I just read that parts of NO are submerged under 5-6 feet of water. Some (all?) of the pumps failed.
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le nubian - Aug 29, 2005 6:29:44 am PDT #2025 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Volans - Aug 29, 2005 6:30:39 am PDT #2026 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Having been in the Superdome, I think I'd stay home too. If I couldn't leave the city.
I've given up on trying to not wear cat hair.
Dana - Aug 29, 2005 6:32:32 am PDT #2027 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Man, the picture on the front page of CNN is killing me.
There's also a slide show at nytimes.com that shows Canal Street with trees torn out.
sumi - Aug 29, 2005 6:34:21 am PDT #2028 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
But this is still the first round, right? Weren't people (experts) more concerned with the storm surge?
Fred Pete - Aug 29, 2005 6:42:31 am PDT #2029 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'd also bet that the suburbs will see worse flooding than NOLA itself.
It's the neutral grounds. The city itself has a lot of grassy areas in the middle of the main streets that'll soak up some of the water. The suburbs (especially in Jefferson Parish to the west) are all concrete -- no ground for the water to soak into.
Steph L. - Aug 29, 2005 6:43:12 am PDT #2030 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dylan's right, I just saw film from the Quarter. It's not submerged. It'll have some damage, but nothing it hasn't dealt with before.
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I just read that parts of NO are submerged under 5-6 feet of water. Some (all?) of the pumps failed.
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Man, the picture on the front page of CNN is killing me.
There's also a slide show at nytimes.com that shows Canal Street with trees torn out.
Interesting x-posts. Sounds like parts of the city are whammied, and parts will be able to cope.
Jesse - Aug 29, 2005 6:45:00 am PDT #2031 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sounds like parts of the city are whammied, and parts will be able to cope.
I'm going to guess when all is said and done, it'll be both all over -- everyplace will be whammied, and every one will cope. The flooding has only just begun, as far as I can tell.
flea - Aug 29, 2005 6:46:20 am PDT #2032 of 10002
information libertarian
Evil earworm begins: "We've only just begun ... to flooooood ..."
Damn you Jesse!
Jesse - Aug 29, 2005 6:46:57 am PDT #2033 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Whoops. Sorry.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 6:53:58 am PDT #2034 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
East side of New Orleans under 5 to 6 feet of water
Oops - that's the Quarter/Marigny side. Unless it's up by the lake.