18.9.05
Jockeying Over Return to Big Easy Ongoing - Yahoo! News:
The Wal-Mart store in uptown New Orleans, built within the last year, survived the storm but was destroyed by looters.
"They took everything — all the electronics, the food, the bikes," said John Stonaker, a Wal-Mart security officer. "The only thing left are the country-and-western CDs."
If the store had not been looted, it could be open in two weeks, Stonaker said. Now he doubts it will be open by January.
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14.9.05
If you look closely you can see the Mardi Gras beads still hanging from this large branch. The branch was 6-8 inches in diameter at the break. The picture was taken the Monday afternoon right after the storm on the streetcar tracks on St. Charles Ave between Louisiana and Napoleon facing the city.
From
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13.9.05
From our friend, Mike who is an evacuee in Atlanta, Ga:
Hi everyone,
Yesterday, my brother-in-law was able to go to our house and retrieve some items for us. He also took some photos of our house along with the neighborhood. For those who do not know our house is the green one. This is two weeks after the flood. On the bright side, Michael' LSU season tickets were high and dry.
Mike
View all of Mike's photo's at Kodakgallery.com
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13.9.05
Have been reading these updates at the wwltv.com site since the hurricane.
They are well-organized, precise, and clear. Overall, the Parish seems to have
its act together - perhaps the Parish President should go run FEMA.
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As Quoted in the TP
Tight end Ernie Conwell wasn’t crying, despite making six clutch catches before making an exit with a concussion and dislocated jaw.
“I saw a guy at the hotel before we left for the game,’’ he said, “and he told me he lost his house but he still has the Saints. I think he had a few pops but he was speaking from the heart
Mike
12.9.05
Hi Y'all
We're putting the pieces back together here in Slidell. Several trees
to cut up in the yard. They put a few small holes in the roof.
Luckily, none of them came through and smashed up the house. Slidell
looks like a war zone! Have pictures for you when the power comes up
at the house and we can access the internet. I'm using Kathy's puter
at chateau Bleu.
Earl & Donnie
12.9.05
Attached link is from The Onion - a SF humor paper. The "a.v. club's
definitive mix list: New Orleans." Has some very cool stuff. The
paper also
has very funny & sad commentary on the hurricane.
http://avclub.com/content/node/40353
If the above link doesn't work, try theonionavclub.com.
Janine
10.9.05
"Stuff gets real nasty in a fridge with no power in the Lousiana sun."
Thanks to
matt.fotter.com
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8.9.05
From
The New Yorker::
So, here’s the impossible question: What do you foresee for New Orleans now, for the people, and for the city itself?
We don’t have an experience with this kind of situation, really, of a major American city, with a large number of people essentially being emptied out. It’s very severely damaged. Something called New Orleans will always be there, but what it’ll be I don’t know. I think there are going to be a tremendous number of problems over the next year or so. Since nobody can be there for x amount of time, for average New Orleanians, you have to ask: Are they still getting a paycheck, and are they going to keep getting a paycheck even if their place of business is not open for business? If not, where are they going to work? How are they going to be able to rehabilitate their house if it’s completely ruined? For institutions, you have to ask the same sort of question: How are they going to make payroll, unless they all have wonderful hazard insurance or something? But a fairly typical New Orleans business, particularly in hospitality, like a restaurant or a hotel, cannot really be completely shut down for six months to a year and then reopen and be successful again. So, I’m very worried about it. I’m not super-optimistic about it.
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7.9.05
Note sure how the Redding Bros. are going to be able to stay in NOLA now. The mayor has issued a rather strongly worded evacuation order:
Effective immediately, any public safety officer within the boundaries of the Parish of Orleans, including, without limitation, members of the New Orleans, including, without limitation, members of the New Orleans Police Department, the New Orleans Fire Department, the National Guard and any branch of the U.S. Military, is hereby instructed and authorized to compel the evacuation of all persons from the City of New Orleans, regardless of whether such persons are on private property or do not desire to leave
more at Nola.com
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7.9.05
The Last Time America Lost a City
by SensibleShoes
This post is comparing the government reaction this past week to the government
reaction the last time an American city was destroyed - San Francisco, April
18, 1906.
