Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 Well New Orleans is expected to take a near direct hit from this Category 5 hurricane. Storm surge is expected to be 28 ft. The thing to remember is that much of New Orleans is actually below sea-level. This storm is going to beat the hell of that city. Only 3 cat 5 hurricanes have hit the US the last being Andew in the 90's. If you are in New Orleans and reading this what is your problem? Get the hell out of there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keith6601 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 What I don't understand is that the main shelter for people is the Superdome. Didn't the Saints want to move out of there because the building was old and falling apart? That wouldn't be the first place I would stick people if that was the case. A friend of mine is a disaster director for the american red cross. They called him last night while he was on vacation and told him to keep his bag packed when he got home today because he was leaving for NO early this week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 My God, if New Orleans gets flooded, what will become of Girls Gone Wild? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 What I don't understand is that the main shelter for people is the Superdome. Didn't the Saints want to move out of there because the building was old and falling apart? That wouldn't be the first place I would stick people if that was the case. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would just decide to get the heck out of Dodge and head for Oklahoma or Kansas. The Superdome is going to get rocked and no longer be so super. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheesalaIsGood 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 This sucks. I have friends down there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 I hate to sound assholish, but it's about time one of these storms missed us. Good luck New Orleans people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 It it times like this that I enjoy living in North Dakota. Never have to worry about Hurricanes and crap. Sure we get some cold weather every once in a while but it beats having your possessions destroyed every couple of years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest *KNK* Report post Posted August 28, 2005 It it times like this that I enjoy living in North Dakota. Never have to worry about Hurricanes and crap. Sure we get some cold weather every once in a while but it beats having your possessions destroyed every couple of years. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's North Datoka... I would surf in a hurricane before I live in North Datoka. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 Hurricane's are natures way of cleaning up dirt and it doesn't get too much dirtier then N'Orleans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 God has his way of fucking with every part of the country. In California, its earthquakes. In the northwest, its constant rain. In the north, its blankets of snow. In the midwest, its tornados. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cartman 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2005 I wasn't aware that God controlled weather... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 What I don't understand is that the main shelter for people is the Superdome. Didn't the Saints want to move out of there because the building was old and falling apart? That wouldn't be the first place I would stick people if that was the case. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They're only accepting people with medical problems who need assistance. If you're just a guy in town they'll turn you away and you're fucked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 I wasn't aware that God controlled weather... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> God is the Ultimate Terrorist. Anyway.. This whole thing is pretty freaky, considering that FX fake documentry Oil Storm had a Category 5 Hurricane hitting New Orleans the weekend after labor day 2005, knocking out several oil refineries and the offshore pipeline. Oil prices ended up going over $70 a barrel, leading to gas prices over $4 a gallon just about overnight. Eventually, a bunch of other stuff happened (terrorists take US citizens hostage in Saudi Arabia, they blow up several oil plants over in the middle east, a Tanker explodes in Houston, etc..).. Well... Crude oil futures (CLc1) on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) surged as high as $70.80 a barrel, up $4.67 a barrel, as traders feared lasting damage could further strain an industry that has struggled to keep up with demand for two years. I think whoever was behind Oil Storm should be wondering if they have ESP or something.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruiserKC 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 Watch for gas prices to go up again too. They said of the 5000 oil rigs in the Gulf, Katrina's going to go over about half of them. Many of them weren't reinforced apparently they had just enough time to get the men and the beer off and get the hell out of there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 "Walking on sunshine..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 I wasn't aware that God controlled weather... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> God is the Ultimate Terrorist. Anyway.. This whole thing is pretty freaky, considering that FX fake documentry Oil Storm had a Category 5 Hurricane hitting New Orleans the weekend after labor day 2005, knocking out several oil refineries and the offshore pipeline. Oil prices ended up going over $70 a barrel, leading to gas prices over $4 a gallon just about overnight. Eventually, a bunch of other stuff happened (terrorists take US citizens hostage in Saudi Arabia, they blow up several oil plants over in the middle east, a Tanker explodes in Houston, etc..).. Well... Crude oil futures (CLc1) on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) surged as high as $70.80 a barrel, up $4.67 a barrel, as traders feared lasting damage could further strain an industry that has struggled to keep up with demand for two years. I think whoever was behind Oil Storm should be wondering if they have ESP or something.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Frankly, a lot of the events in Oil Storm aren't exactly unlikely... The *timing* of all those events, though, is. (For example, a *LOT* of Category 3 and 4 storms have been heading straight for New Orleans since 1998 only to take a last-second turn and/or lose a lot of power right at landfall) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 "Walking on sunshine..." