Hurricane Katrina

Joanne · Post by **Joanne** » 8/29/2005, 4:49 am

i just heard that if it slams New Orleans as a Cat 5... that new orleans is going to remain underwater for 6 months. :freak:

and, for the people who could have gotten out but didnt. you are stupid.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/29/2005, 9:03 am

Scutley wrote:They are saying tall office buildings and buildings will sway and even may collapse,

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Unlikely. I don't see that storm destroying skyscrapers.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/29/2005, 6:36 pm

I heard on the radio today, it ripped apart part of a stadium or something.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 8/29/2005, 6:40 pm

nikki4982 wrote:
Axtech wrote:
Scutley wrote: foxnew.com (the best CABLE news station and you guy hate to admit it)

Yeah, I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that.

Do a little of both :lol:

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 8/29/2005, 10:17 pm

Stadiums are hard to rip apart.

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 8/29/2005, 10:18 pm

it was the roof of the superdome

Bandalero · Post by **Bandalero** » 8/29/2005, 10:48 pm

i watched a thing on the discovery channel a ong time ago and there were experts on the news saying, that gators and croc's aren't the only things to watch out for in flood waters of New Orleans.

they said that ants will get together and form big balls of ants and float on the water until they hit solid ground or a building or a roof or something.

but yeah, this storm was a bitch. cat 5 with gusts of up to 200 miles per hour. i would not have stayed for that one, although, there's a few people partying in the french quarter still.

must be a bitching party.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/29/2005, 10:57 pm

People are partying? For real?

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 8/29/2005, 10:57 pm

Goodness! gracious! Great balls of.... ants?

Bandalero · Post by **Bandalero** » 8/29/2005, 11:48 pm

yeah, in the non-flooded part of the french quarter.

and yeah, balls of ants looking for dry ground. like thousands of ants just floating on the water.

Scutley · Post by **Scutley** » 8/30/2005, 12:04 am

Chanandler Bong wrote:
Scutley wrote:They are saying tall office buildings and buildings will sway and even may collapse,

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Unlikely. I don't see that storm destroying skyscrapers.

what do you mean "unlikely"

Waiting to Exist · Post by **Waiting to Exist** » 8/30/2005, 12:18 am

Not likely, I'd wager.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/30/2005, 8:06 am

Actually, I've already heard of one apartment building collapsing, with people trapped inside.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/30/2005, 8:08 am

Also ... who thought it would be a good idea to build a city below sea level, surrounded by water?

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 8/30/2005, 1:23 pm

In downtown New Orleans, streets that were relatively clear in the hours after the storm were filled with 0.3 metres to 0.45 metres of water Tuesday morning. Water was knee-deep around the Superdome. Canal Street was literally a canal. Water lapped at the edge of the French Quarter.

Little islands of red ants floated in the gasoline-fouled waters through downtown. The Hyatt Hotel and other high-rise around the Superdome had rows and rows of shattered windows.

from here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... rnational/

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/30/2005, 1:31 pm

Scutley wrote:
Chanandler Bong wrote:
Scutley wrote:They are saying tall office buildings and buildings will sway and even may collapse,

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Unlikely. I don't see that storm destroying skyscrapers.

what do you mean "unlikely"

Talk a wild guess.

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 8/30/2005, 2:32 pm

Axtech wrote:Also ... who thought it would be a good idea to build a city below sea level, surrounded by water?

I did!

I called it ATLANTIS!!!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/30/2005, 6:12 pm

Two levy's broke after the storm. The city is flooding.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 8/30/2005, 10:26 pm

Bandalero · Post by **Bandalero** » 8/30/2005, 10:43 pm

yeah anywhere to 9 to 15 more feet of water will be pouring into the city.

New Orleans is the worst engineering blunder ever. it just has to be.