineers are making six figures in the private sector, so...

[Kori Ellis]

Listening to the lady who is talking from the Tulane University Hospital is very sad. They can't get out and they have no running water at the hospital (the water is contaminated with sewage) ... and she said that people are looting their (hospital workers') cars in the parking lot. :( Only twenty patients were able to be taken out of the hospital today.

[j-6]

We are getting (or at least we are going to try to get) a refugee dog. Why do you want to pay for us?

I rescued my dog a while back, am involved with animal rescue here, and was literally about a minute away from donating to UAN when I read your post. I'd rather it go to an organization that I know has Katrina refugees and do something nice for you guys at the same time.

Deal? If not, find me their website so I can donate directly.

[Vashner]

That one guy with the Heinies... he can live for a month off that haha.
Well if he drinks one a day. Ok we all know that's not gonna happen..
I wonder if there is any left...

Hum I am thristy now for a beer.

[Kori Ellis]

I rescued my dog a while back, am involved with animal rescue here, and was literally about a minute away from donating to UAN when I read your post. I'd rather it go to an organization that I know has Katrina refugees and do something nice for you guys at the same time.

Deal? If not, find me their website so I can donate directly.

How about you make a contribution and we'll pay for our own dog. That way they'll get double the money. :)

Here's the info, you can probably call them and find out how to contribute ...

Humane Society SPCA of Bexar County Fills Up Overnight with 82 Dogs and Cats from Hurricane Evacuation Area

Humane Society/SPCA of
Bexar County
4804 Fredericksburg Rd.
San Antonio, Texas 78229
210-226-7461
FAX 210-225-7297

www.humanesocietyspca.org

[MannyIsGod]

11:28 P.M. - (AP) LAFAYETTE, La. -- Parents who had to evacuate because of Hurricane Katrina will be able to register their children for school in Lafayette Parish starting tomorrow.

Burnell Lemoine, deputy superintendent and chief academic officer for the Lafayette Parish School System, says registration ends Thursday and parents will be contacted Friday to let them know what school their children should attend.

He says students should be in classes by Tuesday. The children will be assigned to current schools depending on where they are in homes or shelters.

At least this will give the kids a semblance of normalcy.

[j-6]

How about you make a contribution and we'll pay for our own dog. That way they'll get double the money. :)

Here's the info, you can probably call them and find out how to contribute ...

Humane Society SPCA of Bexar County Fills Up Overnight with 82 Dogs and Cats from Hurricane Evacuation Area

Humane Society/SPCA of
Bexar County
4804 Fredericksburg Rd.
San Antonio, Texas 78229
210-226-7461
FAX 210-225-7297

www.humanesocietyspca.org


Thanks. I can't find an online donation form, so I'll call them in the morning. Unless one of you guys see it somewhere.

[Kori Ellis]

Thanks. I can't find an online donation form, so I'll call them in the morning. Unless one of you guys see it somewhere.


I couldn't find an online form either.

[Ginofan]

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050831/capt.txjk10708310425.shock_comets_txjk107.jpg
Louisianna refugees, Marilyn Ross, left, and Agnes Baloney, right, of Hahnville wave signs during the Houston Comets first round playoff game against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in Houston. Those taking refuge from Hurricane Katrina were let into the game free of charge. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, there has got to be some way to get in portable cell phone towers, or use some kind of communications platform from the military flying overhead to receive cell phone signals.

Some good news... the water has receded enough at the airport for them to start bringing in planes. Gonna boat people to the airport and fly them out.

[j-6]

The guy on WDSU makes being in the Superdome sound worse than being outside. Those poor fucking people.

"Do they know they're trapped in there?"

"They know that they can't go anywhere without a boat, so yeah."

[MannyIsGod]

These aren't damage pictures, but I think they are rather amazing. They were taking from the RECON flights that fly into the hurricane in order to gather data. They provide the best source of information on the storm and have to be brave as hell to fly through a storm packing winds that strong.

http://photos21.flickr.com/38456897_173baa68a0.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deaah/tags/katrina/

Thats for the rest of the photos.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AP: cop shot in head by looters, hence the crackdown on looters.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Crazy, inside the eye from the hurricane hunter plane.

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Something that really irked me during the hurricane, why does every news channel feel its neccessary to send a crew to cover the storm??

[baseline bum]

Damn... now KCAL her in LA is pimping the looting angle. They also showed video of what looked like the causeway across Lake Ponchatrain is shambles.... at least that's the bridge I'm guessing it was since I couldn't see any trees, homes, etc in the distance.

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah, those pictures are amazing.

[MannyIsGod]

I think this one is my favorite. So much structure.
http://photos22.flickr.com/38456895_2a5548df82.jpg

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Amazing pic, and people thought they could ride that out *shakes head*


They also showed video of what looked like the causeway across Lake Ponchatrain is shambles.... at least that's the bridge I'm guessing it was since I couldn't see any trees, homes, etc in the distance.


That was the Twin Spans bridge that goes from NO to Slidell, LA (I-10).

[Trainwreck2100]

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050831/capt.txjk10708310425.shock_comets_txjk107.jpg
Louisianna refugees, Marilyn Ross, left, and Agnes Baloney, right, of Hahnville wave signs during the Houston Comets first round playoff game against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in Houston. Those taking refuge from Hurricane Katrina were let into the game free of charge. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)


That is evil, first they have that hurricane displace them, then they have to sit through a WNBA game. Not cool.