Official Hurricane Katrina Thread

[travis2]

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hwy I90 in Miss.

obi...link doesn't work...

[ObiwanGinobili]

SW - I've actually seen alot of footage of "looters" pushing grocery carts full of actuall grocerys..... canned foods, fresh produce, diapers that kinda stuff.
There are plenty of people going for the jeans belts and purses , tv's radios etc..... but not all.

I was really upset withe one video on CNN where it was a wide shot and the 6 people in the foreground were all women who had bread, sodas, diapers, canned food, candy bars etc in thier arms.. so the camers zooms into the background and focuses on this guy and gal who are hauling a butt load of jeans and cables. .
now that was pure sensationalism.. iresponsible journalism.

[ObiwanGinobili]

obi...link doesn't work...

ok. I'll host it.

[batman2883]

damn you obiwan, damn you

[ObiwanGinobili]

hwy I-90 going into Biloxi, MISS


Casino Barge sitting on what used to be people's houses...

[ObiwanGinobili]

damn you obiwan, damn you

you only damn the ones you love.

[batman2883]

god dang it thats a mess, looks like my simulation of Simcity when i would have a natural disaster happen..

[ObiwanGinobili]

Roommates Cristian Alcantbrb (L) from Elspluadoo, Central America and Anturo Carbonel from Peru sit on the edge of what used to be their apartment in Biloxi, Mississippi


The Hard Rock Cafe & Casino

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AHF - whats the deal with the AK-47s a while back?

That was on WWL last night, haven't heard anything new since then. They said two guys with AKs fired several rounds at one of the police precincts, cops fired back, they ran away in the darkness.

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Okay, I do need to go on a little rant. All the survivors saying "we didn't think it would be this bad, I should have listened when they said evacuate" are starting to piss me off.

You didn't think it was going to be this bad?

EVERYONE, from the mayor to the senators to the governor to the National Hurricane Center to all the news stations were predicting total obliteration.

The National Hurricane Center has nailed the path and relative destruction of every storm for the last two years (they were within 15 miles of the landfall of this one).

And you didn't think they were going to be right? People were told Saturday morning to get the out of dodge, but thought it wasn't going to be that bad?

The sheer idiocy of people sometimes amazes me.

[ObiwanGinobili]

glad to see the Dolphins are doing good!
(, poor sea lions.....)


\/Boyce Hill (2nd L) smiles as he heads to the front of Glenda's Liquor Store to pass a bottle for a customer at the front of the blown out roofless liquor store in Biloxi, Mississippi August 30, 2005. The owners decided that selling the liquor out the front window of the shop was better than moving it after they were looted on Monday when Hurricane Katrina struck.\/

now these folks are smart!

[batman2883]

dang i would have gotten myself so many bottles of patron

[SpursWoman]

dang i would have gotten myself so many bottles of patron

And gotten yourself dehydrated in a situation where it's already too hot and drinking water is at a premium? Not that brilliant of an idea...

[ObiwanGinobili]

Bayou La Barte, Ala. (aka forrest gump)


Woman and her 3 day old child rescued last night.


this one just makes me soo sad.

[batman2883]

And gotten yourself dehydrated in a situation where it's already too hot and drinking water is at a premium? Not that brilliant of an idea...

I wouldnt care, if my house was underwater i would be drunk before i got pissed

[ChumpDumper]

New Orleans is so full that the industrial canal breach is actually draining water out of the city.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yep, they are also planning on blasting several levees near Lake Borgne and at the lower end of NO to drain water out.

AP says that the people at the Superdome are going to be evaced to the Astrodome.

[MiNuS]

About the looting. It doesn't matter what the economical situation is,I would be "looting". I have no where to go,food only for 3 days-no electricity,no economical support(JOB),---you bet I WOULD BE LOOTING> to survive! It's survival now. No communication,internet.

My wife and I were seeing the news last night as many are and we thought about all the clothes we threw away last week.Had we known we could have sent it to them. We want to send money but more importantly water,canned food,etc.


Gasoline is through the roof. I am getting together with friends and neighbors and we are organizing to car pool. There are ALOT of big size SUVs in my neighborhood.Its getting to "that point" where levy is about to break.

[SpursWoman]

re: Gas

Sunday I filled up @ $2.59
Yesterday, lunchtime - $2.69
In route to work this morning - $2.79

[ObiwanGinobili]

damn. we should do a car pool in my neighborhood.
of course, I don't have a car to pool... but i'm a very nice person.

My husabnd allready gets a ride to work everyday with 2 other guys.. they spilt gas for the week since the guy who's truck it is only uses it for work.

[MiNuS]

damn. we should do a car pool in my neighborhood.
of course, I don't have a car to pool... but i'm a very nice person.

My husabnd allready gets a ride to work everyday with 2 other guys.. they spilt gas for the week since the guy who's truck it is only uses it for work.

construction?

[MiNuS]

In the RGV:

yesterday regular: $2.43

today in the AM: $2.99


HEB had it at yesterdays price and there were at least 40 vehicles there.

[ObiwanGinobili]

construction?

NorthPark lexus/subaru/lincolnmercury/mazda/something else conglamorate

[Clandestino]

they are moving the people from the superdome to the astrodome!

[T Park]

BTW, just heard a little while ago, don't know what cable company,

Robert F Kennedy JR, is blaming the hurricane, and all the loss of life and such on George W Bush, and his failure to sign the Keyoto treaty.

Needless to say, I respectfully disagree......

[Clandestino]

yeah, i am looking for links too.. some guy on fox said it.