KATRINA brings out real truth

I just heard on CNN that there is/will be 5000 national guards to the area, but If my memory serves me right the numbers sent to iraq, army, navy, airforce, reserve, etc is astronomical, and here we have AMERICANS in dire straights, and we have not heard of a gazillion police, army, Natl Guards heading to help.

Exaclty where do the priorities lie.

I cannot believe how bad it is in those states, just think for a second, we all know what a two storey home is like, and imagine, just imagine, that there is water reaching the ROOF, the ROOF, of those houses, its a real bad situation there,

and it is day two and I have not heard that each and every state in the united, wow (united) states of america has not have people in these places by now,
Mr. President please help YOUR PEOPLE:sad3:

Somebody explain to me why there are no helicopters helping these people..........either by putting out fires or rescuing citizens.

I can't figure it out.

Explain to me why after this is all done and over with, they will rebuild everything right in the same extremely susectible location which is most likely going to have this exact same thing happen sometime within the next 50 or maybe 100 years.

The early damage estimates I saw were $30 billion, and since NO is now flooded, that number will probably double or triple.

Does it make any sense to put these people right back in the path of harms way in a location that NATURALLY would be underwater?

TTinCO said:

Explain to me why after this is all done and over with, they will rebuild everything right in the same extremely susectible location which is most likely going to have this exact same thing happen sometime within the next 50 or maybe 100 years.

The early damage estimates I saw were $30 billion, and since NO is now flooded, that number will probably double or triple.

Does it make any sense to put these people right back in the path of harms way in a location that NATURALLY would be underwater?

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good point but the politicians will insist on it - look at all of the rebuilding money that will be flowing into the areas they represent. Then they can say look what I did for all you folks in your time of need, re-elect me. It is all about the :money8:

I would imagine the state of Louisiana gets a few dollars from tourists to New Orleans

Does anyone know if buying flood insurance is even an option if you live in New Orleans?

TTinCO said:

Explain to me why after this is all done and over with, they will rebuild everything right in the same extremely susectible location which is most likely going to have this exact same thing happen sometime within the next 50 or maybe 100 years.

The early damage estimates I saw were $30 billion, and since NO is now flooded, that number will probably double or triple.

Does it make any sense to put these people right back in the path of harms way in a location that NATURALLY would be underwater?

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I live in Louisiana less than 2 hours from N.O. Of course they will rebuild just like before. You cant live your life scared. If you go by your reasoning. All the people in L.A should move right now because of the impending great big Earth Quake that we have been hearing about all these years. All the people living next to volcanos should find another place to live. All the people in New York who works in a skyscraper should find another job. The bottem line is you just have to suck it up and not let these things rule your life.

TTinCO said:

Does anyone know if buying flood insurance is even an option if you live in New Orleans?

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Yes you can. As a matter of fact you cannot get a home mortgage without flood insurance.

Interesting-the town must not technically qualify as a flood plain then (despite being below sea level). It was always my understanding that insurers wouldn't issue flood insurance in what has been deemed a flood plain.

TTinCO said:

Interesting-the town must not technically qualify as a flood plain then (despite being below sea level). It was always my understanding that insurers wouldn't issue flood insurance in what has been deemed a flood plain.

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They call it Hurricane insurance which covers floods caused by hurricanes. Its the same way in Flordia.

Choptalk, 1st I hope all is well for you, you and your family must have been in a mess down there.

Do you think much of N.O. is repairable?

mson said:

Choptalk, 1st I hope all is well for you, you and your family must have been in a mess down there.

Do you think much of N.O. is repairable?

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Thanks for the best wishes. I live in Lafayette which is 2 hours from the storm. All I got was 50mph winds with a few tree branches in the yard. As for N.O. It is going to take a long long time.

Wow Chop....I had no idea that you were that close. That 10 mile eastward shift probably saved you from a lot of grief.

BR is going to get overrun with people-Lafayette probably isn't far behind.

All Of New Orleans Will Be Under 10 Ft Of Water

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is "very upset" that an attempt to fix the breach in the levee at the 17th Street canal has failed, and he said the challenges that the city is facing have "escalated to another level."



"The sandbagging that we had hoped would happen didn't materialize today, so the water continued to rise at that particular location," he said.



In an exclusive interview with WDSU anchor Norman Robinson, Nagin said the rising water has caused the generators to stop operating because the water got too high. Due to that, Nagin said he's been advised by the head technician at the sewage and water board that water in the east bank area of Orleans and Jefferson parishes will rise to levels equal to Lake Pontchartrain.



"It's going to rise to 3 feet above seal level. For example, St. Charles Avenue is 6 feet below sea level, there will most likely be 9 feet of water on St. Charles Avenue," Nagin said.



Also, if residents are in a part of city that is 10 feet below sea level, Nagin said the levels will probably rise to 13 feet of water.



He said the "bowl is now filling up" and the entire city will soon be underwater.



Nagin said the sandbagging was scheduled for midday, but the Blackhawk helicopters needed to help did not show up. He said the sandbags were ready and all the helicopter had to do was "show up." He said after his afternoon helicopter tour of the city, he was assured that officials had a plan and a timeline to drop the sandbags on the levee breach.



He said he was told that the helicopters may have been diverted to rescue about 1,000 people in a church, but he is still not sure who gave the order.



He advised people still trapped in New Orleans to evacuate to the west bank area if they can safely get there.



"If they can't, (they should) seek higher ground," the mayor said.



He said the water that is flowing out of the breach, which is about a 2-block breach at the 17th Street canal, will continue to flow "unimpeded at an accelerated level within 12 to 15 hours."



Nagin said the water will continue to rise overnight, making it very difficult for anyone to evacuate safely, including the thousands who have sought refuge in the Superdome.



"We're also shutting down City Hall because our generators will most likely get flooded, and that could be another challenge that the Superdome has," Nagin said.



He said right now, he doesn't have a solution for the estimated 15,000 evacuees in the Superdome.



The mayor said his 8- to 10-week timeline for recovery is now pushed back four weeks due to the delay in repairing the break.



Nagin also said that currently there is no martial law in the city of New Orleans, but he may order it on Wednesday. <!--stopindex-->

stucco43 said:

The mayor said his 8- to 10-week timeline for recovery is now pushed back four weeks due to the delay in repairing the break.<!--stopindex-->

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Tent city time

Is it just me or does that mayor seem like a complete buffoon. I saw him on tv saying that the situation is not out of contol. OH YEA - the whole city is going to be flooded, people are looting , there are no services or even prospects for services and he says its not out of control. I guess if the city was stupid enough to elect him mayor they deserve him right now.

jeffry22 said:

Is it just me or does that mayor seem like a complete buffoon. I saw him on tv saying that the situation is not out of contol. OH YEA - the whole city is going to be flooded, people are looting , there are no services or even prospects for services and he says its not out of control. I guess if the city was stupid enough to elect him mayor they deserve him right now.

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Hes the most popular mayer in N.O history. He has a 75% approval rating. He has done alot of good things since he took over. Also a very sucessful business man.