New Orleans the next Atlantis??? - Page 3

Onefast99gsx · 09-01-2005

I was thinking and shared the same thoughts with someone else I know on this. I wonder if it would have taken this long if those stranded at the Superdome and elsewhere, would have been middle, upper-middle and upper class Americans. I'm not prejudging but does anyone think that Racism played a part? Just a thought.

**1ViciousGSX** · 09-02-2005

Maybe we should have loaded the Superdome with 18 yr old rich white girls from Aruba, then they would have had 24 Chinook helis power lift the whole building off it's foundation and carry them all to safety.

1slowdsm · 09-02-2005

. If they lasted long enough especially with all the crime happening at the time.

Matt D. · 09-02-2005

Just read this tidbit on CNN.com this morning...

# Asia-Pacific nations including tsunami-battered Sri Lanka promised Friday to send money and disaster relief experts to the United States to help deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Onefast99gsx · 09-02-2005

Yep, i was proud to see that as well. I think actually at least 10 different nations vowed to help out. That number could have risen overnight. Germany, China, France, Japan, South Korea were among some of the ones i remembered. It's a military action right now before we can even think of accepting help. Some chemical plant exploded earlier. One hell of an explosion they felt for miles. Don't know if it was American insurgents or what. The governor of LA said to the troops, "Know how to kill!" Dam straight i thought. Take these fuckers out for good.

Pimpin Dsmstyle · 09-02-2005

I think we should really be helping ourselves if ASIA is ready to help us. That is a pretty sad sign. I just spent an hour reading this and mostly everyone has valid, understandable and relative points. I don't handle death or change well and even though this doesn't directly relate to me, I find myself thinking about it quite a bit during the day while drive, at work etc.

It comes down to people being smarter. THINKING is good. If I was told a huge storm of any kind was coming, I would be outta there 10 minutes after being told. I could see why someone wouldn't abandon their home though. Some people would rather die at home with a natural event such as this.

Prayers & wishes go out to everyone

TalonFiero · 09-02-2005

I just donated money to the red cross. I am having a hard time with going out of town to have fun this weekend when Americans are dieing in filthy, flooded, diseased, dangerous streets in the south. No one deserves to suffer or die that way, well no one except the looters (looting non survival stuff) and others who are harming people. I wish there was more I could do...

Did anyone else hear the Mayor of New Orleans on the radio this morning?

Jim

Onefast99gsx · 09-02-2005

That's great of you to do that. I think everyone should stay home for the Holidays to remember those who have been lost and those that are in extemely hardship. When i ate supper last night i had a rough time enjoying it and thinking of the people that don't have anything or very little right now.

Yes, i heard the mayor of NO. Man was he pissed off at the government. He was cussing pretty big with some of it uncensored. I don't blame him one bit. 5 full days now. Bush spoke around 10am from Alabama. I didn't get to catch it.

We're fucked if there is ever another catastophe like this or even worse because nobody up top seems to know what to do. All we know how to do is bomb countries.

Steeltwo · 09-02-2005

the government is just dropping crap in areas and not telling anyone. They are scared to have their vechiles mobbed. But damn, this is some SERIOUSLY bad stuff.

5 days and people are still not getting stuff.

**JET** · 09-02-2005

Things would be a hell of a lot better if the people would stop shooting at the rescue people! There are 7,000 troops heading in today, so that should get things back in order. The people don't realize that the mob mentality they have is actually hurting them. If they wouldn't mob the buses and aid, then it would be a lot better. Law and order is the big thing missing so that people can do their jobs.

Outlaw1 · 09-02-2005

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Originally Posted by TalonFiero

I just donated money to the red cross. I am having a hard time with going out of town to have fun this weekend when Americans are dieing in filthy, flooded, diseased, dangerous streets in the south. No one deserves to suffer or die that way, well no one except the looters (looting non survival stuff) and others who are harming people. I wish there was more I could do...

Jim

That is damn fine of you.

AJ · 09-02-2005

We tried donating online via the red cross but the site wasn't able to process anything. It's flooded. We are probably going to hit up the salvation army and red cross stuff at the fair on sat and drop some cash in it.

TalonFiero · 09-02-2005

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Originally Posted by DSMStyle

We tried donating online via the red cross but the site wasn't able to process anything. It's flooded. We are probably going to hit up the salvation army and red cross stuff at the fair on sat and drop some cash in it.

I was able to donate money through the red cross link on amazon.com, it has a running total of the amount donated also. Sounds like troops have arived with supplys to the worst of the areas.

Jim

AJ · 09-02-2005

Thousands of people around the US who have been planning on traveling and submitted for passports have been just smacked as well. New Orleans is said to have the largest passport processing center and all those applications are now under water.

Plan tickets being canceled all over the country

Fed Ex among big names that can be hit hard by the gas issues.

Biggest event for NO, Mardi Gras, where much needed tourist income would come from is doubtfull, to even be considered to happen.

Grains not getting out of the country from the midwest (all the way up the mississippi river) Prices for the US will Plummit and kill farmes pocket books, while prices in other countries will sky rocket due to shortage.

The list of those effected all over continues to grow. It's just amazing. I've been home all day and glued to the TV.

TalonFiero · 09-02-2005

The owner of the company MattD and I work at offered to match, twice over, anything employees donated to the relief effort in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

Jim

AJ · 09-02-2005

That's awesome busineses are doing that. The company I work for will probably donate around the million mark. They better. They make all sorts of shit for NASA, the Army, and other goverment companies. Being a multi billion $ company they need to step up.

Onefast99gsx · 09-02-2005

That's great of you guys to Donate!

DSMSTYLE- Yes, it's gonna have a huge impact. Many people i know don't listen to me but those are the same people that never said gas would hit $3.50(and it is now). They think some big tornado just hit those 3 states. Mississipi alone is losing a half million $ a day in lost taxes from the casios on the gulf. This may have took a direct hit on 3 states but overall, it will hit all 50. Technically it will impact any country we do business with as well because the American consumer is pinched therefore cutting expenses in many areas. We know which countries we buy a great deal of shit from!

They need all the help we can give them down there. If each and every person in the U.S. could donate just $20, that would be roughly 6 BILLION and we know there are people out there that can donate way more than that. It's just an example.

DSMkel · 09-03-2005

Baton Rouge is gettin crazy with all these idiots runnin around. Sure there are a few sane ones around, but for the most part they all need to get the fk out. That sounds cold-hearted but y'all would understand better if you was here in the middle of this crap!

dubyagee · 09-03-2005

Matthew 7:24-29 (English Standard Version)

Build Your House on the Rock
24"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."

I am just posting in what my opinion seems relevant. A warning that has been around for centuries. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Emcee gsxtc · 09-03-2005