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Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:23 pm ]
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This one looks very bad, and it is heading right at us. My school is cancled for monday, but Danyale's work has not cancled. So we cant evacuate. The roads are too backed up now anyway, if we left now we would be stuck in traffic as the hurricane passes. Hopefully it starts turning north so that Baton Rouge can be on the west side. If we are on the east we are in serious trouble.

Oh, say goodbye to New Orleans.

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http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
Author:  iJasonT [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:48 pm ]
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Just be safe. Screw work on Monday if you need. Keep us posted and let us know when you are out of danger.
Author:  Azzameen85 [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:04 pm ]
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Which direction is it going?

If north then New Orleans is going bye bye.

Doesn't look good.
Author:  bigyak [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:05 pm ]
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Good luck, you two.
Author:  Rocklar [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:11 pm ]
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Yeah, good luck and keep yer head down.
Author:  Master Edward [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:02 pm ]
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Good luck, Cyrus and Danyale.

Be safe,

Edward
Author:  Angelus [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:06 pm ]
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Forget work. Batten down the hatches and be safe you two.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:31 pm ]
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Author:  Master Gui-Jan [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:35 pm ]
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Cyrus Rex wrote:
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Dude! I wish traffic was that light here. 90% of the time both sides of our freeways are as packed as the busier side in your shot. And most of our freeways are 4 or 5 lanes in each direction.

But seriously, where is the nearest shelter?
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:15 pm ]
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That traffic is going about 5 to 10 miles per hour! Most traffic is not allowed to head east or south of here. So the empty lanes are those heading south or east.

We do have something called Contra-Flow. In many places they have all lanes heading out, ie you can drive on the wrong side of the interstate, even south bound lanes have north bound traffic. However in the thick of Baton Rouge and New Orleans they can not do this because of the complexity of the interstate.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:47 pm ]
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Quote:
Urgent Weather Message for Orleans, LA

WWUS74 KLIX 282139
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005


EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.

POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

LAZ038-040-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-290300-
ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-
TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005


http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:laz062


I have been looking for this report for hours now. They read it on the radio, and TV several times, but I could not find the link untill just now!
Author:  Golga Bolg [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:03 pm ]
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Wow, I've never read a warning as specific as that. Be very careful buddy! :shock:
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:06 pm ]
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Yeah.... I heard them read it and I thought it was a hoax. I have never heard any news agency say anything so blunt. They just dont do that kind of thing down here. I looked for hours, and now I found the real press release. BTW the noaa website is crap when you are trying to find this kind of info.


Danyale is very scared. Her employer did not cancel until this evening, but by then it was just about too late to drive north. It would take us 5 or 6 hours to reach my parents house, a drive that would normally take is 1.5-2 hours. The rain is starting to hit us now, and the roads are still moving slow. It is not a good time to be on the road, especially for such a long trip.

If it gets bad we will drive to her old boss’s house. It is a sturdier house, and it is further north. But we will not go there unless Katrina comes right at us. They keep saying it will turn north, but they have been saying that for over 36 hours now. If it dose not turn north soon we will be in real trouble here in Baton Rouge.
Author:  Golga Bolg [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:20 pm ]
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I read something about the Superdome being used as a shelter of last resort. I wanna hear from you after this buddy. Take care.
Author:  Azzameen85 [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:28 pm ]
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Just looked at CNN

Good luck my friend.
Say to Danyale and the kids that I pray for you.

Azz

[EDIT]:

found this
Quote:
President Bush announced Sunday that he had issued disaster declarations for Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of southern Florida which the hurricane hit last week. The declaration for Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida will allow residents there to apply for federal disaster aid.

