Things Are Getting Back to Normal in New Orleans
The Orleans Levee Board is the organization responsible for making sure that New Orleans does not flood. To say their job performance has been questioned lately would be to …
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"…and your little dog, too!"
We've all seen the devastation wrought by two major hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, and we've all seen the havoc wreaked on people driven to flee from it. So …
America's dirtiest little secret
With the two hurricanes having thoroughly battered our Gulf Coast, it's now obvious that we can no longer pretend a certain emperor has no clothes. A lot of us …
Hurricane Rita – Open Thread 2
My 18 hour ordeal to get from the Midwest to Virginia, while managing to avoid Houston is finally over, but frankly I'm too tired to retell the tale. Suffice …
The Levee Breach Name Game
For all of you watching the live coverage of the flooding of New Orleans and are puzzled by the name game the anchors are playing with the verbiage there …
New Orleans Officials: No Breach in Levee
I just want to make sure you all get this message loud and clear... All of you who are watching CNN or FOXNews might be under the mistaken impression …
New Orleans Already Flooding
The storm is still miles out and the lower 9th ward of New Orleans is already flooding. As I predicted, the water is just flowing over the repairs like …
Quote of the Day- Clueless Moron Edition
Sadly, I don't have my TiVo or I would get the name of this blathering idiot on FOX News. But the infobabe asks some weather guy how much rain …
Hurricane Rita – Open Thread
Since I'll begin my indirect Rita bugout (by avoiding Houston's chaotic airport) very early tomorrow morning I've opened this post for Rita related discussion. This thread is closed. A …
Signs Of Life In New Orleans – Strippers Return
The entrepreneurial spirit runs strong in the face of disaster. Witness the French Quarter, which knows it's customers.NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - In a sign that things may be returning …