The earthquake struck at 5:13 AM.
By 7 AM federal troops had reported to the mayor.
By 8 AM they were patrolling the entire downtown area and searching for
survivors.
The second quake struck at 8:14 AM.
By 10:05 AM the USS Chicago was on its way from San Diego to San Francisco;
by 10:30 the USS Preble had landed a medical team and set up an emergency
hospital.
By 11 AM large parts of the city were on fire; troops continued to arrive
throughout the day, evacuating people from the areas threatened by fire to
emergency shelters and Golden Gate Park.
St. Mary's hospital was destroyed by the fire at 1 PM, with no loss of life,
the staff and patients having already been evacuated across the bay to Oakland.
By 3 PM troops had shot several looters, and dynamited buildings to make a
firebreak; by five they had buried dozens of corpses, the morgue and the police
pistol range being unable to hold any more.
At 8:40 PM General Funston requested emergency housing - tents and shelters -
from the War Department in Washington; all of the tents in the U.S. Army were
on their way to San Francisco by 4:55 AM the next morning.
Prisoners were evacuated to Alcatraz, and by April 20 (two days after the
earthquake) the USS Chicago had reached San Francisco, where it evacuated
20,000 refugees.
Of course, the technology of the day was fairly primitive, and the U.S. was a
much poorer country. No doubt we could move more quickly today.
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5.9.05
Finally spoke to my Dad again today. I had not heard from him since
Wednesday. Cell phone service is back.
His house in Treasure Isle in Slidell is gone. He said that out of 56
homes there, only 5 remain standing.
His office got 8 feet of water and he lost all of his equipment. He is
remaining in Slidell in a model home that he
built that has 2 pine trees through its roof. He said that the National
Guard is bringing them food rations. How strange does that sentence sound!
I can't convince him to leave the area.
Anyway, any more news on your house in Mandeville or your dad's house?
Renee
5.9.05
Begin forwarded message:
From: Gerald D Karcher Jr
Date: September 4, 2005 5:47:43 PM GMT+01:00
To:
Subject: Hurricane update from B'Ham
Our mini refugee center is up and running here in Birmingham. My mother, Arlene, escaped the city Wednesday afternoon and made it to my house Thursday afternoon. She rode the storm out without real difficulty and was reasonably comfortable for 2 or 3 days. Several of her freinds and neighbors stayed in the Quarter and were trying to look out for each other. She did not feel threatened at first, but I think we finally convinced the city was not safe. The last straw was really the loss of running water Wed morning. I guess we'll have Mom and Piper(the dog) for a few weeks.
Finally got a text message from Dano. They are safe and were headed to Virginia Friday. Karen Holley's little brother Allen has gone back to the "Best Bank" to get some stuff from his parent's house. He reports it is a "war zone" criminals roaming the streets armed to the teeth, although there may be a little hyperbole working there.
Any word from Mark, Jackie and family?
Gerald D Karcher Jr MD
5.9.05
From Eric Eagan:
All,
I just got off the phone with my Mom. She wanted me to email you all
with their plans, as it is difficult on her blackberry to respond to
every email:
Mom, Dad, and Em have spent the day arranging for the forseeable
future. On Friday, they will fly to Houston. They are renting a
townhouse in Lafayette, but the townhouse is not available until
Tuesday, so they will either stay in Houston or go to Baton Rouge. In
any case, they now have a permanent place to stay outside of New
Orleans, and they can stay there indefinitely. Dad and Em's firms,
which already had offices in Lafayette, are bolstering their
operations and that's where they will report to work.
Harry Lee is opening Jefferson Parish up on Monday for residents to
check the damage on their houses and to retrieve items. Mom and Dad
will be going into the city to see about our house.
That's it for now. I hope you are all safe and well. If you want to
reach Mom, email her blackberry. You
can also try the phones, though the reception has been spotty.
All the best,
Eric
4.9.05
From
Rigzone - the Drilling Industry newsletter:
It has been a week since Hurricane Katrina pounded its way across Florida into the Gulf of Mexico, on its way to causing one of the worst natural disasters in American history. The course it took through the Gulf led straight through the heart of the offshore oil patch into America's most active port and leading oil refining region. The damage to the oil and gas industry is still being assessed, but by all accounts it could have been much worse.
