Katrina Storm Damage Not So Bad! :)
 

Well, good thing it weakened like we hoped before landfall.
Dry air came in from the west and helped get some moisture away.

No telling the damage to the oil rigs but news says prices should fluctuate like mad until the damage is assessed.

This was a close one!

This oil price issue is out of control. There is something more than the obvious going on. They are really testing the public.

Dude, it's obvious already. There's been a progressive testing of the public's will to fight back ever since Bush got in office. After that Utah rave raid where they were beating down on white kids you know they don't give a fuck anymore.

Price gouging after this disaster is going to bring some bad news.

um, there are hotels collapsing with people in them on the west bank. The news has yet to cover anything substantial.

People are trying to break out of their rooftops right now because their houses are completely filled with water.

"a close one?"

i do not understand the mentality of peope to think just because its passing its over.

my mom is still evactuated and waiting news on her house, and people just worried about the oil prices and what CNN is saying about the Superdome.

people should realize its much deeper than that.

right now people are sitting on top homes and flood water is rising, yet people think its a "close call?"

i just dont get it.

my mom will possibly be displaced from her home for weeks this is far from over.

my mom evacuated from New Orleans to Houston, my aunt is in Dallas, and others who I know In Biloxi and Mississippi have moved further inland as well.

this was not a "close one" because people are still enduring it, its nowhere near over.

You realize people are trapped in collapsed buildings as we type?

its far from "close one"

imagine yourself trpped in buildings with flood water rising and think about "close ones."

People fail to realize most of what they are showing on the tv is downtown NO where all the big tall concrete buildings are, and the brick in the quarter.

They are NOT showing the little wood houses with pieces flying off and trees falling on them in the outer areas. The dome roof drama is nothing compared to the real shit going on.

Well sorry to say but none of the damage you guys are reporting has hit us regular people. All we see on tv from several news services is that the city is STILL there and not buried in water like feared.

the water doesn't just rush in all at once, and of course its not a fucking hollywood movie.

the extent of the damage won't even be known until the weather is safe enough for safety personnel to get out and assess it

Look at what Ivan did to P'Cola last year. This storm is much worse and in an even lower area.

No way these poor people are out of the woods yet.

The City Of New Orleans is SMALL.

The areas surrounding New Orleans, they are not showing. The Westbank was NOT EVACUATED. and houses way more people than new orleans could fit.

You have to realize I grew up there and the bridg4es leading OUT of new orleans are closed, the news is not covering anything real. just feeding you people superdome tales.

meanwhile areas of new orleans have 5 feet of water.

dont believe me i dont care.

i take my grandmother word over a fucking news anchor trying to get ratings.

The amount of damage this storm has caused won't be realized for days (perhaps even weeks) after the storm passes. The news can't report on the true devastation because the crews can't get anywhere to see it yet.

I fear for a lot of people outside the city.

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Arnold James runs to the Louisiana Superdome after the roof blew off his home this morning. AP Photo.

dont even want to imagine what is going on in the sticks.. not good

yes. my entire family lives OUTSIDE of new orleans, thw estbank was hit hard. The last I talked to my grandmother, she said the huge tree in her yard split down the middle and was blocking the road.

Look, anyone from NOLA knows that big cypress trees and cedar trees do not just fall over. these trees are so sturdy, they fucking spluit in half before falling over.

THAT example alone shows the force of this storm because it took out a tree that is older than any of us on this board, and now the tree is blocking the road.

my mom evacuated to Texas, and the amount of trees alone OUTSIDE of new orleans falling over onto homes will be enough.

And YES you are 100% correct, no news anchors can go where the action is right now.

Leading out of new orleans is ONE BRIDGE. It is vlosed, so no news agencies can get anywhere. NOTHING has been covered. I am getting reports of total flooding in some areas. People are literally under 5 or more feet of water.

This is RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS, not the damn New Orleans downtown.

people think just because they show these shots of downtown with big buildings all id good.

NO, not at all. Right now thousands of homes are being tested against this.

and the areas that will hurt the most is NOT new orleans the bowl, but ALL THE AREAS surrounding it.

As mentioned, the lower 9th ward and Saint Bernard are totally flooded and devastated.

Wanna know why the news dont cover the 9th ward?

You think CNN is going to send in white boy Anderson Cooper to 9th ward black ghetto that is flooding?

