Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[NorseWood]

Many, many people who have lost homes and sources of employment are going to be turning to the government for temporary support. For those who can not reestablish a source of income, can they be offered work in place of the thousands of illegal migrant workers? Rather than just warehousing people in the Astrodome, etc. why not employ them helping with jobs that are being filled by illegals?

[Steve_Seattle]

"If you come across that article again, about the history of funding an improved levee system, would you ping me to it? Thank you."

It's in post #29 on an 8/31 thread called "Dems Blame Bush Tax Cuts For Flooding". To me, it seems a reasonably balanced account.

[WoodstockCat]

..and it's only begun.

[ncpatriot]

thanks for posting that info

[LikeLight]

It opened for me in MusicMatch Jukebox.

[ican'tbelieveit]

That is amazing. Wondering if the government would have been proactive if they could have enlisted the help of all of those trucks to move people out of harm's way.

[TheSpottedOwl]

The nurses and Dr.s in NO hospitals need to be rescued soon. A Dr. on the radio said she and the staff are afraid for their lives. The thugs have looted the pharmacy and kitchen at the hospital. They have no water or food, patients are dying. She said they were told it would be 5-7 days before they would be rescued...Gangs with big weapons shot up their cars as they watched from the hospital, powerless to stop them. They stayed behind to help and now they have lost their vehicles and may lose their lives if not rescued soon....

My God. These people are animals. They're killing everyone who is there to help them! All I can do is to pray for their safety : (

[Rightly Biased]

thanks

[floriduh voter]

Your post made me feel better. I am most concerned about the senior citizens who are dehydrated and suffering from heatstroke.

[palmer]

Ever single pump failed. Every single one.

From what I heard, they could only pump a certain height (e.g. 70 inches) so once the lake filled up 5 feet above normal they were useless whether running or not.

[Spktyr]

FedEx has a lot of emergency equipment sitting at their Memphis hub to do pickups and deliveries with. Last I looked, they even had a tow plane and glider, used for deliveries when they couldn't get a truck in in time.

[jeffers]

"To: jeffers

I wonder if someone should start a tread for ideas on how we can all prepare ourselves for a disaster like this? People could share ideas about what kinds of food, tools, other essentials to have on hand."

I think that's a good idea, but things are a little hot for me right this minute. This place is pretty good from what I've seen, light on end-of-the-world types, heavy on useful information:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preparedsurvivalistsunite2/?yguid=95479470

[dawn53]

And I think the MSM is noting the
"slow response" of FEMA, compared with the quick response last year.

And last year there was quick response to the hurricanes by FEMA.

IMHO, neither FEMA, the Gov or LA, the Mayor of NO, and any number of other folks had any plan for a "worst case scenario" in NO, even though the possibility has been discussed for decades.

[NautiNurse]

Good news re: Gulfcoast6

[conservativebabe]

People predict the End Times every time a catastrophy happens. It's tiresome. Well the Apolcolypse really comes, I suspect there will be no denying it.

[maggief]

Total area under disaster declaration is approximately 9,000 square miles.

90,000

[floriduh voter]

How about pa systems on big trucks? NOLO didn't have even one of those but they make nice floats there for the mardi gras. A PA speaker on a big truck would have been helpful.

[Conservababe]

Boil some string, push, and don't forget to breathe. Tie off the cord twice a couple inches apart, before cutting it. It's been done without medical assistance for right at one million years.

Well, aren't you just so cute. How does one boil water when one has no water, much less fuel?

[Frank_Discussion]

Dittos.