However, the damage to the Gulf Coast and the city of New Orleans in particular is truly catastrophic. One of America's most historic cities has been filled with flood waters that contain an assortment of petrochemicals, human waste, heavy metals, and other toxins. Hundreds, if not thousands, have died from the flood waters and the lack of basic necessities. At least half a million people have been forced out of their homes to take refuge with family and friends or in the shelters being prepared by the Red Cross and government agencies. Among those are many of our friends and co-workers from within the industry, including some portion of the nearly 20,000 Rigzone members who live in that area.
When compared with such overwhelming problems faced by these individuals and families, the issues that the offshore oil industry must surmount seem minor. Yet, it is imperative to the United States and the Gulf Coast that every effort be made to return the industry back to order. And so, while we push on to keep this industry moving, our hearts and our prayers stay with those who have lost so much.
4.9.05
"Someday," he said, "the lights will come back on. The music will start
back up. And life will go on. And I'll have ice in my glass again."
4.9.05
*1353. Come back and stay-- *
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The population of New Orleans is going to dwindle, no doubt, and
necessarily so because of the loss of so much residential and business
property. But the more of you who love the city and its unique character
that can come back and become permanent residents, the better- it's the
"weekend-warrior" condo-hoppers that have gone a long way towards the
increasing Disneyfication of the Quarter, and the more permanent
residents we get down here, especially during the reconstruction phase,
will help our historic neighborhoods keep from getting sold up the
river, to add insult to injury. Remember, "Possession is 90% of the
law," and we need to take back our city before it gets taken from us by
developers.
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From:
Wired News: They Knew What to Expect:
Virtually everything that has happened in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina struck was predicted by experts and in computer models, so emergency management specialists wonder why authorities were so unprepared.
3.9.05
Check out this map which has comments 'pinned' to particular streets and corners around NOLA and the gulf coast. Cool to spend a few minutes looking at.
Wired News: A Disaster Map 'Wiki' Is Born:
Since Scipionus.com launched Wednesday, it has become a giant visual "wiki" page, attracting tens of thousands of visitors who are collaborating in creating a public document of astonishing detail. "Corner of 1077 and Brewster. Had contact with parents. Lots fo trees down, but no water damage. No electrucity and no phone at the monebt 8/31 2:00pm," reads one of hundreds of entries.
3.9.05
Displaced New Orleans Residents Look Elsewhere:
Faced with the prospect that there might not be much of a city to return to, some displaced New Orleans residents are already shopping for new homes."People are buying houses sight unseen here," said Shelley Minor, a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Baton Rouge. "There is a buying frenzy."
It looks like our friend Mike and his family who evacuated to the Atlanta on Saturday, will be staying for a while. His Lakeview house is flooded to the roof and he won't be back for awhile. It sounds like he might be working from there which is happening to amy evacuees.
3.9.05
We cannot believe the CNN has brought in Jeff Knogigee (Can;t spell his name) who used to report from Nigeria. He constantly compares New Orleans to the flippin' Sudan!
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3.9.05
Maureen, Charles' daughter wrote with some news from Mandeville:
>
> Hi John and Stacey,
> I just heard from my Dad and he made it back to your house. He
> asked me to pass along some information. He estimates there was
> about an inch or two of water in your house that receded quickly.
> It didn't go above the floor boards. The furniture seems okay. He
> pulled the carpet up downstairs. Some of the roof came off, but he
> was able to put a tarp over it and said the upstairs doesn't seem
> damaged at all. The water is still on but there is no
> electricity. He feels it will be on soon as there are lots of
> people working in the area. Lots of trees down and most of the
> buildings on the lake are gone. He called from the land line at
> the house, but I don't think you are able to call him. Hope this
> helps. I know how difficult it is to be away and watching all this
> unfold!
>
> Maureen
3.9.05
From our good friend from NOLA.
From: Jackie
Date: September 3, 2005 12:38:18 AM GMT+01:00
Subject: Re: Anybody home?
Hi Everyone,
Case and I are fine in Baton Rouge. Mark is at the building and yes he has a phone number. He should write a book. Please give him a call.
