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- G.Irish - 09-01-2005
Kind of like the tsunami, its just starting to hit home how huge this was. I just donated some scratch, I'm hoping my company gets together a funds matching program too.
- Dragon - 09-01-2005
theguywiththeSi Wrote:and they're trying to help....i'm very dissapointedC'mon Jayray give the guys a break, if they don't hijack that bus they'll have no way to transport that flat screen they looted out of the area. :roll:
I hope the national guard starts shooting back at the people shooting at them. :twisted:
- G.Irish - 09-01-2005
I think this is a very dangerous situation that requires a very large upfront response before it devolves into rioting and violence. The Nat'l Guard and Reserves are going to need to build up immediately to restore order so that the evacuation and relief effort doesn't give way to anarchy. Because once rioting and what-not gets underway its going to be at least twice as difficult to restore order.
- Sijray21 - 09-01-2005
i also like how China sent us a LETTER...not funding of any sort, but a LETTER saying how they felt bad for us (heard this on the radio as i was waking up - helped me to wake up)
I can't believe how large the damage scale this thing is....it is very sad and as soon as i get paid i'll be donating some money to the red cross.
anyone want to go to Mardi Gras this year?
It might be a giant bath party - naked wet b00bies!!
- G.Irish - 09-01-2005
Its going to be interesting to see how the foreign aid picture shapes up. On one hand, we are the richest nation in the world by a good margin so some countries are not going to help because they don't think we need it. On the other hand I think there is going to be some delay in response as other countries start to gain an appreciation for the magnitude of the damage.
Frankly I don't think we can expect much from China since its not like they can offer troops or ships to support the evacuation effort. I'm thinking if we get any support it'll be from the EU countries and Canada. Hopefully we'll accept the offer of help from Venezuela as well.
- Sijray21 - 09-01-2005
actually we are getting some support from Venezuela and the Middle East (believe it or not) in the form of oil barrels. They realize that our refineries in the Gulf have been hit hard and some are left unoperational so our gas prices are going higher due to oil reserves, so they are actually contributing increased oil barrel quantities to help the US keep their reserves at a certain level. I understand that not a lot of nations will probalby not help due to our financial status in the world, but i feel that they should be sympathetic toward our dilemma and realize how large of an issue this is for our country. New Orleans, Gulfport, and Mobile are MAJOR ports for goods coming into this country and now most of them are non-operational (example: Chiquita Banana's major distribution center is in Gulfport, MS that holds about 1/3-1/4 of all thier banana stock, and now that's ruined.) I just hope that this won't affect our economy for too long.
Discalimer: i recieved this information from websites and news broadcasts :p
- G.Irish - 09-01-2005
Satelitte image of New Orleans:
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- JohnC - 09-01-2005
National Guard scanner transcripts (kinda) - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=1647609">http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comment ... nk=1647609</a><!-- m -->
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- Sijray21 - 09-01-2005
G.Irish Wrote:Satelitte image of New Orleans:
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hock:.... 
- Myuki - 09-01-2005
theguywiththeSi Wrote:G.Irish Wrote:Satelitte image of New Orleans:
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- Feersty - 09-01-2005
From LS2.com Wrote:Well last night I was watching the 6pm news when they announced the 17th street canal pumps failed as well as another break in the levee. My house is right off St. Charles Ave. and up to 6pm yesterday is was the only part of the city that was dry. Since the pumps failed and the new break St. Charles Ave. would be under 9ft of water in the next 12-15hrs. My brother and I felt if we wanted to save anything we had to leave NOW. We loaded up flashlights, rope, our medical ID's, both our .45 Glocks, 2 shotguns and rode out. En-route we listened to the radio which broad casted all the news about the looters and what not, in hindsight it was a mistake. My mother didn't want us to go by dad who is a Vietnam vet told to be safe and "shoot to kill" if it ever comes to that.
One the way we had to pass 5-6 checkpoints to allow entry into the city. We stated we were medical personnel who were activated, showed our ID and off we went. On the radio reports were coming in about the officer who was shot in the head, the 2 gunman who opened fired on the NOPD station, and how looters were carjacking cars to get out of the city. This started making my brother nervous and giving seconds thoughts.
