Members beam Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 Good link with the Red Cross burdizzos Just sent in my donation. I hope everyone is wrong about the estimates, and that it won't be as bad...but I hardly think that will be the case. Hopefully those that can, have left; and those that have no recourse, seek out the best type of shelter they can find. In the aftermath, sanitation could become a major concern given that the water has no where to go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweetpea Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 {censored} that looks bad, I never watch the news and had no idea anything was up. I just visited New Orleans in March and had a great time. My thoughts and prayers are with anyone who is in that area when it hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 Well, congrats to Thunderbroom for getting to see it while it was still there... Seriously, thoughts and prayers going out to everyone in harm's way... The other "real problem" isn't just that NO is under water level, that wouldn't be as much of a problem if the surface temp of the water in the gulf wasn't 90 degrees F or higher - the Atlantic is much colder, once Katrina passed over into Florida and got into the gulf, it was like throwing gasoline on a fire... So, there are still folks out there who don't believe in global warming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 I hate to say it, but just like 9/11 awoke us all to the horrible realities of terrorrism, maybe Katrina will wake us up to the horrible realities of global warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 Originally posted by bholder So, there are still folks out there who don't believe in global warming? Actually, most of the best science will show you that the current temperatures of the Earth are within the same ranges of previous global warming events. While I think that the continued disregard for the environment that humans tend to have will catch up with us, I don't think we have already sealed our fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 August 26th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J the D Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 Originally posted by bholder So, there are still folks out there who don't believe in global warming? Please provide some scientific evidence to back up what you said. There isn't any. Dr. Gray in Colorado says we have been in an era of reduced frequency of hurricanes the last 25 years. Now we are in a cycle of increased frequency. God be with those in the Big Easy. Let's just hope they have something to go back to. The levy's are only designed to handle a Category 3 storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted August 28, 2005 Members Share Posted August 28, 2005 Originally posted by catphish So is Cuba like erased now? so....do we just not care about Cuba? I'm really wondering if the storm hit them hard or not. Was it not built up as much so it wasn't an issue, or is the fact that NO is facing total destruction completely due to being below sea level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by catphish so....do we just not care about Cuba? I'm really wondering if the storm hit them hard or not. Was it not built up as much so it wasn't an issue, or is the fact that NO is facing total destruction completely due to being below sea level. Looks like they got it bad, but not as bad as the US is likely to see http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=119262®ion=4 Cuba has begun cleaning up from Hurricane Katrina, after 8,000 people on the island were forced to evacuate flood-prone areas. Telephone lines and power supplies were cut in areas across Cuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by bassguy are there any neworleans formates? Yup. I got out yesterday, over to the Baton Rouge area. I should be good except for wind damage (hopefully.) Even people that "never evacuate" are leaving for this one. They've been saying for 30+ years that a Cat 5 storm would leave the city under water for 6 months, and it looks like we're about to prove a lot of scientists either very right or very wrong. My house is not on the east bank, so it's in better shape but if the storm continues on the projected path the chances that my house will flood are highly likely. Wind damage is also a possibility. I picked most things of value off the ground before I left, hopefully it's high enough. I'll try to post any pictures or whatnot that I can take after the storm, as soon as we get power/internet (might be a w hile...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by Phantasm Yup. I got out yesterday, over to the Baton Rouge area. I should be good except for wind damage (hopefully.) Even people that "never evacuate" are leaving for this one. They've been saying for 30+ years that a Cat 5 storm would leave the city under water for 6 months, and it looks like we're about to prove a lot of scientists either very right or very wrong. My house is not on the east bank, so it's in better shape but if the storm continues on the projected path the chances that my house will flood are highly likely. Wind damage is also a possibility. I picked most things of value off the ground before I left, hopefully it's high enough. I'll try to post any pictures or whatnot that I can take after the storm, as soon as we get power/internet (might be a w hile...) Glad you got out!Hopefully you have something to go back to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by catphish so....do we just not care about Cuba? I'm really wondering if the storm hit them hard or not. Was it not built up as much so it wasn't an issue, or is the fact that NO is facing total destruction completely due to being below sea level. It was only a Category 1 when it went through Cuba. On a positive note, the pressure is rising and the wind speeds are dropping. With any luck this will be a Category 4 storm when it hits. I can't believe global warming got dragged into this and cited as a reason for this storm's power. There have been several storm more powerful in the last hundred years, but hey damn the science, full agenda ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted August 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Wanna see something else {censored}ed up?WWUS74 KLIX 282139 NPWLIX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK. POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED. AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. LAZ038-040-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-290300- ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE- ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY- TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- 413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 Source: http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:laz062 Have you ever seen NOAA issue a report that sounded like a Speilberg movie? I don't even think I can remember them using a "!" before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 A lot of that is to encourge us all to leave, but I'm certain that many of those items will occur in at least some areas. I just hope that there's a home to go back to. Our house is brick but if the roof gets pulled off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 we went through one a couple of years ago (isabel). we were without power for almost 2 weeks and i still havent gotten the guys out to fix the very minimal damage from that one. these storms are no joke. i wish these people the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogman Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 glad to hear you got out of there Phantasm,this isnt goona be a mild one, this one will be really bad.Im still kinda worried over here in Opelousas, I cant imagine anyone choosing to stay in NO during this thing.Possessions are replaceable, human life is not.Good luck to ya man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by burdizzos but hey damn the science, full agenda ahead. Glad to hear ya gotta outa there Phantasm. I'm really feeling weird right now. My wife and I were kidding each other while we were down there about getting caught in a hurricane. Less than three weeks later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 PHANTASM!!! GET OUT!!! For those non-Cajun readers, Phantasm hasn't "got out" of the area. BR is only about 60 miles north of NO. C'mon, man, get away from there. I cannot convince my brother in BR to come take my spare bedroom. I will offer it to you, Phantasm, and Misses Asm (if there is one). We are four hours north of BR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members The Insomniac Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by Thunderbroom Thank you. I've been wondering for several days when someone was going to post the Katrina and the Waves reference.Now - which one will do more damage, Katrina or the waves? My bet is on the waves with the flooding and all but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J the D Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 The storm is ashore now and the devastation is happening. I wonder how many people are true aethieists in the midst of something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 {censored}in hurricane! Oil is now $70 a barrel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by batotman {censored}in hurricane! Oil is now $70 a barrel! I heard about this this morning. They said gas may shoot up 25 cents a gallon by the weekend. I'm sure that it's all because of the Hurricane and has nothing to do with the fact that it's Labor day weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by J the D The storm is ashore now and the devastation is happening. I wonder how many people are true aethieists in the midst of something like that? Was that really a necessary comment? Do we really care? I'm just concerned about NO at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted August 29, 2005 Members Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by B-Bottom I heard about this this morning. They said gas may shoot up 25 cents a gallon by the weekend. I'm sure that it's all because of the Hurricane and has nothing to do with the fact that it's Labor day weekend I really don't think Labor Day is causing gas to go up $.25/gallon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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