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- GregIsLegend, on 08/31/2008, -3/+111I wonder if they'll even bother rebuilding this time?
- Ajjah, on 08/31/2008, -7/+88How is Ray Nagin still the Mayor?
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -12/+74He's black.
- seldon452, on 08/31/2008, -9/+71George Bush just won't stop hating black people.
- ironpirate, on 08/31/2008, -3/+51maybe they'll be smart and leave this time. When you live below the sea level and a hurricane is coming you get the hell out
- NuclearIsShit, on 08/31/2008, -5/+44Why do you ***** have to make this issue about a Republican vrs. Democrat debate?
Stop being such dicks and wish the people well! - Berkana, on 08/31/2008, -3/+41It would be cheaper to relocate the entire population to a safer location than to evacuate the whole city and rebuild in the aftermath every other hurricane season.
New Orleans will never be secure against hurricanes, and hurricanes appear to be increasing in intensity as the waters of the gulf warm up. Rebuilding is not smart; relocating, as sad as it is, would be the wiser decision. (I don't know what they'd call it though; Newer Orleans?) - CapnObvious, on 08/31/2008, -2/+37You mean after he called New Orleans the "Chocolate City" because it's population is over 80% black? Or before he ranted at President Bush for not doing the job the mayor should do?
- seldon452, on 08/31/2008, -0/+35A class 5 hurricane is headed in your direction and you are on digg?
- jesseber, on 08/31/2008, -0/+33I'm packing up now. About to roll in the morning
- oli35, on 08/31/2008, -1/+33Don't worry, Noah will build an ark...
On a serious note, I wish everyone in New Orleans well. I really hope this won't be another Katrina. - wafflesomd, on 08/31/2008, -5/+32At least people are being smart this time.
You're stupid if you try to ride out a hurricane. - Berkana, on 08/31/2008, -2/+28I didn't agree with folks who were arguing that New Orleans should be abandoned and its population moved to higher ground after Katrina (because it will be forever insecure against an increasing number of category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the Gulf), but I agree with them now. It would be cheaper to relocate the whole population (or what's left of it) than to have to evacuate every other summer and to rebuild in the aftermath each time, with no end in sight to hurricanes and rising sea levels.
New Orleans is surrounded by levees holding back rivers with water levels that are dangerously high. In other words, it's a bowl in hurricane alley. The evacuate/rebuild cycle is too expensive and too futile for us to keep this up. - cheese06, on 08/31/2008, -2/+28This reminds me of Wolf Blitzer saying So Poor, So Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIO6eL70c7I - thealsir, on 08/31/2008, -1/+26Maybe he had his car stolen in the middle of the comment.
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -1/+26in what?
Did Hurrican Gustav hit NO in the middle of your comment. - CLAWC, on 08/31/2008, -7/+31How is Bush still Pres?
- Standaman, on 08/31/2008, -0/+19"Nagin did not immediately order a curfew, which would allow officials to arrest residents if they are not on their property."
Curfew IS in effect, as of 10:00pm. I just drove down St. Charles at 10:05 and there were cops all over the place. Didn't get pulled over though. - DarkShroud, on 08/31/2008, -0/+19The National Guard has already been called out and will move in as soon as the storm ends. Plus everyone is being forced to leave this time.
Why do we keep rebuilding? Because it's one of the biggest ports for our country. The Mississippi River flows right into New Orleans. At least some areas are no longer allowed to be built in. - jaxter2010, on 06/17/2009, -0/+19You obviously aren't familiar with this joke. Kanye West said George Bush blew up the levies during Katrina because he hates black people.
- EmperorPsiblade, on 08/31/2008, -1/+19...or he was sexually assaulted in the middle of the comment.
- Dysarthria, on 08/31/2008, -3/+21I lived there for 5 years, the city was a terrible place to live before the hurricane, I was almost shot, my neighbor was sexually assaulted, my roomate had his car stolen, then his girlfriend had her car stolen, we where broken into 3 times - all of that in
- brad3378, on 08/31/2008, -6/+24Probably for the same reasons that Kwalme Kilpatrick is still the "hip hop gangsta" mayor of Detroit.
I wonder if he's still wearing his ankle tether? - doublefelix, on 08/31/2008, -0/+17Dugg for onsite reporting.
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -4/+2120 years ago they kicked me out of the medical community for evacuating New Orleans. :-(
- slvrbullet87, on 08/31/2008, -1/+17I would say we are squandering our resources on rebuilding a city that is below sea level.
- crazymonkey, on 08/31/2008, -5/+21Don't worry, McCain will drive his own numbers South...
- BN2L, on 08/31/2008, -6/+21I guess its goodbye New Orleans.
- sdotbrucato, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15i live in Florida, in a house that is well elevated, 24in exterior walls, concrete slab, concrete and steel throughout, reinforced roof, the list goes on.... I ride our hurricanes... because my house is built to do just that....
- coolcash2005, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15I like how the "But not everyone was happy" is included at the end of the description. It does work to capture interest, but honestly, you can't make EVERYONE happy -- especially in a situation like this.
- TriSight, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15What a lot of people don't get is that this storm is building up large and fast. It is just now hitting the warm gulf waters and is already a strong category 4 hurricane. Dome people that don't live in hurricane areas think that where a hurricane lands is where the devastation is centered. I live in Mobile Alabama which is a good 2.5 - 3 hour drive from New Orleans and we had major destruction here during Katrina. My point is, no matter where this storm hits, if it is a cat 4 or 5 hurricane, most of the southern coast is going to feel it.