Anyway we get to the city and it looks like a freaking war zone. The best visual I can give is the movie "Blackhawk Down" when all the Somalians are rushing the city. They are people EVERYWHERE, they are pissed off, and all have weapons, 2X4's, Axes, and guns. If this wasn't bad enough we are 2 white boys in a truck in a sea several hundred armed pissed off blacks. There wasn't a white person to be found. I couldn't get over the little 8-10yr old kids with weapons, I ever saw one carry a claw hammer!
These people were absolutely nuts rammed trucks(stolen I'm sure) in to jewelry stores stealing items, they were tearing apart Wal-Mart carrying out TV's, Playstations, DVD players, etc. One lady was wheeling out an entire rack of merchandise, not sure what it was but sure wasn't clothes for food. They were all laughing and carrying on like it's freaking Christmas.
We got stuck in traffic when we see the group of guys walking down the street w/ AK-47's, at that point the "pucker factor" kicked in, a couple Glocks and shotguns were no match for that. We haul azz trying to get to Uptown when we see these people chopping down the front door w/ an axe of this $4-5 million dollar mansion on ST. Charles Ave. I was just in total awe because it was so surreal. Making matters worse it's 11pm at night there is no electricity and you really can see anything or anyone until they are right up on you.
Our plan was to be in and out in 30min, this included putting his Harley on the trailer. It would have taken me 5-10min tops to get my stuff, all I wanted was my pictures from college, my clothes/shoes, and my computer tower. Well he got scared saying we are going to get jumped while putting the bike on the trailer. Keep in mind this is the only area in the city that is dry. So just like rats who move to higher ground these people were doing the same. Word must have gotten out that Uptown was dry so there started to be a large influx of people.
Needless to say he wanted to go home rather than take our chances. While it was the smart thing to do I was beyond infuriated w/ him because we made it this far. He just kept saying our lives aren't worth it. So we turned around, our next challenge was getting out of the city while not getting jacked. Reports came out that people were jumping in the back of truck holding the drivers at gunpoint. Traffic started to slow so I just nailed it got out as fast as I could.
Even though he was the voice of reason I'm still pissed. All I have is my life and the clothes on my back. I lost my house(which is now 9ft underwater) ALL my clothes, TV, computer, furniture, and photo albums and videos from childhood and college. What makes this worse is my brother owned the house and I was a tenant and I didn't have renters insurance, hindsight is 20/20.
I also hope everyone of the Fucking looters get Tetanus, E-Coli and F*(KING drown. I'm serious I really hope the all die for what they were doing to the city, killing people, and destroying homes. Never in my life have I ever seen people act live savages, it was truly sicking.
- Feersty - 09-01-2005
- .RJ - 09-01-2005
C'mon now.
- Evan - 09-01-2005
im all about some racial humor, but thats just dumb
- lillitnn92 - 09-01-2005
BLINGMW Wrote:hey good idea! :bow: Do they actually have a program set up for that, or is it just something you hope they do?
not sure yet. let you know when i do.
- lillitnn92 - 09-01-2005
this guy is blogging from his office building in downtown New Orleans. he's been talked about in the media. he never left, went there and has been at it since the begining.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/
- G.Irish - 09-01-2005
Rob I'm glad you thought a fucking demeaning racist caricature was appropriate to lampoon people who are suffering through what will probably be the worst natural disaster in US history. You have now taken the distinction of the most fucked up thing anyone has said or done on this forum.
- Mike - 09-01-2005
fuck... what did he post?
- Sijray21 - 09-01-2005
Mike Wrote:fuck... what did he post?
also wondering what he posted
i'm out for 15 minutes and i miss it...? wtf
- JackoliciousLegs - 09-01-2005
What's important is that he removed it. Once again, we have to be careful on this forum with what we choose to post because we not only represent ourselves, we represent the club as a whole. We can not tolerate any sort of discrimination on this board at any time and especially not a time a time as sad and mournful as this. These insults, although intended as jokes, can be truly hurtful to our members and can misrepresent the vision of this organization.
As you all know, we have received emails from prospective members who have contemplated joining the club but were dissuaded because of the derogatory nature of an unusual number of posts in our forum. None of the moderators want to censor this forum and in a group as small and tightly knit as this, we shouldnÔÇÖt need to. I will just ask all of you to please keep these ideas in mind the next time you post.