Official Hurricane Katrina Thread

[j-6]

I bet the NF'ingL can get whatever dates they want in that barn, booked or not. , 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"

[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.

[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

[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

[Ginofan]

They are too busy worrying about the ghost

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 ing 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.