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Posted on 08/28/2005 2:38:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse
"Good thing to check for weapons."
So very true. Hubby was in Slidell last month and heard on the local news that the police's swat team had gone into one of NO's projects to do a test. The fired off 2-3 shots at a time to see how long it would take someone to call 911. They fired over 700 rounds before the first call to 911 came in. No kidding. And rest assured, there ARE guns in that crowd and unfortunately, that's why they have to wait to get in. The saftey of the people in the Dome, especially the children, must come first. If a gun were to go off in the Dome with that many people in it, all hell could break loose.
That's alright for a few hours, but for days . . . yuck!!!!
I hope that have the set stocked with plenty of kleenex for a certain yacking hair doo.
"How many rolls of paper?"
First rule of personal storm prep... get somewhere safe and don't forget the TP.
Yep- and now he's talking to tourists from overseas who are now stuck in the Super Dome.
I remember after 9/11 the recurrent overwhelming thoughts that nothing would ever be the same again. I'm having those thoughts AHEAD of time ...make sense?
That's something I hope people brought along with them (seriously) I can't even imagine....
Prayers appreciated for their safety.
I knew we forgot something ...
Repeating from at the start of the thread (links courtesy mhking) -
Live video streams (should open into the appropriate player):
WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
I only wish the Superdome was shaped like "The Igloo" (The Civic Arena) in Pittsburgh. It is shaped like an upside down hemisphere. I'm not crazy about the shape of that building in NO with those winds coming!
Btw, someone earlier had a Freudian slip and called it The Superdoom.
A tornado watch is in effect til whenever. No deadline was listed. Across LA, MS, and AL and part of FL.
ping
Superdome = Noah's Ark
there will be people running to the superdome if this thing plays out.
Basically what this says is the storm in maintaining its strength at around 165-175 mph winds. Possibly higher. New Orleans is looking at the doomsday scenario unfortunately.
This storm could have epic repercussions for our country. NO may be uninhabitable after this and the storm could concievably change the path of the Mississippi, with the effect of access to the Port of NO being cut off.
The sewers are not going to be working...'bathrooms' won't be either.
No, it's not.
When the water dept loses power, those toilets won't be of much use.
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