Having been through many Typhoons and a few hurricanes I do not believe that
NO will be dry for many months. That levee break is not likely to get
repaired until the water on both sides is about equal so that the flow
slows. There are now reported to be 4 breaks, all of which will increase in
size till the flow slows. Power is unlikely to be restored for 6 months.
It will come in small increments to selected areas. I do hope I am wrong.
I remember going with out power in 1976 for 3 months. Power is not much of
an issue, it's the water you need for every day living that makes life
miserable in a heavily inhabited area. Drinking water you can usually get.
Living in a home with no water nor any way to flush a toilet is hell when
you are living in a city environment. That area needs to be evacuated and
all moved to a suitable location with facilities. Violent actions are not
far off under present living conditions. People are just happy to be alive
for a few days but then the discomfort begins to drive emotions and it goes
downhill from there.
Pray for a speedy recovery and god bless all involved.
Ken
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> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:38:35 GMT, "IMKen" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Talk about a sicko. You are tops in that class.
>>
>>Ken
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>>> At the risk of being crass...is anyone really surprised this happened.
>>>
>>> Leviticus fortells the fate of the wicked. If you are going to have
>>> your French Quarter and your San Francisco then you'll have your floods
>>> and earthquakes.
>>>
>
> They're now saying it is the worst devastation, especially long-term,
> of any hurricane in U.S. history, with much if not most of New Orleans
> uninhabitale for a month or more and some electricity not to be
> restored for almost two months. Perhaps I'm having a mental lapse, but
> what would come even close to a hurricane? Have any blizzards or
> earthquakes come close? Would seem to make this the worst natural
> disaster in the U.S. ever.
>
> Certainly puts the destruction of our wall-to-wall carpet by the
> Scotties in perspective...
>
> Curtis L. Russell
> Odenton, MD (USA)
> Just someone on two wheels...