How does this happen to a highway? I don't get it.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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.
le nubian - Aug 30, 2005 11:56:25 am PDT #2666 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2005 11:58:14 am PDT #2667 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
For lighter side of disaster, Go Fug Yourself has the VMA Fugs up.
dw - Aug 30, 2005 11:58:43 am PDT #2668 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
I wonder if any progress has been made on closing the breaches.
The Corps of Engineers and the National Guard are trying to come up with a plan that will plug the holes effectively. They're saying that it may not be until tonight before they can start.
WWL is saying "hundreds" of looters -- but the police can't do anything because they're too bust rescuing people and the police cars are low on gas. Also, the jails are inoperable.
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2005 11:58:54 am PDT #2669 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How does this happen to a highway? I don't get it.
Well, my guess is the roadbed of the highway is only "loosely" attached to the supports in order to allow for expansion and contraction of the roadway due to temperature changes.
sarameg - Aug 30, 2005 11:59:26 am PDT #2670 of 10002
Same think happened to the Escambia bridge during Ivan. Waves and wind basically shoved sections of roadbed (they're just plunked down, I think) off their piers.
Yay, Stephanie!
le nubian - Aug 30, 2005 12:00:49 pm PDT #2671 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
wow. I had never seen that before. Thank you both for your explanations.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2005 12:01:15 pm PDT #2672 of 10002
What is even happening?
You know, I am usually completely appalled by looting, but I can sort of understand it in such an utter disaster. Some people are opportunists, but some are probably just panicked. Everything's a wash. I can't see the cops bothering about it, except and unless when it's otherwise hindering emergency response.
askye - Aug 30, 2005 12:02:17 pm PDT #2673 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
There was a vendor in here today who was an utter ass about New Orleans. He said that those who stayed were fools who shouldn't be upset about what happened to them, because what did they expect?
I tried to explain that some people couldn't evacuate -- they didn't have cars or money or were sick or had children and no cars or money or whatever. His response? They could walk.
Then he launched into one of those, I'm old and we walked everywhere barefoot because no one could afford shoes or cars or even a mule.
I refrained from throttling him and yelling "Where would they walk to! What about when Katrina hit! Dumbass1"
Theodosia - Aug 30, 2005 12:03:53 pm PDT #2674 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Yay, Stephanie!
I've been watching Battle of the Network Reality Stars on Bravo, which is oddly fascinating actually. Richard ( Survivor ) Hatch won the Simon Says competition, which seems to be cosmically correct to me.
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2005 12:05:14 pm PDT #2675 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
I don't mind so much the looting food & diapers--but jewelry? Blue jeans? These people could be helping others, or doing SOMETHING productive--like staying out of harm's way and NOT wading in toxic waste water stealing things that are not theirs--and totally useless besides.