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August 28, 2005
Catastrophe...
Have any of you ever seen a car wreck happen? Anyone ever been in a car wreck? I've seen them and been in them, and it's amazing how everything slows down when there is no avoiding it. You just watch it all unfold and can't look away. That's what it feels like with Katrina right now. The weather folks in New Orleans keep reporting that the storm is going to turn north and bypass them...you can hear them almost imploring the storm to miss it. My heart hurts for those that are in it's path. It's going to be bad. Don't think so? Here's why I suspect this one is going to be the "big one".
1) 3,000 Tree cutting employees are stationed in North Mississippi and Louisiana
2) 2,500 Electrical restoration experts stationed in North Mississippi and Louisiana
3) 4,000 National Guardsmen have been activated to deal with looting
4) US Army Corps of Engineers has brought in explosives experts in preparation to have to blow the levees around the city to let the water out
5) Fire Departments and Police Departments and all emergency services in New Orleans have pulled out of the city until after the storm passes
6) The Red Cross has left New Orleans
It's going to be like something none of us have ever seen.
Posted by james at August 28, 2005 04:37 PM
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I'm pleased to hear that someone has thought of destroying some levees. At this point the levees can do more harm than good.
Posted by: GumboFilé at August 28, 2005 07:12 PM
i'm sitting in the comfort of my un-threatened house on the coast of maine, praying that the stuff i'm seeing on the noaa web site is all an illusion. i grewn up in alabama, been spending time in n.o. since i was twelve years old, shared it all with my wife and daughters over the years,made some good money busking the streets of the quarter and jackson square. i love n.o. in a way that i've never been able to fully comprehend, something about the way i feel when i'm there, like i'm just another sucker on the vine and not like a stranger which is the way i feel most places.
so, i'm sitting here praying to whatever gods handle the weather requests that this is not the 'big one.' nature, she sure can be a rough bitch...
Posted by: rickprose at August 28, 2005 08:19 PM
Rick, I've never known the police and emergency workers to simply "leave" a city. This is unprecedented for us here.
Posted by: SonofThunder at August 28, 2005 09:39 PM
Gumbo, the idea about blowing the levees is at least a decade old, probably older. I'm wondering...could this cause the Mississippi to correct it's course?
Posted by: SonofThunder at August 28, 2005 09:40 PM