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i work at a travel agency and so far we've cancelled trips up to january.. :\ some companies might be profiting but the travel industry is suffering big time.

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Originally posted by LadyFirelyght:

I can't believe all the people trying to profit from this horrific tragedy. Not only oil/gasoline companies, but looters too. I could understand looting a grocery store because you're hungry, but the things I've heard.. you wonder what kind of person could do that.

Yeah. Idiots stealing electronics and stuff. Sheer stupidity.

Originally posted by patrick:

Very sad. I mean, it is not like this hit southern Connecticut... most of the people who could not get out where poor, now they are even poorer.

IM FROM CT!

http://www.redcross.org
http://www.fema.gov

Does anyone know of any high-res photos of the damage? The pastor at my church wants to show them to everyone this coming sunday, to get people to understand what's happening there.

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It's really sad and horrible that there are ~1000+ people at the New Orleans Convention Center stranded with no water or food. They've been there for 4 days I think. The government doesn't seem to even care or know. On NPR, the reporter was interviewing on of the big honchos of Homeland Security and he didn't even know there were people there!

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Yes James, the Government doesn't know or doesn't care? First thing is first, it is one thing for the people who are stranded to be absolutely frustrated... Why? Because they are living through it and probably have no idea what is going on and there are a lot of miscommunications I am sure. So for them to be angry, upset, frustrated... that is understandable.

We, on the other hand, why should we be upset with the people trying to help. The Government is not saying, oh well... whatever. They are working hard to figure out what is basically Venice Italy (without the structure built to be that way). Unlike most other cities, New Orleans just happens to act like a bowl. Water comes in, but does not easily go out. So unlike most other rescue operations, we can't just drive in aid. We have to fly it in. The people down there that get panicked also make the situation worse. I know that is not really their fault, but help comes, someone starts shooting, or panicking and next thing you know you have a riot on your hands, all of which do not help rescue efforts. I would like to see how you would do things different.

I am sure we could all do a better job then the people down there actually trying it... of course, we will be able to Monday Morning Quarterback this thing to death after the fact, but while its happening we have no idea what obstacles the rescue efforts are coming upon.

This is something you can't plan 100% for. You can ready teams of people to know what to do in that situation, but when the situation actually happens... you can throw that book right out the window because all the training in the world only takes you so far as there are too many variables working that WILL disrupt the rescue efforts and make it look like there is confusion in the system (which under the circumstances, can you blame anyone for that?)

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just had to share this stupidity
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/state/12528829.htm

thats 30,000 people in the dome and theyre moving them out slowly but surely.
aid has arrive but its difficult to get it to the folks who need it.
the roads are pretty much inpassable and they are trying to fix the levi that broke.
one long road in & out the same way.
and also heard that while helicopters were airlifting folks out some idiot on the ground was shooting at the chopper....
almost forgot..new report this morning said cops were now looting stores for food, not that they were getting the food for the surviors, but looting them...Wasup with that...lol

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Last edited by onelife, September 2nd, 2005 06:11 AM (Edited 4 times)

everyone should read this. it is a livejournal of a guy who is riding out the chaos in an internet company's high rise it started out as his personal blog and now has national attention from news stations everywhere.
you will see what is really going on, beyond what is on the news. the people stranded at the convention center were told that they would be evacuated at that location, yet no one has been there with supplies or to evacuate them in 4 days. people have contacted relatives to come pick them up, but they are not allowing anyone back in. the NOPD has fallen apart, half of them quitting and also looting.

this is a very, very good read. http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/

especially read 'the real news'.

Last edited by Arcynic, September 2nd, 2005 07:41 AM (Edited 1 times)

i seen them being evacuated, they are doing it quietly so as not to cause panic.
i thought they had no hydro...good journal. thanks for sharing.

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