Wondering about Drince88

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Prudence

It was a place like nowhere else with a history like nowhere else, terrifying and intriguing and charming all at the same time.

So silly, but I really do have a strong desire to vist DL now, and just hang out in the Square. So, so sad. I really cannot imagine what will happen to all these people who not only lost their homes, but lost loved ones, their places of business, etc. Jesus.

[scaeagles]

In the face of the looting and shootings, crime and choas, I often wonder what extreme circumstances would cause me to do.

I am certain I wouldn't be heading into Best Buy and taking laptop computers, or into a jewelry store to grab some diamonds. But would I steal water to get my child a clean drink of water or something to eat? Absolutely. I have never known true desperation, and desperate circumstances cause people to do desperate things.

What am I capable of? What would I be willing to do to survive? I hope I never have to answer those questions.

[Ghoulish Delight]

This seems like a silly thing to be paying attention to, but it illustrates just how unmanageable the situation is. I was reading about Brett Farvre's family in Mississippi. His mother's house was destroyed, but his home survived. There are about 50 people using it as shelter, including his wife and children. They have no food, no water, no electricity, and they have absolutely no way to get any of it. This is the family of a man who makes several million dollars for putting his shoes on in the morning. And they are just as trapped and desparate as everyone else. Throwing money and resources into the area is only going to help so much for a while. All the caring in the world can't change the reality that much of the city and the people left are inaccessible and that there just aren't enough resources to cover all of that ground quickly enough. It's so hearbreaking.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Apparently Fats Domino is missing. He and his family decided to stay.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Apparently Fats Domino is missing. He and his family decided to stay.

He's been located.


There's a quote from NOLA Native Harry Connick Jr. in the article that just made my soul bleed.

"New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse, and I can only dream that one day she will recapture her glory. I will do everything within my power to make that happen and to help in any way I can to ease the suffering of my city, my people!"

There are few cities that inspire that kind of love and reverie.

[Mousey Girl]

The Today show interviewed a couple yesterday morning. They were getting out of a shelter in NO. They said that people are getting desperate and things are going to get really ugly really soon. They said that they had already witnessed fights over food and water. They said that they are the lucky ones, they have somewhere to go.

[Not Afraid]

I was listening to NPR's on-going coverage of the Katrina aftermath today and they were interviewing the Director of the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes at Louisiana State University . He has HUGE concerns about several nasty effects on the health of those residing in the hurricane areas.

The entire show was informative, and very grim. The chance for spread of disease alone - through mosquitos, rabbid rodents, decaying bodies, sewage-polluted water - gives me the creepy crawlies. I have a feeling we will lose many more people as a result of this disaster.

Hurricane Katrina's eight-hour pounding of the gulf coast was horrific, but the wreckage she left in her wake is even worse. There are countless dead bodies still strewn on the streets of New Orleans, and authorities are nowhere near assessing an accurate death count. Thousands of homeless residents sit and wait for help, with scant supplies of food and water; thousands of others are evacuating, some with no destination in mind. There is reportedly little police or National Guard presence in the city, and civil unrest, looting and carjacking are not yet under control, although though 30,000 troops, FEMA food and water air drops, and convoys of ships and trucks are arriving or on their way.

[Scrooge McSam]

The military's coming in.

New Orleans newspaper Times Picayune reports on Joint Task Force Katrina

[lizziebith]

Just the facts, m'am...

And some good commentary ...

Holy crud. I feel reaaaaly grateful right now.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by lizziebith

Just the facts, m'am...

I have serious doubts about those "facts". Right off the bat, he says "3000 rescued", failing to note the minimum 50,000 people accounted for between the Superdome and the convention center.