Come on, it doesnt take a genius.

the news is barely covering anything. i bet CNn doesnt even know where 9th ward is, let alone that is has 4 feet of water and people sitting on top of their cars.

FletchXXX I couldn't agree more. This "close one" bullshit is very weak. I heard about the "close one" Four times last year. ( when I stll lived in florida) I watched and witnessed damage far beyond what the national news could ever show people. And people who are not there will NEVER understand. I can't imagine that area being below sea level taking on that much water and not experiencing massive damage.

The Superdome lost a few tiles off the roof so far. While this makes for a good headline. it doesn't begin to show you the 1000's of homes that are filled to the roof top with water.

It sure shows me alot about people who come to this board and feel the bodycount is too low therfore this storm was overhyped? a let down?
The only thing disappointing is people who lack the ability to comprehend damage. Real damage to the people who work the 40k a year job that has just lost everything. Or the horror of a family os 3 in a hotel that collapsed and now they sit in the rubble waiting for the storm to pass in hopes someone will find them.

I could go on and on but why bother. I know " this is gfy" and all the other weak assed excuses for very poor actions.

WTF? Don't buy what you see on TV. This storm is massive. No one from the media is able to show the outer areas yet. When the helicopters start flying it'll be a whole different picture.

The brunt of the storm's backside hasn't even done its damage yet.

check out this guy, his pants are flying off.

damn no work

yes. to highlight, my mom is sitting in hotel room right now in Texas with my two brothers, their girlfriends, and my step dad. They are in texas and were driving all day yesterday. 6 people in a small motel someonwhere in texas, wondering whats happening to their home.

She does not know when she can go home, she even joked if its more than week she will drive to California to see me :)

Seriously people, try to think about the real things going on.

I know this has put my family stretched across from Biloxi to texas all out of place.

My grandmother told me tales of Hurricane Betsy as she grew up, and she sounded scared talking to me while hearing her roof and vinyl siding torm off the house as I talked to her.

this is all very real, just not to people who are not there.

i dont think people realy have the capacity to really visualize what storms like this do.

i have seen 5 feet of water come in over night and it is devastating to all the communities that are now drowning.

if i was there i would be preparing to use our boats to help people as my family has done for decades.

Our canal systems and pumps on the westbank do not always hold up and we have always used our sportsman tools (boats, big trucks jacked up off ground and diesel trucks for towing)

Mack, for us here at GFY I for one say you can suck dog ass and spit bitch turds for all I care.

You have some nerve coming here and insulting people. Especially with your so far newbie post count.

You have no fucking clue how many disasters some of us have been through and done rescue work.

I was fighting disasters when you were home trying to figure out if your He Man toys could fuckin' talk.

So eat shit and die twice.

cnn is reporting some area in new orleans had pumps fail and is under 6 feet of water

Fletch I know you're emotional because you have kin there so I'll just say "Fuck You" once and be done with it.

The city of New Orleans is STILL there. It's not buried under 20 feet of water with giant toxic turds floatin' through it.

That's what I'm talking about.

Sure there're going to be casualties and damage across the state and the region. That's a given. But the doomsday stuff about the city being totally destroyed is not to be.

Okay! I'll wait til after the Regis Philbin show to see more news.

you clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

there are places OUTSIDE of New Orleans right now with 10-12 feet of water.

there are people with their ENTIRE HOMES under water, and are stranded on top of theitr homes.

where do you get this info about it not flooding?

The worst case senario of a Lake New Orleans with alligators, snakes, toxic chemicals etc floating though the houses of half a million people dosnt SEEM to have happened YET.

Its still a nightmare for everyone involved - but there is still a city of New Orleans and that is something to be grateful for.

the problem is, people watching CNN expected a tsunami, and when you didnt see a big tidal wave fill new orleans up you started to think its all good and a disappointment entertainment wise.

this may be the case, but i dont see how you totally disregard the fact entire homes are under water and act as if just because "downtown new Orleans" is not buried under 20 feet of water that somehow, nothing bad has happened.

when in fact, people are stranded on top of their homes as i type and cannot be reached because reascues have not begun.

also, a levee broke and poured down water on a neighborhood.

during that one levee breach, many homes were engulfed in water, and now there are 20 or so people literally holding on to telephone poles because the levees broke.

yeah, its not so bad.

you realize the destruction when a 12 foot levee surge comes down on a neighborhood?

picture it for a second.

the wind is too bad for copters to start flying, when the copters are showing pics, then we can take a look at damage. till then ill wait.

