Posted on 09/06/2005 8:45:18 PM PDT by Wolfstar
The near total evacuation of the major American port city of New Orleans, Louisiana was accomplished between Tuesday afternoon, August 30 and Friday afternoon, September 2, 2005. This evacuation occurred while other search, rescue, relief and evacuation operations were simultaneously being conducted throughout the Gulf Coast between approximately Lafayette, Louisiana, on the west and the Florida panhandle on the east -– an area of about 90,000 sq. miles, or the size of the entire nation of Great Britain.
I'd say this amazing achievement is the opposite of slow. I'd say that it's a stunning accomplishment and one that demonstrates superb organization, remarkable logistics flow, and the greatness of the American spirit.
From the following photographic timeline, it should be clear to all reasonable people that the failure of government response occurred before the hurricane hit, and it occurred solely at the local and state level.
Thanks. I may do that. As for what went wrong, I'm glad the President said he wants to investigate what went right, also. A lot did go right. It's just that the media won't tell us.
Fine job. Thank you.
You're most welcome, SouthTexas. Please do what you can to spread this info around. Thanks.
Been doing that since day one! ;)
Thank you for giving us the tool to do it! I tried putting together a list of events and it wasn't going so well. LOL. I was thrilled to see your thread. I know people who didn't get to read much of this information and needed to, in order to come to the right conclusion. They needed the facts the MSM are not reporting. Again! Thanks! Have a great day!
As a point of comparision, the 9/11/01 thread entitled "SECOND PLANE FLIES INTO OTHER TOWER!" received 399 replies and 7,941+ views as of this morning when it was revived as a 9/11 rememberance.
This photographic timeline thread has received 482 replies, but more significantly, 25,535+ views -- and counting because it's still active. JimRob would know the accurate stats, but I monitor replies/hits in a small way because I do the weekend "Day in the life of..." threads. So I can tell you with certainty that 25,500+ hits is very high.
I don't have the computer equipment necessary to do what you're doing to preserve this thread and make it more accessible to people who might be interested. I'm going into my office today to save the photos and pull them into Photobucket, as mentioned. But until I get my new laptop and a high-speed connection, there's no way I could do it from this old PC of mine.
So again, thank you very much. I love the way we FReepers are able to work as a team when it counts the most.
Bob J -- just FYI to you re the thread stats and use of your radio outlet to spread the word.
Marci Romagnoli and Ruth Calain of the Gulfport Oceanarium, feed dolphins in a swimming pool at a local hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi August 28.
Officials at the Oceanarium were able to move the dolphins inland to safety in advance of Hurricane Katrina, but the Mayor of New Orleans didn't even try to use city resources to move people out of harms way.
Thanks for archiving this
If Nagin and Blanco skate free of responsibility, there is no justice in this world.
Just a further comparison re hits: The thread "Plane Crases into World Trade Center" received 647 replies and 36,731+ views over four years. Just reinforces the very high interest in the photo timeline and how important it is to preserve the thread. Thank you for thinking ahead, TPC.
BTTT!!!!!!
Thanks, Jim. We are blessed to have you amongst us.
"A lot did go right. It's just that the media won't tell us."
Kick ass, take names, and keep the MSM (somewhat) honest.
ping ping ping
Fantastic post! Wish that somehow all in the MSM could get this time line of events before shooting thier mouths off!
Keeping the MSM even slightly honest is a tough, tough job. But we "pajamadeen" are up to it.
The MSM are pathetic drama queens. However, all the pushing back we in the grassroots have done appears to be having an effect. Just a few moments ago, I saw a piece on CNN (of all places) that discussed the complete failure of Nagin. Of course, CNN couldn't resist taking shots at FEMA, but they did say FEMA is not a first responder.
Thanks to the internet, which gives us a means to work together and spread the word, we in the grassroots have more power to affect events than we may realize.
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