Re: OT: New New Orleans?

On Aug 31 2005 12:54 PM, tyslothrop wrote:

> On Aug 31 2005 11:12 AM, Kinnipak wrote:
>
> > On Aug 31 2005 11:05 AM, tyslothrop wrote:
> >
> > > On Aug 31 2005 9:11 AM, SweetBitches wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On my way to work this morning I heard a very interesting discussion on
> > > > the
> > > > radio about whether it might be a better idea to just abandon the city
of
> > New
> > > > Orleans all together and build a new one someplace else.  This was due
to
> > the
> > > > massive cost of clean up possibly being more than the construction of a
> > > > new
> > > > city
> > > > as well as the guarantee that something like this will happen again.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > > apparently, due to looters in their hotel, the situation became so
dangerous
> > for
> > > my friends who are trapped there that they had to make a run for it. 
They
> > are
> > > now in some car heading west, and said the scene is new orleans is like
> > nothing
> > > you could imagine
> >
> > I forgot you had friends down there. Hope they are ok.
> >
> > Have they told you anything we haven't heard on TV?
> > --
> >
> > ...Really? But I've just opened the bottle?!
>
>
> yea, i've gotten some text messages and heard second hand from some of their
> parents that it is basically a war zone, looters went to wal mart and cleaned
> out the guns and ammunition and are terrorizing people, just shooting and
> robbing random people trying to get to safety.  I can understand looting a
> grocery store or pharmacy for things necessary to survive but just loading
up on
> nike's and luxury items shows you just how low people are willing to stoop if
> there's no reprecussions.  Basically, all of the people with any money left
new
> orleans, and what is left behind is the poor and insane who are using this as
> their excuse to run wild all over the city.  The hotel these guys were
staying
> at was totally abandoned by staff and ownership and looters were breaking
into
> rooms and just stealing anything they can get their hands on.  Absolute,
total
> chaos.  Hope they make it back alive. 
>
> Side note- i don't understand why the military didn't move in immediately. 
> Maybe they couldn't get in, i don't know. 

Jesus. That is just unreal. I really don't know what to say other than I
hope they make it thru ok.

Good Luck to them and everyone else.
--

...Really? But I've just opened the bottle?!

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