Here I am sweating out another hurricane. Though I've seen no mention of it here. Do you guys realize that a direct strike to New Orleans will be the worst disaster and costliest in our history? Fema and the Red Cross have predicted 50k deaths if New Orleans fills with water. It may also miss them still and head towards me. Which is likely because i'm a magnet. :frown:
Hurricane Katrina
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James,
Repeat this Mantra (I have all night!)
Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina.
I think I've pushed it as far west as I can. Time to
RUN!!
Repeat this Mantra (I have all night!)
Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina, Go west Katrina.
I think I've pushed it as far west as I can. Time to
RUN!!
Richard I said a prayer for all of you last night. Gawd, I hope I don't get it, but it may surge enough here to flood me despite being so many miles away.
This is a three headed monster folks. We're talking a Humanitarin, Environmental, and economic disaster for the US. If you do not believe me please watch that video I posted on the plural site. LOTS of GASOLINE gets refined there, stored, and shipped. That's not to even mention the refiniery and oil rig damage. New Orleans will be gone tomorrow.
This storm will effect everyone in this country one way or another.
This is a three headed monster folks. We're talking a Humanitarin, Environmental, and economic disaster for the US. If you do not believe me please watch that video I posted on the plural site. LOTS of GASOLINE gets refined there, stored, and shipped. That's not to even mention the refiniery and oil rig damage. New Orleans will be gone tomorrow.
This storm will effect everyone in this country one way or another.from the National weather service:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
LAZ038-040-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-290300-
ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-
TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
I don't think I've ever read a NOAA warning this bad.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
LAZ038-040-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-290300-
ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-
TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
I don't think I've ever read a NOAA warning this bad.
BLACK6PACK
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Looks like N.O. got lucky considering how bad it could have been. Area's just east of New Orleans got hit pretty bad. Haven't seen any brocasts from the area between N.O. and Biloxi yet.
NO looked like it was spared the worst, but it just flooded more slowly. 100% of the city will be flooded by tomorrow. Biloxi, Gulfport, ect... are gone. It flooded as far East as Pensacola and Navarre. 
Like I said earlier, this IS the worst natural disaster in our history on so many levels.
Like I said earlier, this IS the worst natural disaster in our history on so many levels.
BLACK6PACK
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At the time I wrote my last message, it looked as if N.O. had been spared the worst, but now it looks pretty bad. I was here for andrew and got hit a couple of times last year, but I still can't imagine what all these people are going through. Katrina did quite a bit of damage down here, but nothing like what they got. Did you get anything Bishir?
I have family in Gautier, Biloxi, D'iberville, and Oceansprings. Haven't heard a word yet. I saw my old neighborhood in ruins on the news. I saw a shot near my grandmother's house and there's nothing left. I'm flying out as soon as it's possible.
Looking for a generator to rent/buy/borrow...
I'm in NW Mississippi, but heading back to the Coast tomorrow.
Looking for a generator. Let me know if you know of one.
228.623.5648 (cell -GOOD LUCK!)
662.363.1452 (my mother-in-laws, where I am now)
EmanuCr@aol.com (e-mail here)
Cool84, Jackson County is in ruins. My family's already back there and it is bad!!
I'm in NW Mississippi, but heading back to the Coast tomorrow.
Looking for a generator. Let me know if you know of one.
228.623.5648 (cell -GOOD LUCK!)
662.363.1452 (my mother-in-laws, where I am now)
EmanuCr@aol.com (e-mail here)
Cool84, Jackson County is in ruins. My family's already back there and it is bad!!
turbofish38
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bishir said:
FEMA will reimburse for a generator?? I thought it was a loan you have to pay back unless you are a small business. I might be wrong, thats what I read on their website when Charley got me last year. If they dont reimburse you on anything just remember to document anything you buy disaster related. At least if you can itemize your takes you can deduct the sales tax and some of the cost on your tax return. Also look into property depreciation. I let the insurance co dick me around for 6 months(or was it the other way around?) so I could take a deduction on that. I'm a late filer so I have yet to see if this is going to fly.
Ok, my friend just got back from picking up family members in Biloxi. He said he had no problems driving there from Pensacola. He said it looks like Grand Lagoon on a massive scale. Grand Lagoon was a neighborhood in Pensacola after Ivan that was just foundations. He said it doesn't look like that bad of wind damage compared to Ivan, but the water damage is incredible. There is nothing left south of the railroad tracks and it flooded up to 3 miles inland in some places.