Jackie
3.9.05
The president is starting to grasp the magnitude of the situation," said Sen.
Mary Landrieu
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George W. Bush gave one of the worst speeches of his life yesterday, especially
given the level of national distress and the need for words of consolation and
wisdom. In what seems to be a ritual in this administration, the president
appeared a day later than he was needed. He then read an address of a quality
more appropriate for an Arbor Day celebration: a long laundry list of pounds of
ice, generators and blankets delivered to the stricken Gulf Coast. He advised
the public that anybody who wanted to help should send cash, grinned, and
promised that everything would work out in the end.
We will, of course, endure, and the city of New Orleans must come back. But
looking at the pictures on television yesterday of a place abandoned to the
forces of flood, fire and looting, it was hard not to wonder exactly how that
is going to come to pass. Right now, hundreds of thousands of American refugees
need our national concern and care. Thousands of people still need to be
rescued from imminent peril. Public health threats must be controlled in New
Orleans and throughout southern Mississippi. Drivers must be given confidence
that gasoline will be available, and profiteering must be brought under control
at a moment when television has been showing long lines at some pumps and spot
prices approaching $4 a gallon have been reported.
Sacrifices may be necessary to make sure that all these things happen in an
orderly, efficient way. But this administration has never been one to counsel
sacrifice. And nothing about the president's demeanor yesterday - which seemed
casual to the point of carelessness - suggested that he understood the depth of
the current crisis.
While our attention must now be on the Gulf Coast's most immediate needs, the
nation will soon ask why New Orleans's levees remained so inadequate.
Publications from the local newspaper to National Geographic have fulminated
about the bad state of flood protection in this beloved city, which is below
sea level. Why were developers permitted to destroy wetlands and barrier
islands that could have held back the hurricane's surge? Why was Congress,
before it wandered off to vacation, engaged in slashing the budget for
correcting some of the gaping holes in the area's flood protection?
It would be some comfort to think that, as Mr. Bush cheerily announced, America
"will be a stronger place" for enduring this crisis. Complacency will no longer
suffice, especially if experts are right in warning that global warming may
increase the intensity of future hurricanes. But since this administration
won't acknowledge that global warming exists, the chances of leadership seem
minimal.
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2.9.05
Good news from Grammy in Hattiesburg...
2.9.05
There is an op-ed piece written by someone in Hattiesburg on today's NY Times
editorial page. Says they won't get power for several weeks.
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Scott and I could not sleep last night and got up at 2:30 to check the news....
I am still in such shock...Why can't they do something for those pathetic people....who was the emergency planners...they had to know from past drills that so many people would not be able to get out....Did not have the means to get out...What a failure of the leadership in the city/state and country....George Bush will be lucky if he is not shot....so many people saying that they can get more water to the dessert in the middle east than to New Orleans....why not bring a ship up the MS river?...this is so horrific...at the moment there isn't anywhere to bury the dead....all those old people lived their life to die like this in the riches country in the world....so so sad....yes, today I am very thankful that my family is at least safe and hopefully with little damage to their homes...what a range of emotions...
On another note...West U has stepped up security! I hope some of the folks that get to Texas can start a new....they have a much better chance of educating their kids in TX than they did in New Orleans....
2.9.05
From
NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Breaking News Weblog:
Baton Rouge is about to become the fastest growing city in America in about an hour,'' Sterbcow said from his temporary headquarters on Perkins Avenue in Baton Rouge. "This is the largest (relocation) operation in our company's history.”
2.9.05
Just saw a report from Slidell on MSNBC. Reporter said no running water, no
electricity, block after block of demolished homes. Not much in the way of
relief effort in the city yet. Lots of footage, but I didn't recognize any of
the neighborhoods. Some of it looked like the lakefront, but it looked like
the old side, not Eden Isles.
Stacey, can you try to call Mom in the morning & let her know.
Thanks,
Janine
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A horrifying picture of New Orleans:
Cries for help spread across New Orleans - Hurricane Katrina - MSNBC.com:
All the while state, federal agencies, FEMA, Blanco, etc. all say help is pouring into NOLA. Somebody must be wrong. Is it the media or the government? Something I will remember for a long time is Anderson Cooper of CNN ripping into Mary Landrieu and saying "I'm getting tired of hearing politicians congratulating themselves about how they are helping each other..." His point being that nothing appears to be happening in the worst areas. I can only imagine the difficulty of the situation, but jeez, how much longer?
