So it looks like the COE plan was: "let the water equalize, then we'll block it off and start pumping out water.
Well, that is one way of going about it
I KNEW you were going to say that. I guess we're just cutting the crying mayor some slack too because he is a woman as well.
Give me a ing break already. Maybe some people here are just willing to cut people who have been through a bit more slack.
Last time I checked, Rudy wasn't in the towers when they collapsed, and Churchill wasn't on the battle front leading his men.
She, however, went through a hurricane, and IS on the front lines.
I get the food angle and I could even understand the clothes angle, but TV's? Computers? What the are you going to do with a computer when you are sitting in a shelter or sitting on a highway trying to stay dry. To me, and this is just what I would do, staying dry and finding food would be my first and only priority. A tv and a computer will keep you from being bored but they won't keep you alive
After it broke, thats probably all they could do. , thats probably all they could do all along. Water is a .So it looks like the COE plan was: "let the water equalize, then we'll block it off and start pumping out water.
Well, that is one way of going about it
What the are you talking about? I don't need to be reading along to your posts to stay informed. How dare you imply that I care less than you or anyone else on this board. I am aware and heartbroken of the catastrophic conditions happening right now. That is why I think it is so imperative for the government to be strong for the people.
Not without power they won't.
I guess the only thing I can say about that is these people have lived in poverty probably most of their lives, and now see a way of screwing 'the man'. I agree, it is stupid, but I see why they would do that.
Not like any of that is going to work after being wet anyway.
Except that the government is made up of the people themselves.
You should never expect something out of someone you can't do yourself, so...
How do you think YOU would react in her shoes Jelly?
exactly.Not without power they won't.
If you were heartbroken, you would understand what Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin are going through. Instead you're blasting them for showing weakness.
Right now, I can cut the world some slack because I don't think even most Americans comprehend what is happening. Right now, they think it's a strong hurricane and a bad flooding problem. They don't understand that this is a disaster of biblical proportions.People need to realize that this is an American situation and the rest of the world doesn't care as much. Thats not sad, thats life continuing.
The concept of the entire coastline of a state being obliterated is too much for people to comprehend all at once, much less the complete ruin of a major American city in an adjacent state with the concomitant deaths. If I weren't watching it unfold, I would hardly believe it.
People get numb to the pictures. The Mississippi River flooded suburban St. Louis in 1992, and Allison flooded Houston in 2001. It was bad, there were shocking pictures, people lost homes, rebuilt, moved on. In 2004, hurricanes hit Florida, things got smashed, some people died, everyone is rebuilding, moving on.
I don't think a lot of people understand yet that this is different, very, very different. It's going to take a while to sink in.
Oh please. It's not as if she was in line at the Superdome or standing on the roof of her ing house. Yes, she is in the midst of a disaster. As was Guiliani. Neither one gets points for suffering more. But Guiliani gets points for pulling himself together.
Last time I checked, Rudy wasn't in the towers when they collapsed, and Churchill wasn't on the battle front leading his men.
She, however, went through a hurricane, and IS on the front lines.
Guiliana sure did look scared going down that Manhattan street. Bas !
Jelly, you're being too hard on her. But whatever floats your heartbroken boat.
Good post.
I would be a useless, crying mess in that situation. That's why I would never pursue a position of Governor. Heck, I wouldn't even make a good mayor. These jobs should be held only by people who possess extraordinary strength, stamina, and leadership abilities. Because those characteristics are crucial in these times. Average Janes and Joes need not apply.
perhaps. but I can see that I'm not going to convince anyone of her meekness, so I'll put this to rest.
About the international response -- did you remember seeing or hearing much about the floods in Bangladesh in 88, 98 and 02? I didn't. , just last year about 800 died in flooding in India and Bangladesh -- I may have seen one 30 second spot and a few pictures of their submerged capital (40% of a city of 10 million was underwater then).
It's a big world.
EPA announcing they are temporarily removing standards for gasoline and deisal fuel.
effective unitll Sept 15th 2005.
applies to violability standards and sulphr in diesal standards.
Back in 02 I was on a Blangledesh(ian?) basketball message board and most of them were pissed that we didn't have 24 hour news coverage in this country. I tried to calm them down, but it was fruitless.
I don't understand what tha means, but if they are going to allow fuel to be sold that isn't as clean, they better not ing hold our city accountable if we don't have clean air.
I'd be more concerned about other crap in the diesel. Diesels MUST have clean fuel to operate.
it's just for LA, Ala, Miss and FLA.
OK, that at least made a little sense. I'd guess a 60-something grandmother would be allowed to display her dismay a little. This size and scope of this event might have made her want to just her public appearance and deal with things the best way she can. And it's not her fault she doesn't have the strength of Rudy or Churchill. I know I said this earlier, but I feel a lot better having her run things in a disaster than the 32 year old guy with only five years of workforce experience she defeated.
I don't know how many orders of magnitude bigger of a disaster Katrina is than 9-11. It's probably unfair to both events to compare them.
Dept. Of Trans announcing they are waiving rules for truckers driving hours.
Leaders can be made in rough times.would be a useless, crying mess in that situation. That's why I would never pursue a position of Governor. Heck, I wouldn't even make a good mayor. These jobs should be held only by people who possess extraordinary strength, stamina, and leadership abilities. Because those characteristics are crucial in these times. Average Janes and Joes need not apply.
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