The president urged anyone in the storm's path "to put their own safety and the safety of their families first by moving to safe ground."


here
Author:  nasiobo [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:28 pm ]
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If you have not left yet .. you should :) My neighor from over there had all her relatives arrive just a short while ago, all 18 of them! We loaned them a couple of our be ds from our sparebedrooms to house them. They left late last evening and arrived today. They loaded everything of importance that really mattered to them .. pets, family pictures, etc .. From the looks of things this could be quite bad. Hope everything goes well with you.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:38 pm ]
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That map shows where Baton Rouge is in relation to New Orleans. I guess there is about 70-80 miles between the two cities or about 1 hour in normal traffic.

Just about all the clear channel radio stations from here to Mobile MS are playing this live feed
Author:  Arindel [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:50 am ]
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Stay Safe.
New Orleans being under sea level can't be good.
Author:  Dragon Fire [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:05 am ]
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wow stay safe cyrus.

Im glad i visited New Orleans couple years ago...
Author:  Angelus [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:15 am ]
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WoW. Scary stuff indeed. Kinda makes me glad I live here in Alberta where generally the worst is chilly, dry winters and the odd tornado warning in the summer months.

Again, be safe Cy & D.
Author:  Golga Bolg [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:30 am ]
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I said Superdome didn't I? Obviously I confused the fact that Cy and D are in Baton Rouge, not New Orleans.

/crosses fingers
Author:  Cetera [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:51 am ]
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I hope you are doing well, Cyrus. Good luck, and I'm definitely praying for you. Stay safe, and let us know as soon as you can your situation.
Author:  Tetran [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:02 am ]
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Hope you guys are doing ok. I've been following the news this morning too. I suspect you're probably without internet and or power at this point. Hope to hear from you both soon.
Author:  iJasonT [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:09 pm ]
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man this is a mess. I hate knowing we have someone in the path of that thing.
Let us know when you can you are alright. All our thoughts are with you guys.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:34 pm ]
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Up until the last hour, weather here in my corner of Baton Rouge has been rainy but uneventful. The towns farther east were hit much harder. Then the towns east of those approaching the Louisiana Mississippi border are really bad off.

In the last hour the winds here where I live have been getting much worse. We are on the far west side of the storm, far away from the eye, but the bands that spin off of the eye are starting to travel right through our area and they are packing some serious wind. I did not loose power yet people in the towns around me have lost power.

I see wind damaged houses around me, and there are tree limbs all over the place. So far the damage is just comedic, I have some vinyl siding that has come loose. The weird thing is all this wind and damage has happened over the last hour… I would have expected much worse this morning, and much less this afternoon.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:51 pm ]
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Glad to hear you're out of the worst of it. I was worried for you guys this weekend when I saw it heading your way. Stay safe and keep us updated!
Author:  iJasonT [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:22 pm ]
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googles home page has a link to direct updates on Katrina. I'm sure they have done this before but I haven't seen them do updates like this as yet.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:35 am ]
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Man, forget about making phone calls, all lines are acting screwy at best. I guess it is the volume but if you can even get a dial tone your calls end with fast busy signals, or number disconnected messages.

Danyale's employer has an emergency phone number to call for work information. She could not get through to that number or anyone else. She started trying at 3PM and eventually gave us when we went to bed. She woke up at 3AM and got through to find out she does not have to be at work. However I got up at 6AM and discovered that the phones are dead again.

It is nothing but an inconvenience for us, but I bet it is maddening for those who suffered more damage. In the information age, lack of communication can drive a man crazy. This phone crap makes me want to resurrect an old idea I had for a small family website/forum. Weird how I can communicate to people in Germany, Ireland, Greenland etc, but not my parents stuck in Gulf Shores AL or my classmates here in town.
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Author:  bigyak [ Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:58 pm ]
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Yeah,

Phone lines have a priority assigned to them - when someone with a higher priority tries to use the line and there are none available, it'll randomly disconnect someone with lower priority. When thousands of highers try to use it, you've seen what happens.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:50 pm ]
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I just got an email from a client of mine down in AL, who we were financing a new home loan for. The email said that she was supposed to be out of her old house on the 6th (next week), and she was going to move into an apartment between then, and the time she found a new house to buy.