Why do people bother living in these areas??? Haven't they learned by now??? Huricanes every few years and they stick though it. Man they are tough....

unreal thead

GregB, You felt as if I came here and insulted people?? That is nearly as funny as the rest of your post.

I'm still trying to get over my "newbie" post count so you may have to excuse my opinion, as I have yours.

And again you are right , I have NO idea how many disasters you have been through. But as someone who has been "fighting disasters when you were home trying to figure out if your He Man toys could fuckin' talk." it might be considered by some a bit early to try and asses damage.

The inital reports on Andrew were very optomistic as well. And I know how long the effects of that lasted. I was there for the clean up, and the repair that was done. As well as the multiple huricanes that hit central florida last year.

As for my age, if what you say is true, you daddy was carving your toys from the wood of a fallen tree. but none of that is important.

You felt insulted and got emotional I understand so I'll extend you the same courtesy as you have others and just say "Fuck You" once and be done with it.

As of now, people are encouraged to boil water before drinking it.

the pumps have failed.

levee systems have failed.

And there is over 12 feet of water in Chalmette.

here is to show where chalmette is

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clearly reports of high water and infected water have become reality.

Yeah 140 from 160 is really weakening? What a fucking moron.

yeah 10 feet of water rolling through a city ain't too bad now that i think about it ...

?? im confused..

Last i heard 160 to 140 is weakening..

I think what he is trying to say is , it wasnt/isn't as bad as the news was initially reporting..

Initially they were saying 60-80% of the houses would be destroyed and 28 ft floodwaters..

Now they are saying it dipped east at the last moment and got weaker as it hit land. 12 ft floodwaters and 10-25% of houses destroyed..

While thats still a hugely serious problem. Its not a cat-5 direct hit.

I have family/friends right on the water in biloxi one of them runs security for one of the casino's on the water ( the big spanish ship looking one ) he is riding it out inside right now

They should have evacuated when advised. :2 cents:

Good luck to your family down there, hope everything turns out alright.

I agree with you. But the simple fact of the matter is, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for that to happen. Meaning its simply impossible for 100% of people to evacuate. Will never happen in any city.

My aunt evacuated and had to drive as ar as Dallas for shelter. My mom ended up in Houston.

Some people, simply CANNOT leave and drive across the country. It's got nothing to do with heeding evacuation warnings, some people simply cannot.

Bullshit for 99% of em..

Thanks for getting it Smokey. Some people can't see the storm for the rain and barge in insulting people.

Some people can't stand to be corrected.

Hopefully the casualty count will not be high. That's the bottom line. Fuck the real estate. you can rebuild.

Losing a person is priceless.

Who the fuck shaved your ass and voted you the new Dr. Zaius???

GatorB you've constantly proved yourself about as bright as mole shit at midnight.

a 20 mph drop can be the difference between life and death especially with shrapnel flying around.

So before you roll in here insulting people you need to put your Sesame Street Math See n' Say the fuck down and grow some hair on your balls.

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This is one ugly storm...

superdome roof is almost gone, damage not bad? i dont think your in new orleans

God still loves this country. I hope this things like this has taught us some things.

oh, yes , of course! 25 billion dollars from the insurance companies :D

And billions piling on by the day. What a thread. :1orglaugh

Devastation.

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Well, I would have hoped regular people also had the brains to figure out that they weren't seeing all the pics of all the area under attack because news crews are held up in safe-ish areas in big buildings in the main city and you can only show so much during the actual storm.

They are saying at least 55 dead, 25 billion in damage. I don't think that is a close call and I can guarantee it hasn't even really been looked at yet. They are saying it might take a month to get 750,000 + people back to where they have power. Family momentos wiped out, people lost, homes that have been in families for years, destroyed.

I would not call that a close call.

I couldn't agree with you more Greg.

If you felt insulted by my post that was not my intent. As I am sure it was not your intent to make light or give the impression that this situation was not "as bad" as people expected.

I think it is a situation where most of us who have either "been there" or been part of a rescue effort in these situations get a little annoyed or on edge with the media coverage of such events. And we express ourselves in different ways.

Your statement above for me is the bottom line and I couldn't have put it better myself.