Too bad he turned into a hipster freak.

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And you, the Criss Angel lovah.

OK, MSNBC says a little different:

At the Superdome, where thousands sought shelter, two holes opened in the roof and rain was leaking in.

And some ~ma for this guy:

Resident Chris Robinson said via cellphone from his home east of downtown that “I’m not doing too good right now.”

“The water’s rising pretty fast,” he added. “I got a hammer and an ax and a crowbar, but I’m holding off on breaking through the roof until the last minute. Tell someone to come get me please. I want to live.”

Okay, so why the fuck did he stay in his house? Oy.

It appears New Orleans will live to fight another day. The eyewall passed to the east of the city, so they didn't get the big winds. And apparently levees are overtopped, but not by much, so the cataclysmic flooding won't happen. The Superdome "membrane" has been torn off, but apparently things are still OK; they're moving people inside the dome.

So, NOLA is fine. Slidell, Blioxi, Gulfport... not so fine.

IIFG?

Wrod.

Everybody to ita's to cuddle!

Orderly line, please!

why the fuck did he stay in his house?

I wonder about that, but it's precisely what my parents would do. It makes sense, but is not sensible.

The eyewall passed to the east of the city, so they didn't get the big winds.

Yeah, but with a storm this size, the winds to the west of the eye are still pretty damn big.

The counterclockwise spin of a hurricane makes the worst damage on its eastern edge, but CNN meteorologist Chad Myers cautioned that "there's not really an easy side of a Category 4 storm" on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

The eyewall passed to the east of the city, so they didn't get the big winds.

Yeah, but with a storm this size, the winds to the west of the eye are still pretty damn big.

I was gonna say -- granted, it sounds like NOLA won't experience the worst-case scenario of direct hit, category 5 storm, but it sure doesn't sound like the city will be "spared," per se.

ita, what kind of storage is your stuff in?

I'm relieved that -t checked in and she and her DH are safely away.

Oh, good. I came over just for that.

But since I'm here - Casper is adorable, and happy birthday to her. Happy birthday to the relevant buffistas as well, and happy lounging to ita.

sorry to post and run, but i've got phone coverage today.

I wonder about that, but it's precisely what my parents would do. It makes sense, but is not sensible.

I don't even think it makes sense when there's a mandatory evac order, because staying not only endangers one's own life, but the lives of any rescue workers unlucky enough to get the assignment to try to rescue the people who refused to evacuate. I say this, feeling pretty certain that my own father would have stayed unless my mother forced his hand, and that he would have spent much of the time on the porch, watching it all.