Hurricane Katrina Damage

[nbpgt]

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i kinda blocked out all reports of the storm on monday then find tues after work, how bad off the coast & somewhat more specifically NOLA is fucked. i had no idea things would be as bad. its a shame cause the buildings, city, tourists spots, & traditions are so rich & unique, that the nola i once visited on several occassions may be no more.

[Yao]

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Got word my father is okay, boat is just off the coast of Houston: he did have some heavy weather on the way tho, even lossing contact with his bed when trying to sleep at times because of the rough seas. Too bad he just won't be able to send any medicaments simply because of the fucked up bureaucratic rulz and offshore safety regulations. Sorry y'all out there...On a bout housing 700 people he usually has a shitload to spare when necessary.

I'm broke myself, but will try to donate something nonetheless...if many give a little it can still be a lot in the end huh?

[Jibgolly]

very glad to hear that yao. believe it or not i was thinking about him the other day when i heard that oil rig ran into a bridge in Alabama.

glad he's ok man.

[Yao]

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Thnx bro...I'm pretty sure that the company he works for will be one of the contracted to clean up the mess in the Gulf...he has seen that platform, it was weeeiiiiirrdddd....

[picklemonkey]

my company just donated $1M to the Red Cross, and all employees are raising funds on friday which the company will match dollar-for-dollar. With 300,000 employees, I'm guessing it'll jump up to a good $3M if everyone donates 5 bucks.

[superdave]

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What's bad now in New Orleans is that the looting is turning more violent. There's reports of men with assault rifles robbing people. The police are having a hard time controlling the crowd. With the summer heat, no food, no water, etc. then it could get worse.

[FM]

^^^2 words: martial law

[skahound]

Would someone please tell these people being interviewed to stop thanking God and Jesus Christ? I mean for shit's sake, what do you they think? Did God "choose" to spare them and let the other people die? Fuck that shit. Just be thankful that you're lucky you're alive.

[picklemonkey]

[CSquare]

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estimates are now at a loss of 90 billion dollars. that will definitely plunge this country into another recession. the economy was fragile as is. this will start to burst economic bubbles.

[CSquare]

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and it's sad as fuck. people will be getting sick like crazy. it's a freakin sad event.

[thesightless]

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recontruction efforts usually have positive effects on jobs. more need, more employed. gonna have a huge rise of construction related jobs. the ppl who are gonna get killed are the re-assurance(the ones who insure the insurance) companies, who usually are backed by the world bank.

the one thing that is going to happen for sure is a huge change in how insurance policies are structured. there are gonna be a million lawsuits out there in the upcoming months when the insurance companies say this was ""flood related"" rather than ""hurricane related"". (no flood insurance down there).

either way, take a trip over to www.redcross.org or second harvest's website and do the right thing, because the international community's silence is deafening. just remember that. :?

[picklemonkey]

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when the insurance companies say this was ""flood related"" rather than ""hurricane related"". (no flood insurance down there).

no flood insurance in a city below sea level?!

the international community's silence is deafening. just remember that. :?

i've been thinking the same thing... especially after they dogged us for not donating as much as them during the tsunamis :?

[evangelion]

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Not to take away from the tragedy in the gulf, but this isn't even close to the scale of damage and loss from the Tsunami. I don't know if i'll ever see something like that in my life time again. I hope not.

^^^ Jenks is right. This is in no scale what occured over there. Still does not defeat the point that it is terrible in the states. Hit the sweet spot if you ask me. Most of the pre-landful predictions have come true. Lot's of people with nothing, but clothes on their back. It just feels a lot closer, because it is.

You got it all wrong guys...THE ONLY WAY I'm comparing the two is that in both cases there is/was an undeterminable amount of dead that is only going to grow and grow. That's it.

gah, go over to bedrock and read the post i put up. some serious fucking douchebags over there blaming Bush and saying we are on our own. disgusting.

I've been waiting for this...I can imagine there were celebrations in the streets somewhere in the world.

the international community's silence is deafening. just remember that. :?

i've been thinking the same thing... especially after they dogged us for not donating as much as them during the tsunamis :?

Yep...we get shit when don't give what the world thinks is enough. Here we are fucked royaly, and not a peep from the rest of the world. Fuck them. And people wonder why the U.S, has this "us and them" mentality.

[thesightless]

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seriously i thought mike mulville was a nice guy, but now i wish disease upon his children. and chris's parents couldnt get cancer quick enough. humanity is humanity, no matter who leads the region they live in. do we not have to feel bad for the victims of middle eastern violence b/c thier leadership wants to lock women in the home and never let them out? gah, now it is really time for the US to close all foreign bases and cut epxport and imports. its disturbing. fuck em.