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Damn you for beating me to that joke. Damn you to hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 And there is the most unpopular wrestler in the south right now... This thing looks to be quite the storm. We have a tropical storm watch where I live... I LIVE IN WEST TENNESSEE FOR GOD SAKES. And this thing doesn't look like it's gonna lose a lot of power fast. This looks to be the Andrew or Camile of our generation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 And there is the most unpopular wrestler in the south right now... This thing looks to be quite the storm. We have a tropical storm watch where I live... I LIVE IN WEST TENNESSEE FOR GOD SAKES. And this thing doesn't look like it's gonna lose a lot of power fast. This looks to be the Andrew or Camile of our generation. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sat through Andrew, cleaned up afterwards, got the T-shirt. This motherfucker, barring a major change soon, is going to make the Louisiana damage done by Andrew look like a nice Summer shower. The big question is going to be whether the Worst Case Scenario everyone had been thinking of for New Orleans over the past 40 years comes to pass and, if so, how long it takes for them to recover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest *KNK* Report post Posted August 29, 2005 I still hate how Hurricane's have names like Andrew and Katrina. Hurricane's are supposed to be scary, who fears Katrina? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 My high school sweetheart's name was Katrina (almost got married, but she cheated on me), so all of this can't help but make me think of her. They also seem to have a lot in common, seeing how they both continue to gain mass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 Reminds me of an old joke... "Why are storms named after women? Because, once they're gone, they've taken your house, your money, your car, and your dog." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted August 29, 2005 I hate to sound assholish, but it's about time one of these storms missed us. Good luck New Orleans people. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I could've sworn that Katrina passed right over Ft. Myers as well, but then I remembered that it went south after it made landfall in Ft. Lauderdale.. and the eye actually went RIGHT over my neighborhood, so I already felt Katrina's wrath here in West Miami (most of the pictures and video of people cleaning up after the storm in South Florida are around my neighborhood- which is a bit freaky since we made it through last year's hurricane barrage completely unscatched, maybe a few snapped branches here and there). Weird is how it actually got STRONGER after making landfall, Katrina was just barely a hurricane when it made landfall and only got stronger and stronger.. by the time the eye came through my neighborhood, it was kicking up to 90+MPH, almost a Category 2, I never could have imagined it would have grown so big and powerful... Our little Katrina's all grown up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 It was cloudy and rainy most of the day on friday. That's the only thing we got from Katrina. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 If, God forbid IF, something was to happen to the Super Dome, not only would it be horrible just because of how many people could be killed, but it could also hurt other aspects of our country. While watching TV today, I saw mostly white athorities getting all of the people to go in there, and the vast majority of them were African American. I'm sure there are people out there who would take issue with that, and try to make something of it which most certainly isn't the case. I found it amusing that they kept saying that winds could be 160+ in the area, then went on to make the point that people shouldn't worry because the dome was tested to be able to take 130 winds. I was listening to some radio show on AM last night, and they said that there was a movie on Sci-Fi that aired in July, or somewhere back then fairly recently, and the first part of it was about a hurricane that hit the same area as this one, causing the price of oil to hit $70+...and then went on to show other horrible things happening. Did any of you catch that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 CNN Article Apparently, after the storm, citizens of NOLA will need to worry about fire ants, floating gas tanks and dead bodies, and toxic chemical waste seeping into the water. FIRE ANTS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eclipse 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 New Orleans is gonna be DEVASTATED by this storm. I guess after ALL THE SINNING there, this is God's revenge. But seriously, enough jokes about this. The flooding is gonna DESTROY everything in sight. Also, those gas prices are gonna go UP even further. Remember Hurricane Ivan's effects on gas prices? Those effects haven't worn off. Here in NJ, gas is around the 2.70-2.90 a gallon, and I heard on a random news segment on MSNBC that gas prices could go up to 4.00 a gallon.... I watched that video report on the Worse Case Scenario...wow...it really was a downer... If the floodwaters are high, it would take up to 6 months to fully drain New Orleans. Then, they would have to re-evaluate the buildings structures, since they would have been sitting in water so long.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 New Orleans is gonna be DEVASTATED by this storm. I guess after ALL THE SINNING there, this is God's revenge. But seriously, enough jokes about this. The flooding is gonna DESTROY everything in sight. Also, those gas prices are gonna go UP even further. Remember Hurricane Ivan's effects on gas prices? Those effects haven't worn off. Here in NJ, gas is around the 2.70-2.90 a gallon, and I heard on a random news segment on MSNBC that gas prices could go up to 4.00 a gallon.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It depends what plants are shut down and for how long, and how many wells are wiped out. http://www.lmoga.com/reflist.htm Most of the refinery capacity is in Baton Rouge / Port Allen (in West Baton Rouge Parish) and Lake Charles. The only directly affected refineries are in Meraux and Chalmette, both in St. Bernard Parish, which is southeast of New Orleans and will probably get hit hard. I'm not positive but I think that Garyville, Convent, and Norco are in the corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, towards La Place, and are not going to be hit as hard as New Orleans will. The bigger damage will be the loss of domestic oil from the platforms in the Gulf that couldn't be dismantled in time. Considering that New Orleans would be the logical jump-off point for any operations to fix those platforms, that might be a major concern for any operation to get them up and running again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 I would just decide to get the heck out of Dodge and head for Oklahoma or Kansas. The Superdome is going to get rocked and no longer be so super. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That'd imply that the Saints were super. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fartsauce 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2005 if anyone just seen cnn, the weather guy just completely flipped on the chick in the studio. Priceless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
