huricanes stink!!!

[corey101]

ok, we've seen these huricanes, WHY WONT THEY STOP!
so i dont care if you havent been hit hard or even been hit at all, tell us, what do you think  about all these huricanes and what you would do if they hit you.


                                       die!
                                      HURICANES

[Bluhman]

Hurricanes blow.

[smokey_locs2002]

ah maybe you should add just a little detail to that first post. Louisiana got it's *** kicked by a hurricane, my baby lives there =( She's okay though. Found this



Katrina will scar US 'for years'
   
New Orleans residents watch helicopter near Superdome

City under siege
The US states stricken by Hurricane Katrina will take years to recover, President George W Bush has said, after an aerial tour of the disaster zone.

He promised his cabinet will take over the aid operation for "one of the worst natural disasters" the US had seen.

An extra 10,000 troops are being sent to the worst-hit areas in the coastal states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

New Orleans is to be fully evacuated, amid fears thousands may have died there as flood waters swept the city.

With most of the low-lying city now submerged, its remaining residents have no electricity and are running out of fresh water and food.

BBC correspondent Alastair Leithead says widespread looting and the failure to stop water pouring in from burst embankments have added to the panic in the city, and most people are now desperate to leave.

Map of central New Orleans

Plans have been announced to evacuate tens of thousands of people from New Orleans - including some 20,000 sheltering in its crowded Superdome stadium.

Asked how many had died in the city, Mayor Ray Nagin said "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."

'Doubly devastating'

President Bush's aircraft circled low over the stricken region on Wednesday as it flew him to Washington, ending his month-long break in Texas a few days earlier than scheduled.

As he passed over towns whose rooftops alone remained visible above flood waters, Mr Bush said: "It's devastating."

   

Follow Katrina's path

"It's got to be doubly devastating on the ground."

Later addressing the nation from the White House, the president said the relief effort would initially focus on restoring power, communication and transport links.

He also announced the release of fuel from federal reserves to stabilise oil output, severely dented by hurricane damage to rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

"This will help take some pressure off the gas price," Mr Bush said.

'Late response'

With conditions still deteriorating, the government has declared a public health emergency along the whole of the Gulf coast to speed up the delivery of food, water and fuel to the region.

   
Before the phones went, I was told [my family in Biloxi] had lost their roof, barn, 2 oak trees and many pines and they were letting in water
Natalie McVeigh
Oakley, England

Your Katrina experiences
Blogging Katrina

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said 1,700 truckloads of essential supplies were on their way there.

Medical shelters are being set up offering 10,000 beds, while the US military is providing dozens of rescue helicopters and boats.

The Pentagon has ordered 10,000 extra national guardsmen to be despatched to Louisiana and Mississippi.

This will bring to 21,000 the total number of troops in areas hit by the hurricane, including Alabama and Florida.

President Bush aboard Air Force One
President Bush flew over areas worst hit by the hurricane

Officials in Mississippi state, to the east of Louisiana, have warned the death toll is likely to climb above the current 110.

The state's Harrison County bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina as it slammed into Biloxi and Gulfport before heading inland.

Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg has accused the Bush administration of taking too long to respond.

"We are watching this devastation unfold on our televisions for days and you have to ask: where is the federal government?" the Reuters news agency quotes him as saying.

"We should have had a significant amount of troops and supplies there on the ground Monday."

[Dragonchick93]

Katrina SUCKS

[Darkfox]

Hurricanes blow.

Bluhman is technically right you know.

[DragonBlaze]

Lol, yeah :p

Yeah hurricanes suck, but there's not much you can do about it. I live in Wisconsin, and hell's gonna freeze over before a hurricane comes here. My aunt and uncle live in florida, so they got hit by a few earlier, but luckily their house wasn't damaged.

[wildguy3922]

I love hurricanes, but only when they don't do any damage.

[Drace]

I agree with Wildguy. It's the one time a year  of excitment. Well, not really a huricane we have but a little bit of wind and falling trees.

[tyia]

I hate hurricanes, especially this one.
Most of my family live in Louisiana.

[Drighton]

It is havoc there.

They have declared Martial Law in New Orleans (or is it all of Louisiana), meaning the police force can do WHATEVER they want to uphold the law, disregarding Miranda Rights and Civil Rights. They can "pop a cap" in someone without a second thought.

All this because of the looting that is going on. People have looted Wal-Marts, which of course has weapons and live ammo, and gun shops.

