God Spare New Orleans - Page 4

Happy Monkey · 08-31-2005, 11:42 AM

You don't know his boss...

bigw00dy · 08-31-2005, 01:57 PM

Here are some aerial shots of the flood damage.

Happy Monkey · 08-31-2005, 02:11 PM

Slide two is an amazing shot.

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.

BigV · 08-31-2005, 02:14 PM

hey lj, check out slide #29.

BigV · 08-31-2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Slide two is an amazing shot.

and #25

BigV · 08-31-2005, 02:19 PM

Els:

Quote:

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.

4 navy amphibious ships are en route from Norfolk now. I agree with your point. Also, hasn't this historically been a job where the National Guard steps in first? Same problem, different symptom.

Elspode · 08-31-2005, 02:31 PM

It is about time. It is going to take a lot of serious effort to clear out the rest of New Orleans.

If ever there was a good reason for a Federal Government, this is it.

dar512 · 08-31-2005, 02:46 PM

The flood shots bigw00dy posted are awesome in the old sense of the word. And while I feel really badly for the NO residents, I couldn't help thinking with every slide, "It's gonna cost a fortune to repair this".

It wouldn't surprise me if one or more insurance company goes out of business over this. And with the current economy already limping and bleeding, I think that Katrina is going to cause a serious nosedive in our recovery.

Mr.Anon.E.Mouse · 08-31-2005, 02:48 PM

Has anyone heard about the countries that are offering their assitance?

Griff · 08-31-2005, 02:50 PM

I don't think real insurance companies do much flood insurance, do they? Uncle Sam is gonna be on the hook for this one...

dar512 · 08-31-2005, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Uncle Sam is gonna be on the hook for this one...

You misspelled 'taxpayers'.

Kitsune · 08-31-2005, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Anon.E.Mouse

Has anyone heard about the countries that are offering their assitance?

I haven't heard anything this time around, but it is pointless for them to do so, anyways. Each time a country offers assistance to the US, it is turned away unless it is a very specialized team of people that perform a needed, critical function (collapsed building techs from Canada, etc) or specialized equipment the US does not have (remote controlled, people-seeking robots for finding people in rubble, etc).

And while it would be a nice gesture, offering financial aid to the wealthiest nation on the planet during a crisis it can clearly handle (or it thinks it can) is pointless.

Happy Monkey · 08-31-2005, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

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.

With the New Orleans flood prevention and disaster preparation money, in Iraq.

Griff · 08-31-2005, 02:58 PM

sorry its spelled Griff...

08-31-2005, 11:42 AM	#46
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	You don't know his boss... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-31-2005, 01:57 PM	#47
bigw00dy I'm here once in a while Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 458	[B]PICTURES[/B] Here are some aerial shots of the flood damage.

08-31-2005, 02:11 PM	#48
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Slide two is an amazing shot. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-31-2005, 02:12 PM	#49
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.

08-31-2005, 02:14 PM	#50
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	hey lj, check out slide #29. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-31-2005, 02:31 PM	#53
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It is about time. It is going to take a lot of serious effort to clear out the rest of New Orleans. If ever there was a good reason for a Federal Government, this is it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-31-2005, 02:46 PM	#54
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	The flood shots bigw00dy posted are awesome in the old sense of the word. And while I feel really badly for the NO residents, I couldn't help thinking with every slide, "It's gonna cost a fortune to repair this". It wouldn't surprise me if one or more insurance company goes out of business over this. And with the current economy already limping and bleeding, I think that Katrina is going to cause a serious nosedive in our recovery. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-31-2005, 02:48 PM	#55
Mr.Anon.E.Mouse Hiding behind a Belgian Chimay Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 92	Has anyone heard about the countries that are offering their assitance? __________________ "Intelligence is the capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. Stupidity is blockage of this process at any point. Bigotry, ideologies etc. block the ability to receive; robotic reality-tunnels block the ability to decode or integrate new signals; censorship blocks transmission." -Robert Anton Wilson

08-31-2005, 02:50 PM	#56
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I don't think real insurance companies do much flood insurance, do they? Uncle Sam is gonna be on the hook for this one... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-31-2005, 02:58 PM	#60
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	sorry its spelled Griff... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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