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Zakk:

--- Quote from: M3talhead on September 01, 2005, 10:10:39 am ---Oh yeah, BTW, whats the latest from Britain, France, Canada, or Germany? How about Spain, Australia, or Poland? Where are they when we need assistance? Whats that you say? They're to BUSY to help!!? ???

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Read some of the above posts.

Setabs:
just for those saying how disconnected the government is. Bush just said the rescue efforts progress so far is unacceptable.

The probably is communication. There is no solid line of communication. The closest thing is the media in NO. But that doesn't help relief efforts. Even in Baton Rogue the red cross has had problems communicating w/ the red cross down the line.

another example.

Fox news had a nurse on the phone that said they had no food or water. They had evacuated almost all of the patients. They had no help from local, state or fed. gov. and that they had not had any violence at the hospital. Then on ABC someone from the hospital said they had NOT evacuated the hospital and HAD violence brought against them.

Anyone no what happen to the 4,000+ national gaurds the state officals said were going to NO yesterday morning? I woke up last night and from what I gathered only a few had trickled in.
--- Quote from: TheVengeance on September 02, 2005, 10:27:36 am ---You know what I'm thinking!

What makes New Orleans so different from any other city in the southeast destroyed by a hurricane? I mean seriously, can't they build a raft or something? Are they truly that helpless?

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The Flooding. Plain and simple. No truly easy way in or out. Plus if there is any other flooding in LA it doesn't help remeber its the Bayou. The gas shortage that is happening and poweroutages don't help either.

Stingray:
Obviously I can only speak for myself here, so that's what I'm doing.

If I were stranded on my roof, I would be busy dismantling said roof and using the materials to build a raft and at least get to dry land. Not sure what I'd do when I got there. Start walking I guess. What I would not do is stay in NO with the whole collapse of civilization happening all around me. Again, this is just me. I have sufficient tools and fasteners always on hand in my house that tearing apart the roof or walls and using the materials to build a usable raft would be within the realm of possiblity for me.

-S

Zakk:

--- Quote from: Stingray on September 02, 2005, 10:47:03 am ---Obviously I can only speak for myself here, so that's what I'm doing.

If I were stranded on my roof, I would be busy dismantling said roof and using the materials to build a raft and at least get to dry land. Not sure what I'd do when I got there. Start walking I guess. What I would not do is stay in NO with the whole collapse of civilization happening all around me. Again, this is just me. I have sufficient tools and fasteners always on hand in my house that tearing apart the roof or walls and using the materials to build a usable raft would be within the realm of possiblity for me.

-S

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Yeah, but youre a crazy mountainman. Not a cashier in NO who's never seen a hammer before ;)

Setabs:

--- Quote from: TheVengeance on September 02, 2005, 10:40:42 am ---
--- Quote from: Dexter on September 02, 2005, 10:36:25 am ---
--- Quote from: TheVengeance on September 02, 2005, 10:27:36 am ---You know what I'm thinking!

What makes New Orleans so different from any other city in the southeast destroyed by a hurricane? I mean seriously, can't they build a raft or something? Are they truly that helpless?

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So lets get this straight. Leave the bit of dry terra firma they are surviving on to build a raft to float off looking for food, water and medicine that isn't there yet? And go where exactly? You do know the topography of the area right??

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I'm saying they're not completely HELPLESS, Dexter! They won't even do anything to help themselves.

How many hurricanes have you been through? You know, they're not the end of the world, as some would predict.

AS FOR WHAT they can do, hell! They can do what we do here. Build a raft, or some floating device, check for others who may need help or begin forming a TEAM to HELP others. With NUMBERS Dexter, the possibilities are ENDLESS!

DON'T JUST DO NOTHING!

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There are people doing that.

They are alot of people that are trying to leave but can't. They could walk but would you leave the place that you have a small amount of food and water. To risk walking to the next town that has a shelter thats probably at least a full days walk away. The people that don't have food or water just don't know where to go. Fox has been on a bridge probably 1/4 mile away from superdome on I-10 for acouple of days with people w/ no food or water. The worst part for those people is watching all the cars and convoys go by and not getting any info or supplies.
--- Quote from: Stingray on September 02, 2005, 10:47:03 am ---Obviously I can only speak for myself here, so that's what I'm doing.

If I were stranded on my roof, I would be busy dismantling said roof and using the materials to build a raft and at least get to dry land. Not sure what I'd do when I got there. Start walking I guess. What I would not do is stay in NO with the whole collapse of civilization happening all around me. Again, this is just me. I have sufficient tools and fasteners always on hand in my house that tearing apart the roof or walls and using the materials to build a usable raft would be within the realm of possiblity for me.

-S

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So with flood waters rising you would grab your trusty hand saw box of nails and a hammer? In the areas flooded it took any where from 30 min. to a few hours to have the water reach the top of peoples roof's.

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