The apartment complex that she was moving to is no longer in existence. So there goes that idea. :x
Author:  bigyak [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:56 am ]
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All,

As a first test for how well the new politics/religion board will work, I've split all comments after this point to a new post in The Forum.

The Forum is in a test phase, and will be re-evaluated on whether it should live or die in a few weeks. The rules are:

1) Don't let any spill occur! You can mention what was talked about on The Forum, but you can't talk about what any other member specificly said.

Example:
Allowed - We're talking about the politics behind the Katrina response
Disallowed - Yak said that God is punishing New Orleans because he doesn't like what happens on Mardis Gras.

2) Don't let any emotional spill occur! Get it our of your system on The Forum. If you start flaming people outside of The Forum, you'll be banned from it, and disciplinary actions will be taken.


Some of our.... more vocal... posters have been given access. Master Edward and Romsuiag have volunteered to be the Moderators - PM them if you'd like access. They are allowed to revoke access without warning if they think you've violated rule #1 or #2. THEIR WORD IS LAW.
Author:  Sluggy [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:42 pm ]
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edit: next time I'll learn to read before posting. :mrgreen:
Author:  bigyak [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:48 pm ]
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Sluggy, you want access? Gotta be signed in as a member, first... Do want us to turn on your membership? Send me a PM if so...
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:53 pm ]
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Over the past two weeks I have seen amazing things here in Baton Rouge. My city is pretty much the headquarters of the relief effort for the Louisiana side of things. So it is a kind of hub/launching pad as people come from all over the country to help.

It is calming down now, but over the last few weeks the amount of air traffic over Baton Rouge has been unbelievable. It is as if we are on the front lines of some kind of assault. The helicopter presence has been mind boggling. In the early days of the past two weeks, I saw many blackhawk, and chinook helicopters land on LSU's track and field facility. The Basketball arena adjacent to the track and field complex was turned into a hospital of sorts so I imaging the helicopters was bringing patients in for treatment. In addition, the coast guard has some kind of massive, sleek looking helicopter that lands there too…. It is a real beauty. The airport between where I live and Baton Rouge is full of helicopters unlike ever before.

As I was leaving campus one day I saw a convoy of 20-30 fire trucks from California, then another day I saw probably 40 ambulances from Arkansas. There were a mix of emergency vehicles from Chicago and other places that I assumed were neighbors of Chicago in a convoy that seemed to go on and on and on.

The national guard is both deployed in my city, as well as passing through as they move in on New Orleans. Many of the Guardsmen that are stationed in Baton Rouge are from other states, and despite being plucked from their homes, they have been amazingly friendly.

To those who have helped out across the country, and across the world, I can honestly say I am witnessing amazing signs of that help on a daily basis.
Author:  iJasonT [ Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:01 am ]
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thanks for those words Cyrus. In all of this I think I and maybe even we all had forgotten that at the end of the day it was Americans that steped up to help other Americans.

I know the convoy that left from Chicago left a maybe week ago. They get no extra pay, they only get to go and do what it is they do. They help others when they are needed. I think in my blame for who could have done what and when I missed the fact that people are doing something. Many of whom are doing it becuase then can, not becuase they have to.

I forwarded your post on to another group I am apart of as I think you hit the point spot on.
Author:  Angelus [ Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:09 pm ]
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A local radio station in my home city (Edmonton) put together a drive for listeners to gather teddy bears/ other stuffed animals , bring them to the station, where they were loaded on to moving trucks and personally driven down to Houston to give to children refuges.

I thought it was a touching sentiment and although, yes, maybe food/supplies are needed more, but when its kids giving up their personal loved toys to give to other children, I think its quite remarkable.

I'm not sure exactly how many trucks they filled but I do know it was craziness with people phoning in. I recall hearing one family was bringing a motorhome full of stuff in from their town a good 6 hours away.
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