NBC just had a photographer on at the convention center -- I saw the people right there on my tv. He said three people had died just when he was there. I guess he was there a few days ago, they aired footage, but no supplies (like, say, water) were delivered until yesterday. He brought Harry Connick, Jr., there too -- he's describing going through with Connick and with the only guy who apparently seems to be in charge there, who he described as "if you want to get sterotypical," looking like a looter. Which I assume to mean young and black.
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Jesse - Sep 02, 2005 5:04:28 am PDT #4028 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 5:05:44 am PDT #4029 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.
I heard that and my jaw just dropped. How could he not know?
He had no reports that arrived through "official channels"?
These are bureaucracies. God forbid they should have to improvise a response to a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Jesse - Sep 02, 2005 5:09:41 am PDT #4030 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, and not for nothing, but I heard someone this morning making an excellent point, but now I forget who -- weren't we supposed to be spending the past four years preparing for a catastrophic event?
§ ita § - Sep 02, 2005 5:11:51 am PDT #4031 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is this the satellite picture whose authenticity bon was wondering about? Or was it this (real one)?
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 5:12:39 am PDT #4032 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.
No.
eta: and on ita's edit, yes.
Hang on - lemme find it....
brenda m - Sep 02, 2005 5:13:35 am PDT #4033 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It was the real one, or one like it. And note that even the "false" picture is a real hurricane pic, not someone's photoshop baby. It's just not Katrina.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 5:14:22 am PDT #4034 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.
Here: [link]
![[link]](http://www.anthonymontalbano.com/Katrina1615z-050829-1kg12.jpg){kind=link}
IIRC someone else figured out where this actually came from....
eta: nebber mind. We're good.
§ ita § - Sep 02, 2005 5:16:03 am PDT #4035 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's unearthly how pretty those are.
Liars.
DXMachina - Sep 02, 2005 5:27:22 am PDT #4036 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
"I don't know if it's the Governor's problem, or the President's problem, but somebody needs to get their ass on the plane, and do something."
I watched some of Anderson Cooper interviewing Sen. Landrieu on CNN last night, and he was berating her about the fact that the politicians seem to be spending more time patting each other on the back than actually doing anything useful. He was still irate later reporting on Larry King's show.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 02, 2005 5:29:21 am PDT #4037 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
-t, so glad to see you. And so sorry. But happy to know that you are safe.
President Bush said on GMA last night that other countries have offered, but the country could deal with this by themselves.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
No, we can't. WE AREN'T. There is no dealing. In related news, I am touch typing as I have suddenly gone BLIND WITH RAGE.
I am very happy to have Natter to talk about this stuff and get links to things. I would go mad without it. Which I can't afford, now, seeing that I am currently BLIND WITH RAGE.