Even if the hurricane takes a sudden turn west and runs right into Texas, New Orleans will still feel a huge impact (especially on the east side of it). I always take these things with a grain of salt because, for the most part, I view weather forecasters no differently than I would someone that runs into a crowded movie theater and yells FIRE. These are people that get a hard on anytime there is anything happening of significance. But when I see a category 4 storm that hasn't even gotten into the middle of the gulf, I DO worry.
I usually ride out the storm. I stayed during Katrina and watched things get destroyed. It's hard to describe to someone that has never been through it. But try to imagine being surrounded by sounds of trees snapping like pencils; It sort of sounds like bombs in a way. You don't really sleep from the time it starts until the time it dies down because you never know what is going to be flung through a window (even if they are boarded up) or when a tree might fall on your home. You can't drink the water out of the faucet because it gets contaminated, so you have to rely on the bottled water that you have stored up. The power goes out very quickly. You can sometimes hear people screaming because they have just suffered destruction of their property. In the event you have an emergency, it's just too bad. If you call 911, they won't send anyone. How can they? It would risk the lives of the people they would send, and the roads are covered in trees and debris. If you decide to stay, you have to do what they refer to in the south as "hunkering down". You are in it for the long haul once you reach a certain point. Unlike tornadoes and earthquakes, hurricane destruction can go on for hours.
After the hurricane is also an experience. I can recall after Katrina hit walking to the nearby hospital to get a hot meal since I knew they would be on generator. I took several photos along the way and noticed many trees blocking the roads preventing people from being able to travel even after it was over. At sunset you could hear a dead silence. No cars were on the roads. No Electrical hums or devices. Pitch black darkness. The only sounds were the chainsaws of people that were already busy cutting up the trees in the streets to allow vehicles in and out and the engine noises of generators for those that could afford them. During a hurricane the weather gets nice and cool, generally. But after wards, usually the next day, the heat comes back which is quite miserable to be outside in. With no electricity, there is no air conditioning.
Not trying to get all dramatic here. But I just want people to understand the nature of these hurricanes. The most common response is, "Why don't you leave?". To that I say, "Do you have the money to go on a week's vacation or longer right now?". Most people down here don't; So we board up, get supplies, wait it out, and hope for the best. - GJBlizzard, on 08/31/2008, -0/+14I like that you balanced your harsh sentence with a goofy emoticon sticking his tongue out.
- c010rb1indusa, on 08/30/2008, -23/+35There are 2 reasons I hope this doesn't happen.
1. So people are safe and don't lose homes and loved ones
and
2. So Bush has to speak at the GOP convention instead of leaving a video message and send McCains poll numbers south. - inactive, on 08/31/2008, -12/+24Maybe this time, those idiots living below sea level will take responsibility for their own lives and...nah, can't finish that sentence either.
- NuclearIsShit, on 08/31/2008, -0/+12I hope that everything will be OK for all those people and their city.
- PopcornDave, on 08/31/2008, -0/+12In all seriousness though, how would New York City fare under the same circumstances? Aren't there a lot of people in the city that don't own a car either?
- hchdzl, on 08/31/2008, -1/+12I evacuated on Friday. I was tempted to stay there and see what a puny hurricane was like...
- mrsteveman1, on 08/31/2008, -0/+11riding in them is fun tho, for a while that is
- AvidPreatorian, on 08/31/2008, -2/+13here's a helpful and interactive map of the storm's path http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26295161/
- famousdave, on 08/31/2008, -1/+12I am as poor as the next guy and if someone told me a killer storm was coming and I had to evacuate the city my poor ass would be 1000 miles away in 5 minutes flat.
- Barackalypse, on 08/31/2008, -0/+11Destroy my home below sea level once, shame on the levee builders, destroy my home below sea level twice, shame on me for rebuilding in the same place.
- cmjM67, on 08/31/2008, -3/+13Must be a bitch just trying to live there with all these storms and whatnot... constantly having to stress about natural disasters on a regular basis
Going to be sad to see that the city which pretty much created jazz washed away... again :( - NuclearIsShit, on 08/31/2008, -0/+10Good luck!
- Verugan, on 08/31/2008, -0/+9Nooo any place but Houston!!!
- AvidPreatorian, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10good, interactive map of the storm's path: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26295161/
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -0/+9It's a Chocolate city.
He said it. There's black people there. - m85476585, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10Maybe they don't want to drive out. The article said there was bumper-to-bumper traffic, with gas stations near the highway running out of gas. For a lot of people, it might just be easier to take a bus. Also, there are probably quite a few people that have cars but don't think they can afford the gas for a long trip. There could also be families with a car too small for everyone. Imagine 3+ kids in the back of a Honda Civic for hours on end not moving--that would not go well.
Hopefully the city is making the process as easy as possible for people with and without cars. - doublefelix, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10If Katrina is any indication, it's the sea wall and broken levees you would need to look out for. Alternately, you could have just bought an inflatable raft and stocked up on Heineken and Chezzits.
- DarkShroud, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10I would think plasitc wrist straps with bar codes on them.
- Mothrog, on 08/31/2008, -1/+9That, or maybe your silly sky fairy doesn't exist and its just another hurricane.
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