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.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Aug 29, 2005 6:32:32 am PDT #2027 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
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.
Dana - Aug 29, 2005 6:55:32 am PDT #2035 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Unless it's up by the lake.
What I heard is 9th Ward, which my dad describes as "Franklin Avenue to St. Bernard, most of New Orleans East."
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 6:58:18 am PDT #2036 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay, just saw some more live video footage from New Orleans. Streets are flooded, windows blown out, trees are down. But the water level isn't that high yet. It's definitely going to be damaged - it's just not apocalyptic. They showed all the outer layer of the Superdome where it'd peeled off. They're not worried about structural damage in the Dome but the people inside are getting pretty wet.