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Gustav already being called Katrina II
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October
User ID: 427959
8/27/2008 6:27 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
New Orleans TV station web site. This is the best one I know of down there.
[ link to www.wwltv.com]
Thanks, mopar...excellent link!! 
October...New Orleans forums at nola.com
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October
User ID: 427959
8/27/2008 6:29 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
I am already hearing it today, the media outlets are calling this Katrina II. Models are pointing to New Orleans as a possible direct hit or Mobile Alabama hit early this Monday. Most media outlets will abandon Minneapolis/St. Paul for NO what will the Reps do?
I live in Mobile btw.Police are issuing 8 o clock curfew for all projects,preparing for Martial Law.I might stay but if it gets bad i'll leave,me and my crew already got batteries and camaras galore,working on backup food and cutting plywood.Someones in the target range.
We're all in the target range right now.
Good luck to you and your crew.
Be safe... Quoting: Beingsouthern
Indeed!  for yall!
Be wise, be well, be safe.. ;) |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 464327
8/27/2008 6:43 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
very slim chance it will hit orleans. Katrina was a freak occurrence.
good chance this will go west towards mexico from all the data |
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Leo****
User ID: 89830
8/27/2008 6:53 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Incidentally, [Carl] Gustav is also the the name of an RPG that has been quite a success world wide. [link to world.guns.ru]
I've been shooting a little with those when I was serving, great fun.
So it is a name with quite powerful connotations... remember Sweden was a superpower once upon a time and there was many Gustavs among those kings back then.
Seriously though: we left that business centuries ago. Pretty harmless nowadays so why name potentially dreadful hurricanes after Swedish kings. I would rather like to have a more common-sounding American name like Zbigniew on this one... well maybe not.
Keep safe my friends. This is nothing to joke about. I wish you continue keeping your heads cool and hope the forecasts are greatly exaggerated. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 475356
8/27/2008 6:53 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
I bet if told to evacuate people will LISTEN this time! Quoting: Sireen-reborn
Don't count on it look at who the audience is...they won't listen this time like they didn't last time. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 271412
8/27/2008 6:59 PM | |
<October> 
User ID: 427959
8/27/2008 7:02 PM
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Quoting: Anonymous Coward 271412
Good link, AC!
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KNOWING is power.
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First you feel it;
THEN you heal it...
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 491003
8/27/2008 7:11 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE SAYING THINGS ALONG THE LINES OF:
"maybe they'll LISTEN to evacuation orders THIS time"
must be ignorant of the facts. Most of the people that lived in the area durning Katrina were low income families.. many without the means or a simply a place to evacuate to. The worst case senario didn't begin to take form until it was pretty much too late.. and what was thought to be the endurable alternative to evacuating for these poor people turned into the unbelievable.
So, if you're all proud of yourselves for stating your opinions, congrats.. you're capable of throwing salt into wounds. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 492209
8/27/2008 7:13 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
This is a good site for maps and lists all kinds of communications sites, including webcams.
[link to www.crownweather.com]
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Hatfield
User ID: 479213
8/27/2008 7:15 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
I'm in Mobile as well and as much as I hate to say it, we are due for a big one. Ivan was heading straight up Mobile Bay and made a turn to the East at the last minute and hit Pensacola. Katrina was also on a collision course with Mobile and made a turn to the west just before the eye made landfall in Waveland MS.
I've developed a passionate love affair with New Orleans over the years, that town seems to bring out the best in me. I would rather Gustav hit Mobile then watch New Orleans take a death blow from another Cat.3 or 4.
As far as leaving, I just don't know yet. I started a new semester at U. South Alabama last week and considering it took 16 hours to travel to Atlanta by car during Ivan, I really don't see the point in leaving.
Headin to Gulf Shores tomorrow after class is over to see how the surf is lookin. Hurricanes are pretty much the only time you can catch a good wave down in these here parts. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 2993
8/27/2008 7:20 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Well, it appears our African-American friends have found yet something
else to be pissed about. A black congresswoman (this would be Sheila
Jackson Lee, of Houston ), reportedly complained that the names of
hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names.
She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture such
as Chamiqua, Tanisha, Woeisha, Shaqueal, and Jamal. I am NOT making this
up!
She would also like the weather reports to be broadcast in 'language'
that street people can understand because one of the problems that
happened in New Orleans was, that black people couldn't understand the
seriousness of the situation, due to the racially biased language of the
weather report.
I guess if the weather person says that the winds are going to blow at
140+ MPH, thats too hard to understand
I can hear it now: A weatherman in New Orleans says...
