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May I point out that New Orleans is the United State's largest port? If the port of New Orleans is severely damaged it will affect the entire economy.
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I thought Los Angeles was US's largest port?Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
May I point out that New Orleans is the United State's largest port? If the port of New Orleans is severely damaged it will affect the entire economy.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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hey, don't include me in your's and sloww's sexual escapades.. I'm not into that sado-masochism-domination stuffOriginally posted by Playful
And a gag smiley for you.
To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Well... holy ****. Stay safe Gulfers..."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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aladdin, who Playful and I know, works at the port.
He and his wife Jeanie (for real), were trying to get boarded up to leave a couple of days ago.
We're hoping they did.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Why aren't they allowing both sides of the highway to be used? This is supposed to be an emergency situation.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Colon: on some of the news, they had cars on both waysTo us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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It would probably be a lot quicker to take backroads...I've never been to New Orleans but I'm pretty sure I-10 isn't the only way out.Why aren't they allowing both sides of the highway to be used? This is supposed to be an emergency situation.meet the new boss, same as the old bossComment
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It's also where something like 40% of the nations oil is refined, from what I heard on the news.Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
May I point out that New Orleans is the United State's largest port? If the port of New Orleans is severely damaged it will affect the entire economy."I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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I believe they were using both sides of the road earlier today, but switched them back to normal earlier this afternoon.
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Wow, I didn't know things were so bad in New Orleans.
Thanks slowwy for letting us know, so we can say prayers for all of these folks. They look like they are going to need all the help they can get.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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This looks bad. New Orleans was the town I visited on my last US trip and I really enjoyed it. I stayed at the hotel connected to Superdome. I think tourists should be pretty safe if they stay at hotels like that, they are built in solid conctrete and are high enough to have safe havens from flooding. Some windows might brake though. Would be pretty exciting, except for the fact knowing that people are dying nearby.
Almost 100 m/s winds, that's about 2.5-3 times the wind speed of the storm that leveled much of the forest around where I live in the beginning if this year. I was outside for 2 minutes to and it sounded like a 100 goods trains passing by. Parts of my house was damaged.
Forest Gump should sail out his shrimp trawler tonight, otherwise he might find it in Memphis or something. I hope people really listen to the warnings, also people who can't afford to leave.So get your Naomi Klein books and move it or I'll seriously bash your faces in! - Supercitizen to stupid students
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HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
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 WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!
Sounds like fun!Comment
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The problem with that plan is that the winds get stronger as you go higher above the surface. However, for many it's the only option remaining.Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
This looks bad. New Orleans was the town I visited on my last US trip and I really enjoyed it. I stayed at the hotel connected to Superdome. I think tourists should be pretty safe if they stay at hotels like that, they are built in solid conctrete and are high enough to have safe havens from flooding. Some windows might brake though. Would be pretty exciting, except for the fact knowing that people are dying nearby.
Let's just hope nothing happens to the Superdome, otherwise the many thousands hiding out in there could be in extreme danger...
EDIT: And that just might be the most sobering weather forecast I've ever read.Comment
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