1.9.05
> Unfortunately we did not get this message in time, I just called
> the number and Charles left at 10 am to head back. This is the
> first person I know heading back in. We wish him luck, I only wish
> we had a plan to communicate with him once he arrived! If he arrives.
>
> stacey
>
> my no in dallas i,tell aj to call me. i am going back tomorrow.
>
> charles
>
1.9.05
See attached from Aunt Kay.
--- Kay Eagan wrote:
>
> Arlene ok. Drove with richard to baton rouge last night. Headong to
> jerry's in bham today. Please tell elaine and stacey
WWLTV.com | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Local News Blog: "3/31/2005 5:23 P.M. - (AP) If Mayor Nagin's estimate that thousands perished under Hurricane Katrina is true, this would be the nation's deadliest natural disaster since at least the 1906 San Francisco earthquake."
1.9.05
Note from Aunt Kay’s blackberry says Arlene is with Richard on the way to Birmingham. This is good news.
1.9.05
Stace. We have decided to go to lafayette. Others are looking in br will
pass on info abou your friend's house. I assume it will be avail end of
sept? Arlene ok. Heading to bham. Kay
Subject: House for rent in BR
Aunt Kay
One of my fellow Expats in Nigeria who I graduated with from LSU has
very nice 3000 sq ft home in Baton Rouge. He rents it currently but it
is available at the end of the month. The rent is around $3000/month.
(It's claim to fame is Jessica Simpson rented it last year!) Not sure
what you are looking for, maybe this is way over the top. Let me know
if you are interested. I read the NO law firms are looking to relocate
to Baton Rouge.
1.9.05
From
NOLA.com: T-P Orleans Parish Breaking News Weblog:
The damage to historic buildings along Mandeville’s lakefront became clearer Wednesday, a day after police cleared one route to Lakeshore Drive.
Mayor Eddie Price raised his estimate of seriously damaged homes to more than 100 in Mandeville. On the lakefront, six homes were leveled and most of the others had serious structural damage. Mandeville building inspector Bill Wohler said every home not raised in Old Mandeville was seriously damaged.
Many landmark buildings were all but shells, including the Pontchartrain Yacht Club, Rips on the Lake, Java Grotto, Juniper Restaurant, Rest-A-While church summer camp and the Down on the Lake bar. Le Petit Fleur, one of the city’s most historic homes, was gutted but still stood.
In Abita Springs, some water remained on the ground in low areas. Large pine and oak trees spliced roofs and made driving through most streets impossible. Winds ripped the face off a yellow house on Level Street, and fallen trees left a white house nearby demolished. The Tammany Trace was covered with debris, and the Abita Springs Cafe's roof was torn off.
1.9.05
Just got a phone call from Mom in Hattiesburg, it is the middle of the night there so it was the first time she was able to get a line out. Like the rest of us she does not have much information, no electricity, so no TV. They do have WWL radio. I passed along Dad’s suggestion to call the Sheriff’s office and identify herself as a sitting Judge and try and get some detailed information.
Janine told her that St. Tammany was still closed, but I am not sure that is correct. They have a generator that is keeping the refrig/freezer running and a gas grill. I told her not to go out to buy ice because I just read a story that a brother shot his sister in the head in Hattiesburg over a bag of ice. They have a limited amount of gas in the car so they are afraid to try and get home and then get turned around. I am actually surprised JL has stayed put this long.
1.9.05
From our friend whose husband works in the insurance industry and has been traveling around parts of NOLA yesterday:
My friends from English turn are doing the same thing - registering the kids for school in Birmingham AL and looking for a furnished apartment to rent.
