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Elspode · 08-31-2005, 02:12 PM

Well, with the failure of the Ponchatrain canal levees, the worst case scenario has come to be. I heard this morning that they fully expect the flooding of the New Orleands basin to cease only when the water level reaches equilibrium with the level of the lake.

Even in the aerial shots I saw last night, slicks of gasoline, oil and chemicals are evident in almost every view as submerged gas tanks and vehicles lose their contents. As the water rises higher, more and more petroleum-based and other industrial contaminants will enter the festering mix, joining rotting bodies, animal carcasses and vegetable matter.

New Orleans may be a dead loss. As it is, the number of businesses unable to function and the number of people who have lost everything, jobs included, will be unprecedented in our history. Who is going to house and care for these people? Who will pay their outstanding credit card debt (now that they can't file bankruptcy to clear those accounts)?

You know the one thing I didn't see in all of the approximately 30 solid minutes of different videos and stills I looked at last night? A military presence that was more than the merest token.

Where's our military in all of this? Surely, this disaster calls for a strong military response, with all of their hardware, expertise and organization.

08-31-2005, 02:12 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, with the failure of the Ponchatrain canal levees, the worst case scenario has come to be. I heard this morning that they fully expect the flooding of the New Orleands basin to cease only when the water level reaches equilibrium with the level of the lake. Even in the aerial shots I saw last night, slicks of gasoline, oil and chemicals are evident in almost every view as submerged gas tanks and vehicles lose their contents. As the water rises higher, more and more petroleum-based and other industrial contaminants will enter the festering mix, joining rotting bodies, animal carcasses and vegetable matter. New Orleans may be a dead loss. As it is, the number of businesses unable to function and the number of people who have lost everything, jobs included, will be unprecedented in our history. Who is going to house and care for these people? Who will pay their outstanding credit card debt (now that they can't file bankruptcy to clear those accounts)? You know the one thing I didn't see in all of the approximately 30 solid minutes of different videos and stills I looked at last night? A military presence that was more than the merest token. Where's our military in all of this? Surely, this disaster calls for a strong military response, with all of their hardware, expertise and organization. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 08-31-2005 at 02:20 PM.