There was an evacuation of the Superdome to move the 10,000+ people from there to the Astrodome here in Houston, but that has been suspended due to people AT the Superdome shooting at the very helicopters that are trying to help. Thats right, people have guns at the Superdome.

And don't even get me started on gas prices. Before the hurricane, I was flipping out that gas was expected to reach $3/gallon by the end of the year... now its expected to reach $3 REALLY soon and $4 by the end of the year. Since I drive and pay for my own gas THIS SUCKS! I paid off one of my credit cards, but the rising gas prices made the difference.

  THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS!

[smokey_locs2002]

Matial Law is insane....I seen that into act....it ain't purdy.

[Moosetroop11]

Originally posted by Drighton
It is havoc there.

They have declared Martial Law in New Orleans (or is it all of Louisiana), meaning the police force can do WHATEVER they want to uphold the law, disregarding Miranda Rights and Civil Rights. They can "pop a cap" in someone without a second thought.

All this because of the looting that is going on. People have looted Wal-Marts, which of course has weapons and live ammo, and gun shops.

There was an evacuation of the Superdome to move the 10,000+ people from there to the Astrodome here in Houston, but that has been suspended due to people AT the Superdome shooting at the very helicopters that are trying to help. Thats right, people have guns at the Superdome.

And don't even get me started on gas prices. Before the hurricane, I was flipping out that gas was expected to reach $3/gallon by the end of the year... now its expected to reach $3 REALLY soon and $4 by the end of the year. Since I drive and pay for my own gas THIS SUCKS! I paid off one of my credit cards, but the rising gas prices made the difference.

  THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS!

American fuel costs nothing comared to British. Count yourself lucky in that respect.

[GhostClown]

Originally posted by corey101
ok, we've seen these huricanes, WHY WONT THEY  STOP!

It IS Hurricane season you know.

[Drighton]

Originally posted by Moosetroop11

quote:

Originally posted by Drighton It is havoc there. They have declared Martial Law in New Orleans (or is it all of Louisiana), meaning the police force can do WHATEVER they want to uphold the law, disregarding Miranda Rights and Civil Rights. They can "pop a cap" in someone without a second thought. All this because of the looting that is going on. People have looted Wal-Marts, which of course has weapons and live ammo, and gun shops. There was an evacuation of the Superdome to move the 10,000+ people from there to the Astrodome here in Houston, but that has been suspended due to people AT the Superdome shooting at the very helicopters that are trying to help. Thats right, people have guns at the Superdome. And don't even get me started on gas prices. Before the hurricane, I was flipping out that gas was expected to reach $3/gallon by the end of the year... now its expected to reach $3 REALLY soon and $4 by the end of the year. Since I drive and pay for my own gas THIS SUCKS! I paid off one of my credit cards, but the rising gas prices made the difference.   THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS!

American fuel costs nothing comared to British. Count yourself lucky in that respect.

American fuel prices are going up because of the demand. Shockingly, even with the prices as high as they are, the demand is going up. People are actually driving more, and no one has changed their habits. We still drive our H2s (the hummers) and Escalades and all those stupid gas guzzlers everywhere we go.

I remember complaining about gas going up from $1.80 to $1.90 to $2.00 .... I would be happy to pay that much now.

I think gas is the equivalent of $6-$8 in Europe, right?

People here need to cut back on their luxury. Americans definately live out of their means. There was a commercial with a guy talking about his house and his cars and everything he had. "How do I do it?" he asks, driving his riding lawn mower. He replies with a giant, painful grin, "I'm in debt up to my eyeballs."

What bothers me is the fact that we have had the technology to produce fuel efficient vehicles, but have refused to do so. Do we really need a car that goes 1000mph when the speed limit says we can't go over 70mph? I think it was in Iceland that they developed a car that runs on garbage. Your own trash!

Our next president needs to be one who will push the transition from gas to hydrogen fueled cars... hell and make us use the metric system.

[WarxePB]

Originally posted by Drighton
Our next president needs to be one who will push the transition from gas to hydrogen fueled cars... hell and make us use the metric system.

Metric systems pwns the Imperial system, oh yeah!


In any case, on the topic of hurricanes, I think that global warming has something to do with it - it's causing massive climate shifts already. So yeah, we're doomed to die by nature killing us with supervolcanoes and megatwisters and all that good movie stuff.