Jayne is a girl's name.

River ,'Trash'


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.


Jessica - Sep 01, 2005 7:08:29 am PDT #3526 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Canadian agencies are saying that foreign aid is probably not being permitted into Louisiana and Mississippi because of "mass confusion" at the U.S. federal level

So what they're saying is we'd be CRAZY not to accept their help? Sounds about right to me...


Ginger - Sep 01, 2005 7:09:58 am PDT #3527 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Howell Raines on New Orleans and the Bush administration's response: [link]


Fred Pete - Sep 01, 2005 7:10:12 am PDT #3528 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

That said, blankets have a lot of uses. People in shock need them. They can be torn and used as substitutes for bandages, slings, tourniquets, ropes, etc. They can be used to carry stuff. People need something to lie on. They can be strung up for a modicum of privacy. I can see blankets right there after water, anti-biotics, and food.

OK, that's fair. Though even better for definitions of "blankets" that include bedsheets.

If there is land there when the waters receed, people will build. Better to help them rebuild and do it properly.

Not to mention, NOLA is a major port. In practical terms, it will be necessary either to rebuild NOLA (at minimum, to get its port facilities back to where they were, plus necessary supporting infrastructure), or to find a new port/increase the capacity of existing ports to take up the slack. Unless we want the U.S. to become more self-sufficient/less dependent on imports, which would have its upside but doesn't appear likely in today's zeitgeist.


bon bon - Sep 01, 2005 7:10:18 am PDT #3529 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

10:34 A.M. - Hoss: Stories of armed, roving gangs going around town looting every business they come across have been overexaggerated by the national media.

Again, not surprised. There have been a lot of unverifiable rumors.


§ ita § - Sep 01, 2005 7:11:36 am PDT #3530 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's New Orleans. You have to put it back.

On the other hand -- it's New Orleans. You can't really put it back.

Hey, will it be Newer Orleans? Newer But Not Improved Orleans?


tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 7:12:57 am PDT #3531 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.

New Orleans Lite?


Sue - Sep 01, 2005 7:13:06 am PDT #3532 of 10002
hip deep in pie

Canadian agencies are saying that foreign aid is probably not being permitted into Louisiana and Mississippi because of "mass confusion" at the U.S. federal level

I know on the news this morning, there's been offers of help made from many levels of Gov't, but they have to wait until help is asked for.


juliana - Sep 01, 2005 7:14:03 am PDT #3533 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I Can't Believe It's Not New Orleans?


Hayden - Sep 01, 2005 7:14:03 am PDT #3534 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

That guy in Galactic is Howell Raines's son? Wow. I crashed with those guys (they had a different name then) back around New Year's 1995 for almost a solid week.


Sue - Sep 01, 2005 7:14:27 am PDT #3535 of 10002
hip deep in pie

Upper West Orleans?