"Ken Davey" > wrote in message
...
>
> Being six feet below sea level doesn't bode well for the 'big easy'.
> If they (the authorities) have their collective 'scat' together they
> should be opening the flood gates on the dikes now.
> I wish them luck!

NOLA has pumps that move water into Lake Pontchartrain during periods of
heavy rain. If the lake empties into the city, the pumps will be
underwater, and it's estimated that it will take about six months to
drain the city...

"MareCat" > wrote in message
.. .
> "Ken Davey" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Being six feet below sea level doesn't bode well for the 'big easy'.
>> If they (the authorities) have their collective 'scat' together they
>> should be opening the flood gates on the dikes now.
>> I wish them luck!
>
> NOLA has pumps that move water into Lake Pontchartrain during periods of
> heavy rain. If the lake empties into the city, the pumps will be
> underwater, and it's estimated that it will take about six months to drain
> the city...

I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that they are
'safe'.
I surely wouldn't.
Dee Dee

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>
> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that they are
> 'safe'.
> I surely wouldn't.
> Dee Dee

Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4, nothing
is truly safe.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>>
>> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
>> they are 'safe'.
>> I surely wouldn't.
>> Dee Dee
>
> Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
> nothing is truly safe.

It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you remember
those.

jmcquown wrote:
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
> >> they are 'safe'.
> >> I surely wouldn't.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
> > nothing is truly safe.
>
> It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you remember
> those.

It's a Cat 4 at 145 mph winds. Borderline Cat 5 - 150 is cat 5.

Sandi

Sandi wrote:

>
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> > "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>> >>
>> >> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
>> >> they are 'safe'.
>> >> I surely wouldn't.
>> >> Dee Dee
>> >
>> > Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat
>> > 4, nothing is truly safe.
>>
>> It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you
>> remember those.
>
> It's a Cat 4 at 145 mph winds. Borderline Cat 5 - 150 is cat 5.
>
> Sandi


It's projected path for the next few days is also scary.

--
Andy
http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h

Sandi wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
>>>> they are 'safe'.
>>>> I surely wouldn't.
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>> Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
>>> nothing is truly safe.
>>
>> It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you
>> remember those.
>
> It's a Cat 4 at 145 mph winds. Borderline Cat 5 - 150 is cat 5.
>
> Sandi

Yesterday it was a Cat 5 with 175 mph winds.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Sandi wrote:
>
>>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>>>I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
>>>>>they are 'safe'.
>>>>> I surely wouldn't.
>>>>>Dee Dee
>>>>
>>>>Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
>>>>nothing is truly safe.
>>>
>>>It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you
>>>remember those.
>>
>>It's a Cat 4 at 145 mph winds. Borderline Cat 5 - 150 is cat 5.
>>
>>Sandi
>
>
> Yesterday it was a Cat 5 with 175 mph winds.
>
> Jill
>
>

The operative word was "yesterday." Has little to do with early this am.


jim

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:48:21 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
> >> they are 'safe'.
> >> I surely wouldn't.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
> > nothing is truly safe.
>
> It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you remember
> those.
>
I don't remember those being as bad.

On Wed 31 Aug 2005 09:53:40p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:48:21 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> > "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>> >>
>> >> I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that
>> >> they are 'safe'.
>> >> I surely wouldn't.
>> >> Dee Dee
>> >
>> > Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
>> > nothing is truly safe.
>>
>> It's a Cat 5. They are comparing it to Andrew and Camille, if you
>> remember those.
>>
> I don't remember those being as bad.

When it hit NO, it was only a Cat 4, but for some reason the damage is
actually far worse.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
> >
> > I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that they
are
> > 'safe'.
> > I surely wouldn't.
> > Dee Dee
>
> Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
nothing
> is truly safe.
>
>

The irony of the whole thing would be if the stadium that they're using as a
shelter, would blow over.

kili

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >
> > "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
> > >
> > > I don't understand why people who are staying in hotels feel that they
> are
> > > 'safe'.
> > > I surely wouldn't.
> > > Dee Dee
> >
> > Safer than a frame built house or trailer perhaps, but with a Cat 4,
> nothing
> > is truly safe.
> >
> >
>
> The irony of the whole thing would be if the stadium that they're using as a
> shelter, would blow over.
>
> kili

The Superdome hasn't blown over (yet), but leaks have appeared in the
roof.

I was watching CNN this morning while eating breakfast. "Major
structural damage" has appeared in many buildings in New Orleans. In
other words, it might be wise to rethink a Cajun eatathon vacation
scheduled for anytime this fall.

My thoughts are with the folks who live down there and in the predicted
future path of Katrina (which includes a wide swath of the midwest and
Great Lakes states).

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

Cindy Fuller > wrote:

>My thoughts are with the folks who live down there and in the predicted
>future path of Katrina (which includes a wide swath of the midwest and
>Great Lakes states).

And all of that area drains - right past New Orleans. The Big Easy
may not be entirely out of danger for weeks.

D.
--
Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL

MareCat wrote:
> "Ken Davey" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Being six feet below sea level doesn't bode well for the 'big easy'.
>> If they (the authorities) have their collective 'scat' together they
>> should be opening the flood gates on the dikes now.
>> I wish them luck!
>
> NOLA has pumps that move water into Lake Pontchartrain during periods
> of heavy rain. If the lake empties into the city, the pumps will be
> underwater, and it's estimated that it will take about six months to
> drain the city...
My point is that at least there will still be a levee system after. If they
wash out.............

Regardless - it is one hell of a scary thing that is about to happen there!