[Hello from Iraq]

Godspeed Rob

[House Speaker: Why rebuild New Orleans?]

but there may be some in the hills of Mississippi squealing like a pig...

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Yep, just a bit east of of the Big Easy ya reckon'.

[Looting]

Most Americans believe we are better than everyone else.  Are we sure?

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Many may believe it, but when nobody has food, water, a house or much else, then there is only the primal equality of shared circumstance.

[House Speaker: Why rebuild New Orleans?]

Good point. I was going to add fags, but that's probably covered under democrats.

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there is that log cabin group, but I doubt they would be in New Orleans.

[Tragically Hip]

I saw on CNN that that song will not be played in Canada until this is over.

[Bush blew a great opportunity to be a true leader]

I didn't take the time to read this thread, but would just like to say that the

Bush twins should be driving a speedboat down the mississippi to save refugees......either that, or they should be parachuting in with water.

[What Happens To New Orleans?]

I don't know how to even phrase this question because of the shear magnitude, but here goes...

 

What happens to New Orleans?

 

Right now, the city is dead. The 1.3 million people of Greater New Orleans have left  or are being evacuated and won't be back for months. Thousands of companies are now non-operational. This is such a social-economic disorder that can't be described because it has never happened.

 

The people will move on. My guess since people can't live there for months, they will move to another city, get a job and start over. They'll only come back to N.O. to get their insurance check.

 

What happens to the businesses? They have to go on right?

 

And for the physical structures? It's my belief that most if not all will have to be leveled once the water is gone. Are they better off just leveling the city, filling it in with dirt and raising it above sea level so they can rebuild?

 

So many questions and I can't figure out where to even go.

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This is an environmental disaster. Sludge, debris, heavy metals, toxins, etc. are probably going to make the Love Canal clean-up look like a picnic in comparison.

[[OT] Shepard Smith is a fuggin' idiot!]

I don't need a pretty face. Bring back Irv Weinstein. He might have been a star on 24 hour cable news.

[Bowflex?]

Yeah, its probably healthy for you, but if you would rather eat pizza, play

poker, and drink beer that might be money well spent too

[Rumor Mill Says]

He does have a Superbowl ring however.

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so does Putin.

[Gas Prices...]

I paid $2.85 this morning 60 miles south of Buffalo.

Just over $40 to fill a 14.5 gallon tank.

 

Highest on TSW wins all of our sympathy.

 

 

Edit: don't know how I missed this thread, sorry guys.

[The Official Katrina Aftermath Thread]

Who said anything about sticking anyone's head in the sand?

 

The point I keep trying to make (unsuccesfully, I guess) is that in a muliti-trillion dollar economy like the U.S., as bad as things seem right now, the OVERALL impact is still relatively small.  The economy can absorb this if we don't get some kind of collective panic attack due to CNN/Fox overload.

 

The issue appears to be too polarizing/emotional right now (understandable).  But the impact/implications will become clearer in the next few days.

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I guess I see what your trying to say: the economic trauma won't reach the scale of 9-11. That remains to be seen, but, I think in terms of a national story, the scale of this has already caused an economic dislocation for 500,000 to 1,000,000 people that are refugees. That may not change macroeconomic fundamentals, but that aint chump change either. What other event has made upward of 1M people homeless and possibly unemployed overnight?

 

You might be right, the rest of us emotionally raw and unempathetic to a macro economic\historical assessment right about now. (you could at least concede national in scale and I'll go away )

[The Official Katrina Aftermath Thread]

On 9/11, we were attacked on U.S. soil for the first time by an agressor power.  That WAS a national event.  A natural disaster to one part of the country has much less national significance ("big picture"). 

 

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Are you sure you want to stick with this assesment?

Maybe I am missing something, but if the military is mobilized, parts of five states are emergency regions,

the president flies over, the congress puts together a relief package,

the economy is influenced and markets spike, and thousands of

americans are dead, what exactly qualifies as a national event?

[$BILLIONS lost in the south]

The correct point is made that all modern theocracies are Islamic.

In fact, they even have a league of self-professed Islamic countries.

 

 

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You did see I wrote Bhutan, I thought that was a good double jeopardy answer.

[$BILLIONS lost in the south]

Lack of compassion from the Islamic world.....yeah

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If the Islamic world was to demonstrate compassion,

what kind of demonstration would satisfy you?

[$BILLIONS lost in the south]

Bhutan.

[$BILLIONS lost in the south]

Vatican?

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That and Utah!

[After 10 seasons now... Has the 2 point conversion]

It's good, but I want to see the goalpost back on the goal-line. Has moving it back to the endline really enhanced our enjoyment of the game? You could use it as a nice pick, or drive a defender into that sucker.

[The Official Katrina Aftermath Thread]

If 80% is the estimate of people that evacuated, my

Catholic math estimates that 96,000 people stayed for

one reason or another.

[$BILLIONS lost in the south]

How did you find the list of the countries offering help? I can't find it with google.

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Usually the offers for aid in disasters are pretty prefunctory, they are offered through the ambassadors, but in the case of the US, I imagine they will be declined with thanks. Hardly newsworthy.

[The 'Artificial Womb', once science fiction]

I'm still waiting for the first human consciousness.

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I think I found it! No, wait............. it was just some guy asking for

directions, but i'll keep waiting too.

[The Official Katrina Aftermath Thread]

you mean Led Zeppelins ?

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Well, I guess Plant and Page could do a benefit, but they aren't German, are they?

[Great Moments in TV News]

I got slight chuckle out of all the morning women newscasters this morning contorting their faces as not to smile. The smile thing is just reflex, they look awful trying to put on serious faces.

[The Official Katrina Aftermath Thread]

Don't know what they can send.  They don't have much of an amphibious capability.

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Do they still have Zepplins?

[(LAMP)For all you intenational travellers]

what is the best(cheapest airport) to fly in and out of for a trip to italy, it is not out of the question taking a train to final destination.  Also what is the cheapest time of year to visit and still be able to enjoy temperate weather conditions(ie no snow)

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if you mean from the US, I had good prices last year on US air out of Philly.

Oct/Nov is not so crowded and you should be able to get by with a light jacket in the mornings.