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Ghoulish Delight · 09-03-2005, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Sorry -- I'm dead tired and I'm not expressing myself well.

Hmm, seems I was even more dead tires as I managed to completely overlook or not comprehend the second half of your post. Umm, yeah, what you said.

Scrooge McSam · 09-02-2005, 07:56 PM

The Red Cross was never in New Orleans. They weren't allowed in.

Homeland Security (FEMA, if my guess is correct) thinks their presence would keep people from evacuating and encourage others to come into the city.

Drince88 · 09-02-2005, 08:43 PM

Dang, lost a long post.

To summarize:
Scrooge, I'm glad your friend's ok - that has to have been scary (all of it).
I DO hope the 'doze the 'dome, but I doubt if they do (not sure I want to look at it when I get back to the office, but also not sure I want to look at a leveled site, either.

Emergency prep for animals - put proof of vaccinations with your house insurance papers (I almost had to get Jaxie re-vaccinated to be able to board him when I go check on my place) - also don't forget their food, containers for feeding, and litter arrangements.

Have a back up plan to calling people on their cell phones to make sure 'everyone' is ok - the cell phones with New Orleans numbers are ok outside the city to make calls, but I can't receive calls because incoming calls are routed through New Orleans (why they don't reroute them, I'm not sure...)

If you live where ash fallout from a volcano may be an issue, include surgical masks for the people and nylons to use as a pre-filter on the car air filter.

Oh, and if you want to listen to Mayor Nagin's 'no more press conferences' interview, this link http://kiro.liquidviewer.net/kiro-od/sullivan4sept2.asf, supposedly has it (and KIRO is a Seattle news outlet!)

lindyhop · 09-02-2005, 08:46 PM

This has all been so overwhelming.

A week ago I was just getting around to thinking about the conference I was going to attend in New Orleans starting 9/12. I got out the book I bought after my last visit in 2000 so I could remind myself about some of the places I wanted to revisit and others I'd missed the first time.

Tuesday morning I knew that wasn't going to happen. And I've gone from feeling whiny because I'm going to miss the trip to horrified at the destruction. NO is such a special place but it's also old and fragile and I don't know if it will recover from this. Or how much of the spirit of the city will survive.

Can you even imagine what it must be like to be trapped there? I can't even think about it.

There's been no leadership anywhere in this country to handle this situation. Cutting short your vacation to show you're concerned is not leadership, George. You should have been out there yelling at your people to get things done from the first day. You've built up a lovely buracracy there with the Department of Homeland Paranoia but all they know how to do is choose a threat-level color scheme.

Okay, I'm done. I've been sick for more than a week and every time the cold medicine wears off there's more bad news to absorb. I'm a little cranky.

Motorboat Cruiser · 09-02-2005, 09:34 PM

Yes, along with Andrew Card.

09-02-2005, 07:56 PM	#2
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	The Red Cross was never in New Orleans. They weren't allowed in. Homeland Security (FEMA, if my guess is correct) thinks their presence would keep people from evacuating and encourage others to come into the city.
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09-02-2005, 08:43 PM	#3
Drince88 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 481	Dang, lost a long post. To summarize: Scrooge, I'm glad your friend's ok - that has to have been scary (all of it). I DO hope the 'doze the 'dome, but I doubt if they do (not sure I want to look at it when I get back to the office, but also not sure I want to look at a leveled site, either. Emergency prep for animals - put proof of vaccinations with your house insurance papers (I almost had to get Jaxie re-vaccinated to be able to board him when I go check on my place) - also don't forget their food, containers for feeding, and litter arrangements. Have a back up plan to calling people on their cell phones to make sure 'everyone' is ok - the cell phones with New Orleans numbers are ok outside the city to make calls, but I can't receive calls because incoming calls are routed through New Orleans (why they don't reroute them, I'm not sure...) If you live where ash fallout from a volcano may be an issue, include surgical masks for the people and nylons to use as a pre-filter on the car air filter. Oh, and if you want to listen to Mayor Nagin's 'no more press conferences' interview, this link http://kiro.liquidviewer.net/kiro-od/sullivan4sept2.asf, supposedly has it (and KIRO is a Seattle news outlet!)
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09-02-2005, 08:46 PM	#4
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	This has all been so overwhelming. A week ago I was just getting around to thinking about the conference I was going to attend in New Orleans starting 9/12. I got out the book I bought after my last visit in 2000 so I could remind myself about some of the places I wanted to revisit and others I'd missed the first time. Tuesday morning I knew that wasn't going to happen. And I've gone from feeling whiny because I'm going to miss the trip to horrified at the destruction. NO is such a special place but it's also old and fragile and I don't know if it will recover from this. Or how much of the spirit of the city will survive. Can you even imagine what it must be like to be trapped there? I can't even think about it. There's been no leadership anywhere in this country to handle this situation. Cutting short your vacation to show you're concerned is not leadership, George. You should have been out there yelling at your people to get things done from the first day. You've built up a lovely buracracy there with the Department of Homeland Paranoia but all they know how to do is choose a threat-level color scheme. Okay, I'm done. I've been sick for more than a week and every time the cold medicine wears off there's more bad news to absorb. I'm a little cranky.
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09-02-2005, 09:34 PM	#5
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Yes, along with Andrew Card.
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