Wazzup, mutha-fukkas! Hehr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin' fo' yo ass like
Leroy on a crotch rocket! Bitch be a category fo'! So, turn off
dem chitlins, grab yo' chirren, leave yo crib, and head fo' de
nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE shit!
too damned funny |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 492209
8/27/2008 7:20 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE SAYING THINGS ALONG THE LINES OF:
"maybe they'll LISTEN to evacuation orders THIS time"
must be ignorant of the facts. Most of the people that lived in the area durning Katrina were low income families.. many without the means or a simply a place to evacuate to. The worst case senario didn't begin to take form until it was pretty much too late.. and what was thought to be the endurable alternative to evacuating for these poor people turned into the unbelievable.
So, if you're all proud of yourselves for stating your opinions, congrats.. you're capable of throwing salt into wounds. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 491003
That's true. It was said that the winds aren't what destroyed NOLA, but the blown up levees that flooded the place. People just weren't expecting that, so didn't leave. They were sitting ducks. It was a Cat 3 when it hit.
I went through Alicia, a CAT 3. I could take that again, although it is scary to go through. Live 30 miles from Galveston.
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 492209
8/27/2008 7:23 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Well, it appears our African-American friends have found yet something else to be pissed about. A black congresswoman (this would be Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston ), reportedly complained that the names of
hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names.
She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture such as Chamiqua, Tanisha, Woeisha, Shaqueal, and Jamal. I am NOT making this up!
She would also like the weather reports to be broadcast in 'language' that street people can understand because one of the problems that happened in New Orleans was, that black people couldn't understand the seriousness of the situation, due to the racially biased language of the
weather report.
I guess if the weather person says that the winds are going to blow at 140+ MPH, thats too hard to understand.
I can hear it now: A weatherman in New Orleans says...
Wazzup, mutha-fukkas! Hehr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin' fo' yo ass like Leroy on a crotch rocket! Bitch be a category fo'! So, turn off dem chitlins, grab yo' chirren, leave yo crib, and head fo' de nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE shit!
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too damned funny Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2993
My turn! Thanks for the laugh! Had to e-mail that one.
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 492254
8/27/2008 7:24 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Gustav eh!
A nice Russian sounding name.
But I'm sure it must be a coincidence, given the last few weeks.
German I think Quoting: Anonymous Coward 455491
Spanish I think |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 485829
8/27/2008 7:30 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 492019
I didn't know McCain visited New Orleans during Katrina. |
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Leo****
User ID: 89830
8/27/2008 7:31 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
...
Headin to Gulf Shores tomorrow after class is over to see how the surf is lookin. Hurricanes are pretty much the only time you can catch a good wave down in these here parts. Quoting: Hatfield 479213
That's a cool attitude! Keep it up.
I have seen what the "lowly" Andrew did to Florida keys back then, was it 1998 or something, and I was lucky enough to have visited New Orleans before Katrina hit.
I can hardly imagine your insurance costs you have, must be pretty stiff to say the least...
Stay safe!
Best wishes,
/L |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 489455
8/27/2008 7:34 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Interesting thought....
Aren't Kristina and Gustuv both Russian names? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 489455
8/27/2008 7:34 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
err I meant Katrina** |
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himself
User ID: 492240
8/27/2008 7:37 PM
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I'm in Mobile as well and as much as I hate to say it, we are due for a big one. Ivan was heading straight up Mobile Bay and made a turn to the East at the last minute and hit Pensacola. Katrina was also on a collision course with Mobile and made a turn to the west just before the eye made landfall in Waveland MS.
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As far as leaving, I just don't know yet. I started a new semester at U. South Alabama last week and considering it took 16 hours to travel to Atlanta by car during Ivan, I really don't see the point in leaving.
... Quoting: Hatfield 479213
Am also in Mobile right now.
I'd prefer Gustav hit us 'dead on' than go west of us.
Worst of any storm is the east side flooding.
30' Katrina storm surge in Biloxi for example drowned people in attics.
I look at the empty lots that used to be houses and people and know what happened to both. It looked like a field of matchsticks where trees and houses used to be.
Evac from Mobile area flooding...
Tillman's corner is 116' above sea level
We don't even have to leave town.
I go to a house by USA to wait out Ivan, Katrina type big ones, and just go upstairs during the rest.
Drinking grapefruit juice from a USA mug as I type here/btw
USA Jaguars remind me of my alma mater's mascot Nittany Lions |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 492263
8/27/2008 7:44 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
What date did Katrina hit, was it the 29th Of Aug?? |
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<October>
User ID: 427959
8/27/2008 7:44 PM
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THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE SAYING THINGS ALONG THE LINES OF:
"maybe they'll LISTEN to evacuation orders THIS time"
must be ignorant of the facts. Most of the people that lived in the area durning Katrina were low income families.. many without the means or a simply a place to evacuate to. The worst case senario didn't begin to take form until it was pretty much too late.. and what was thought to be the endurable alternative to evacuating for these poor people turned into the unbelievable.
So, if you're all proud of yourselves for stating your opinions, congrats.. you're capable of throwing salt into wounds. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 491003
In some cases, ignorance just isn't an excuse...