He was in N.O. today - well mostly Metairie and Kenner and the Westbank. He went in with a National Guard convoy. He went by your sisters home and will send some pictures when we can, we could not remember the exact house - but looks good in general. He did not think there had even been water in the houses there although alot of downed trees and power lines. His mom was in a similar situation just further down the road past the Mall. His sisters home on the other side of I-10 and veterans had gotten about 2 feet of water by his estimation from the outside and some tree damage to the front of the house. And my brother who is right next to the 17th canal on the Metairie side was dry also. Neal walked up onto the top of the levee at the canal and said everything on the N.O. side was under water. It looked like a lake, but the water was running out of the canal toward lake P. He did not get Uptown, but will try again tomorrow or the next day as he was running out of gas and daylight. He did say some friends at the port right on the Mississippi are dry. He said people were being brought to the galleria by helicopter and then getting on buses heading out of the city. He said there was nobody but him driving around, several folks walking about, but no electricity, water or food in sight. Lakeside Mall took some roof and wind damage and so did the buildings up by the lake behind lakeside. He does not know how to get to his Dad's house in N.O. East, it appears to be completely cut off.
1.9.05
Build a 20 foot flood wall around the French Quarter & the Garden District &
turn the rest of the city into a park.
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Mom just called. They are OK in Hattiesburg. They don't have
utilities, but they have food & water & a generator. They don't know
about the status of
their house. I read Mom the details on St. Tammany Parish from the web
(parish is closed & they are telling people not to come back). So they
will stay put in Hattiesburg for a while.
Renee talked to her Dad who said Slidell is devastated.
Any new news of Aunt Arlene? New Orleans sounds completely out of
control.
Janine
1.9.05
Here in Nigeria, it is early morning and I am getting ready for work. Stacey is Bus Mom today and rides the bus to school and is already on her way. I am watching CNN International, which we do morning, noon, and night here these days. It is typically anchored by an American woman and a British man. The Weather casters are from all over the world, but my favorite is a British woman named Jenny. She typically cracks jokes, but has not been this week.
As Katrina made landfall, CNN International switched over to live coverage from the US-based CNN. After the hurricane passed, CNN International returned and the Katrina Hurricane story kind of faded a bit until the flooding started on Monday. CNNi is reporting the story alongside the one-year anniversary of the Beslan school hostage taking, the Baghdad bridge stampede, and a typhoon which is about to hit Taiwan. It is not full-time coverage by any means. The price of Gasoline in the US is a relatively minor story - I guess since gas is already expensive in Europe and there is not much sympathy for the US. Whenever Katrina comes on we call the kids to come watch.
Nigerians are amazed with what has happened and are, of course, sympathetic. Stacey has a great email from someone who works for her that I'll post when I get to the office. Comments I heard were mostly why did anyone stay in the city when they were warned ahead of time?
NOLA seems far away and it is hard to get a real grasp on what the extent of damage is from what's on CNN. I tend to look at it with a bit of skepticism since they are showing only the worst areas and only the worst people and worst actions. I guess I'll have to take what I can get for now.
1.9.05
A little good news from:
NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Breaking News Weblog:
Although still closed to civilian traffic, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway sustained only minor damage from Katrina’s storm surge, General Manager Robert Lambert said Wednesday night in the first official report on the twin bridges' condition.
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1.9.05
From:
NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Breaking News Weblog:
Ant balls not an urban mythIn addition to all of the other horrors befalling New Orleanians during the flood was the creepy discovery that red ants form themselves into floating clusters to avoid drowning. As Dante Ramos and I paddled along Carrollton Avenue on Wednesday, I saw two glittering, golf ball-sized masses of ants floating beside our canoe.
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1.9.05
It sounds like Charles will be returning to Mandeville tomorrow with a generator and a chain saw. We should hear what damage there is to our house then.
1.9.05
Just saw footage on MSNBC of two New Orleans policewomen looting Wal Mart.
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The governor needs to be recalled. Today's quote (which unfortunately I can't
find to email to the blog) is that she asked all the citizens of LA to pray &
said that praying would calm them. I think what would calm them is information
like:
* what is the status of the relief effort?
* how are they going to evacuate the city?
* what are the plans for temporary housing, food, water, etc?
I am cutting the mayor some slack given that he is at ground zero, but in such
a situation you'd expect the governor to fill the leadership void. Thank
heaven for Mary Landrieu who seems to be stepping up. Bring in Rudy Guiliani
(spelling??) or a few sensible Brits.
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