Well my uncle lives near New Orleans and he cant get back there so hes drivin all the way up to Jersey to stay with us

 

Lets not also forget about the MS Gulf Coast. They actually had the worst part of the hurricane being on the east side of the storm, its just NO got jacked when their levees broke. There are also tens of thousands of people in MS (Biloxi, Gulfport, Waveland) that dont have homes to return to or jobs to go back to also. They estimate that along the MS Gulf Coast the dead will be several hundred[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] I have friends over in Biloxi that I have not talked to since Sunday, all communications are down over there.....thats one of the big reasons why response was intially slow I believe because no one realized how bad it was going to get.

With the looters, like someone mentioned before if they are going after food and water I can understand that and not think to harsh but when they are going after stereos and jewelery they need to be dealt with in the harshest way........and for those who are firing upon rescuers and helicopters we should just let loose some units of Force Recon or Army Rangers and let them have some live fire practice with these sorry excuses of humans[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

Sorry if it seems like Im venting but this storm hit real close to home for us here on the Gulf Coast, again let me ask that we all reach for our wallets and give to the Red Cross or whichever charity your comfortable with, thanks.

Mike

 

Mike, are you right in Mobile and have power?

 

Yes about 1/2 of the Mobile area has power back now, We had lost power Sunday night but we were fortunate enough to get ours back late Wednesday night. There is almost no gas to be found in the Mobile area, as soon as a station get gas a 1-2 mile long line of cars forms and just hours later the pumps will be dry. People are waiting 3-4 hours to try and get gas, ice, and water. We are getting a LOT of people from MS coming over looking for supplies and Mobile is already short on everything so tension is a little high right now with people. We consider ourselves very blessed over here, we could have turned out like Biloxi if the storm had turned a little more eastward.

Mike

 

nice to hear from you dirthead[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Thnx Bing, and its good to the country treating this as a national disaster and not just a Gulf Coast disaster. I truly believe we live in the most compassionate and giving countries in the world, and that we as Americans will get through this and come out stronger then ever.

 

i noticed on some news coverage..... there looks to be like a long bridge. and the whole road deck appeared to be gone... its amazing..... but when you think about it..... all the sewage etc.... that is in the water is going to turn everything moldy and they are probably gonna tear it all down and pile 600 feet of dirt to make it a couple feet above sea level, they should consider that... or get some better levees....

 

This storm hits close to home for me as I have many friends and family in some of the hardest hit areas.
I live a couple hundred miles north of the region and didn't get anywhere near the damage that these folks took.
Most, I have heard from, but some I have not and all I can do at this point is pray that they are safe and escaped the worst part of the storm,... and before it came ashore.

We ran generators, 100 gallons of fuel (a payoff here to get that), oils, and chainsaws down there just today.

TV does a good job of showing how bad it is. Take that picture and spread it across a region 200 miles by 150miles. There's alot more going on than what is going on in New Orleans and Biloxi.
Granted, folks in these areas have lost their homes entirely, but several hundred thousand people elsewhere here have nothing but the roof left.
No power, no food, no phone, no water, and no gasoline to fire the generators. We are headed for Day 6 here.

You wouldn't think there was a major national presence here with the military because the areas are so widespread.
Most are in New Orleans trying to prevent the 2nd US Cival War.

 

Its nice to see the international community support

 

the govt has contracted 3 cruise ships for 6 months from carnival