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Hurricane Katrina a Category 5 Hurricane!

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This would be a good time to commit fraud. I can just imagine these scenarios:

-"Sorry, IRS, those records were destroyed by Katrina . . . "
-"My wife disappeared during the storm--she must have gotten swept away . . . "
-"Pre-existing? No way--the storm caused it," and so on.
 
my parents live in navarre, i wonder how their holding up....

i would never move to florida.... hurricanes are horrible.
 
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
This would be a good time to commit fraud. I can just imagine these scenarios:

-"Sorry, IRS, those records were destroyed by Katrina . . . "
-"My wife disappeared during the storm--she must have gotten swept away . . . "
-"Pre-existing? No way--the storm caused it," and so on.
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you think there are hardware stores left unattended?
I mean this could be a good time to get the 7800GTX you always wanted...

ah... but seriously, I feel for these people, I hope it won't be too bad in the end.
 
Originally posted by: DrCrap
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
This would be a good time to commit fraud. I can just imagine these scenarios:

-"Sorry, IRS, those records were destroyed by Katrina . . . "
-"My wife disappeared during the storm--she must have gotten swept away . . . "
-"Pre-existing? No way--the storm caused it," and so on.
Click to expand...

you think there are hardware stores left unattended?
I mean this could be a good time to get the 7800GTX you always wanted...

ah... but seriously, I feel for these people, I hope it won't be too bad in the end.
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Yeah, but I don't think that's the kind of "water cooling" you really want on the 7800 card 🙂
 
It's now 10:50 (ET) so the main storm (eye-wall)is still about an hour and fifteen minutes from contact with the central city.
Then comes the eye - a temporary calm.
The biggest threat may be still to come . . that time when the storm is exiting, and the winds associated with the eye-wall
change direction, and blow Lake Pontchartrain to the south, and over the retainer dykes
and continue to flood the basin.
That won't happen until after Noon - 1:00 PM local time.
 
Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
It's now 10:50 (ET) so the main storm (eye-wall)is still about an hour and fifteen minutes from contact with the central city.
Then comes the eye - a temporary calm.
The biggest threat may be still to come . . that time when the storm is exiting, and the winds associated with the eye-wall
change direction, and blow Lake Pontchartrain to the south, and over the retainer dykes
and continue to flood the basin.
That won't happen until after Noon - 1:00 PM local time.
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Wow.
 
Originally posted by: DrCrap
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
This would be a good time to commit fraud. I can just imagine these scenarios:

-"Sorry, IRS, those records were destroyed by Katrina . . . "
-"My wife disappeared during the storm--she must have gotten swept away . . . "
-"Pre-existing? No way--the storm caused it," and so on.
Click to expand...

you think there are hardware stores left unattended?
I mean this could be a good time to get the 7800GTX you always wanted...
Click to expand...
Ah, good ol' looting--I forgot! (Funny when you said 'hardware stores,' I thought you meant Lowes or Home Depot)

 
Originally posted by: bamacre
Originally posted by: DrCrap
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
This would be a good time to commit fraud. I can just imagine these scenarios:

-"Sorry, IRS, those records were destroyed by Katrina . . . "
-"My wife disappeared during the storm--she must have gotten swept away . . . "
-"Pre-existing? No way--the storm caused it," and so on.
Click to expand...

you think there are hardware stores left unattended?
I mean this could be a good time to get the 7800GTX you always wanted...

ah... but seriously, I feel for these people, I hope it won't be too bad in the end.
Click to expand...

Yeah, but I don't think that's the kind of "water cooling" you really want on the 7800 card 🙂
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If you dry it out before plugging it in, it'll be fine 🙂
 
Marcus Moore 4 teh win! 😀 You know the hurricane has hit when there's bits of shingle on the floor and a young tree is uprooted.

"This is Marcus Moore.... for WAPT news!"


 
Oh sh*t!!


Posted By: UFGATORDON at 3:01 PM GMT on August 29, 2005.
LA governor says water rising 1 ft per hour in NO. Major breeching of levees


Posted By: Orleans77 at 3:01 PM GMT on August 29, 2005.
also the refinery in NO is sustaining serious damage while the refinery in Baton Rogue is sustaining light to moderate damage...these tow refineries refine 1 million barrels a day of oil into gas...

the offshore terminal where 25% of oil comes into the US is also sustaingin serious damage


Posted By: Orleans77 at 3:03 PM GMT on August 29, 2005.
just talked to my friend...water is coming on to the second floor where he is..hes is panicked...rightfully so..has no roof so has nowhere to go...jesus
 
Originally posted by: conjur
Oh sh*t!!


Posted By: UFGATORDON at 3:01 PM GMT on August 29, 2005.
LA governor says water rising 1 ft per hour in NO. Major breeching of levees


Posted By: Orleans77 at 3:01 PM GMT on August 29, 2005.
also the refinery in NO is sustaining serious damage while the refinery in Baton Rogue is sustaining light to moderate damage...these tow refineries refine 1 million barrels a day of oil into gas...

the offshore terminal where 25% of oil comes into the US is also sustaingin serious damage


Posted By: Orleans77 at 3:03 PM GMT on August 29, 2005.
just talked to my friend...water is coming on to the second floor where he is..hes is panicked...rightfully so..has no roof so has nowhere to go...jesus
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fvck...i'm about to go out to get something for breakfast, gas was 2.45/gal yesterday when i filled my cars...i'll report back with the new price when i get back

and holy crap, that's gotta be a hell of an experience...if i made it through something like that, i would definitley look at my life a bit differently afterwards
 
NOLA.com is reporting a building collapse downtown...water rising in Lakeview (where my parents' house is), with water up to porch level (not bad...yet).
 
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