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Between all the stranded cars and flooded gas stations.....there will be a lot of gas in the water...yet another hazard.
(notice the gasoline slick in the pic above)
More news.......
The twin span (Tom, guess this is the NO-Slidell bridge?) is gone.
Between all the stranded cars and flooded gas stations.....there will be a lot of gas in the water...yet another hazard.
In Obiwon's pic - that is St Bernard Parish - the 9th Ward you have heard about.
Son of a . Those pictures are extraordinary. I'm at work with no access to a news feed, so keep the info coming please. You guys are my link.
is that the lake in the top corner?
It is unclear whether it is completely gone or whether just sections have washed out.The twin span (Tom, guess this is the NO-Slidell bridge?) is gone.
If the pilings are there, it can be rebuilt in a reasonable amount of time. If not, we might as well re-sign I-12 as I-10 for the next few years.
Wow, looks like from a Hollywood movie.
(notice the gasoline slick in the pic above)
More news.......
The twin span (Tom, guess this is the NO-Slidell bridge?) is gone.
I'm filling up my two vehicles today.I am expecting to spend at least $100.I have an Expedition and a Malibu.Both are almost running on empty.
I am going to start car pooling with my wife.She has a company car with gas paid.She works only about 3 miles from my office.
This might be helpful for you then, Manny.
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
Governor Blanco - "Worse than our worst fears."
who was saying this storm was overhyped???
Thanks for the blog link.
Here's a close up of AHF's picture:
Notice what I think are emergency vehicles stranded on the bridges.
Thats where Chalmette is? I wasn;'t sure .... I was trying to pull up a map but you know how hard it is ti find a neighborhood name on a map....
Rather than stranded, isn't that the high point they were parked at?Thanks for the blog link.
Here's a close up of AHF's picture:
Notice what I think are emergency vehicles stranded on the bridges.
"Major flooding" from Gause Blvd. south.
That would make sense. I'm not familliar with their protocal.
Pres Bush said if you want to help :
Call 1-800 HELP NOW
or
contact the Red Cross or the Salvation Army
oh, and he;s also abandonign his vacation......
and estimates are now at 2months beofre all electricity can be restored.
Yeah, I'm sure those people have phone service. WTF?
That is where Chalmette is.
he's saying if other americans not affected would like to help.
not if you need help. if you;d like to help.l
Gotcha.
Oh no what will Cindy Sheenan do now
don't know if this was posted earlier, but:
8:39 A.M. WWL-TV studios are being evacuated as rising water is coming into the station. The French Quarter is taking on water and water is expected to rise in the city for the next few days.
ok.
she also said they had a smaller family house that was buiolt by her grandfather over near I-10 & 310 that she's pretty sure is just gone.
Got call from her Uncle earlier today that her father's carpet buisness is also completely gone.. the uncle went by there on a boat earlier and there's nothign there.
so apprantly cell phones are working.
On the google map of the 9th Ward, I counted six "major" cemeteries. Four in Slidell.
I would not be surprised if FEMA refuses to let them rebuild in New Orleans...
sometimes it's just best to admit that man can't beat mother nature. They have already set the precedent in the Houston area that it doesn't even take 3 strikes in a subsidence area.
New Orleans is BELOW SEA LEVEL. Once the water in New Orleans stabilizes it will be a bay off of Lake Ponchatrain...
Understand that these structures in New Orleans are going to be underwater for MONTHS. It is salt water, and they are going to be having high/low tides in New Orleans just like the ocean...every structure there...even the high rise hotels, office building etc. will have to be torn down...the re-bar used in the concrete of the foundations of all these structures will rust out and be structurally unstable...
why spend BILLIONS rebuilding it just so the same thing can happen again...
New Orleans as we know it just ceased to exist.
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