AC! 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KNOWING is power.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
First you feel it;
THEN you heal it...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 479213
8/27/2008 7:46 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Am also in Mobile right now.
I'd prefer Gustav hit us 'dead on' than go west of us.
Worst of any storm is the east side flooding.
30' Katrina storm surge in Biloxi for example drowned people in attics.
I look at the empty lots that used to be houses and people and know what happened to both. It looked like a field of matchsticks where trees and houses used to be.
Evac from Mobile area flooding...
Tillman's corner is 116' above sea level
We don't even have to leave town.
I go to a house by USA to wait out Ivan, Katrina type big ones, and just go upstairs during the rest.
Drinking grapefruit juice from a USA mug as I type here/btw
USA Jaguars remind me of my alma mater's mascot Nittany Lions Quoting: himself
Looks like we have a few Mobile folks in this thread.
I'm only about 5 minutes away from USA, which happens to be the highest elevation in Mobile at 211 ft. (right around the Mitchell Center) I'm not worried about the flooding, but rather my house which is now about 30 + years old and not very well constructed. That and the dozen or so pine trees in my neighbors yard which looked like they wanted to snap during the 30 mph winds we got last week from Fay.
Hope you folks stay safe regardless if you decide to haul ass or ride it out. |
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himself
User ID: 492240
8/27/2008 7:54 PM
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So, if you're all proud of yourselves for stating your opinions, congrats.. you're capable of throwing salt into wounds. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 491003
Salt can stop the wound developing into gangrene.
Marine Sgt to me Danang
"We fight, so those who offend us with their every word, have the same freedom, to speak openly, as those we agree with."
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE SAYING THINGS ALONG THE LINES OF:
"maybe they'll LISTEN to evacuation orders THIS time"
must be ignorant of the facts. ... what was thought to be the endurable alternative to evacuating for these poor people turned into the unbelievable. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 491003
That evacuated people would include ... criminals never occurred to city officials.
They thought people would cooperate with survival as a common goal.
Never imagined supplies of food and water would be taken over by thugs, and sold or traded for sex, or that rapes and murders would occur among evacuees.
Naive and racist to not accept the facts and deal with unpleasant truths.
Stupid politicians, who thought, we Americans really all are the same and 'all will behave the same', must have never seen a hip-hop/rap video.
Some people turn life into hell for other people, when given the opportunity. |
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salivation army
User ID: 477059
8/27/2008 8:07 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Gustav eh!
A nice Russian sounding name.
But I'm sure it must be a coincidence, given the last few weeks.
German I think
Spanish I think Quoting: Anonymous Coward 492254
Gustav Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff". This name has been borne by six kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav I Vasa.
well there you go.the swede stampede.will she buckle or will she belch?if it was russian it would head towards georgia i believe(but not really).;( |
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himself
User ID: 492240
8/27/2008 8:27 PM
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Looks like we have a few Mobile folks in this thread. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 479213
Mobile’s Hurricane History
[link to www.wkrg.com]
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Dumarest
User ID: 336915
8/27/2008 8:36 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
Can I see a show of hands for those who would stay
in New Orleans if they knew Gustav was going to hit?
...As opposed to say, an impromptu mini-vacation in
some place like San Antonio?
What happened to Hizzoner, Mayor Nagin? Is he going to set
up another 'command center' in a nice, safe location?
(Last time, it was on the north side of the lake.)
Have they replaced the school buses?
Will Harry Connick Jr. hold another benefit concert after
the water recedes? |
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Beingsouthern
User ID: 113248
8/27/2008 8:37 PM
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What date did Katrina hit, was it the 29th Of Aug?? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 492263
August 29, 2005. |
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Beingsouthern
User ID: 113248
8/27/2008 8:41 PM
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Can I see a show of hands for those who would stay
in New Orleans if they knew Gustav was going to hit?
...As opposed to say, an impromptu mini-vacation in
some place like San Antonio?
What happened to Hizzoner, Mayor Nagin? Is he going to set
up another 'command center' in a nice, safe location?
(Last time, it was on the north side of the lake.)
Have they replaced the school buses?
Will Harry Connick Jr. hold another benefit concert after
the water recedes? Quoting: Dumarest 336915
I would hope that most are leaving ...EXACTLY like they did for Katrina. Thugs and poor stayed behind.
La has a new governor and he's already got everything in place.
Bobby Jindal (Governor)) has also ordered buses that hold 30,000 people as well as air and train.
A simple google search would have told you all of this info. if you'd bothered to browse thru the thread.
Just trying to be an asshole or does that come natural for you? |
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Nailer45
User ID: 492256
8/27/2008 8:43 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
When will the FEMA pigs start taking peoples guns like they did when Katrina hit? |
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Doominator
User ID: 162364
8/27/2008 8:46 PM | | Re: Gustav already being called Katrina II | Quote |
FEMA just announced they've got almost 500 generators to distribute, and blankets and cots. Whoopee! Think maybe they can do a little better than that? |
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