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Old 09-01-2008, 10:30 AM   #51 (permalink)
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I am hearing thru the weather watching sites, that the Levy's in NO are at capacity and some are beginning to overflow. the industrial canal is overflowing.



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I am hearing thru the weather watching sites, that the Levy's in NO are at capacity and some are beginning to overflow. the industrial canal is overlfowing.
At least they prepared properly this time.
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Old 09-01-2008, 10:34 AM   #53 (permalink)
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Do you think Pensacola will suffer much damage?

I'm so glad I live in southern California.
Just called. Pensacola is fine and dandy.
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What the fuck are you talking about?
Are you seeing the measures taken by Ray Nagin from Iraq?

It's totally different than in 2005.

Why didn't Nagin do this in 2005?

Why did Nagin blame President Bush in 2005, when Bush did not have the Constitutional authority to do Nagin's job?
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Do you think Pensacola will suffer much damage?

I'm so glad I live in southern California.
Well, you and I may both live in SoCal, but where one area has hurricanes, another is prone to earthquakes, such as we are located in. L.A. gets more of them than San Diego does.
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A lot of lessons were learned from the first time. Hurricanes are not to be messed with.
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Are you seeing the measures taken by Ray Nagin from Iraq?

It's totally different than in 2005.

Why didn't Nagin do this in 2005?

Why did Nagin blame President Bush in 2005, when Bush did not have the Constitutional authority to do Nagin's job?
I get the feeling if Nagin tried to pass the buck for another failure, he'd be running for his life.

In 2005, I wondered why, when the city of NO and the state of LA knew the levees were in bad shape, did THEY do nothing to shore them up? It isn't a federal deal, surely? Around here, the STATE and local municpalities are responsible for things like bridges, levees, dams...makes sense, since if something lets lose, it is going to effect that area, not the whole country.

ALL cities/towns should have emergency plans on hand, regularly reviewed and revised as needed, for disasters which are known to happen in that area, or man-made (this includes massive fires and bombings) The federal government shouldn't have to get on their cases to do this....it is common sense.
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Ham radio reportings of a mississippi river levee breech att. Reporting all to exit from NO immediately.
In the scarsdale area.
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I get the feeling if Nagin tried to pass the buck for another failure, he'd be running for his life.

In 2005, I wondered why, when the city of NO and the state of LA knew the levees were in bad shape, did THEY do nothing to shore them up? It isn't a federal deal, surely? Around here, the STATE and local municpalities are responsible for things like bridges, levees, dams...makes sense, since if something lets lose, it is going to effect that area, not the whole country.

ALL cities/towns should have emergency plans on hand, regularly reviewed and revised as needed, for disasters which are known to happen in that area, or man-made (this includes massive fires and bombings) The federal government shouldn't have to get on their cases to do this....it is common sense.
Exactly!
You ask very good questions!
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Um... "Gustav" is a male name. Wouldn't "Father of all storms" be a better cliche?

And won't he feel like a complete schmuck if it happens to swing west and hit Texas instead?
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"I would not do a thing differently," Nagin said. "I'd probably call Gustav, instead of the mother of all storms, maybe the mother-in-law or the ugly sister of all storms."
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