A writes: “I just talked with [name redacted]. She’s doing fine, but she woke up this morning to no running water. She said the water is rising and people are going crazy, but her building is still dry and safe because the police are living there, etc. However, at this point she is considering leaving, and she’s going to talk with some friends who are still there. She’s getting tired but is still perfectly fine.”
A sad note from my friend, Shannon, who owns a home in Slidell, north of Lake Pontchartrain: “I just found out I lost everything and since I moved out of my house before I [evacuated] and I am not covered.”
Hopeful Quote Of The Day: “If we can clean up after Mardi Gras, we can clean up after this.”
Keep those good thoughts coming, people.
READ THIS BLOG! neworleans.metblogs.com has an outstanding NO elevation graphic (courtesy of the Washington Post of all papers) and some funny-informative takes on what’s going on.
Fox News is saying the entire city will be covered in 15 feet of water. That is simply bullshit. Maybe in small parts of Lakeview or New Orleans East that will be the case, but not anywhere else. If you’re uptown, downtown, bywater, warehouse district.. don’t write off your possessions just yet. It’s still going to suck, bad, but don’t listen to the sensationalist reports of 12 feet of water over the entire city.
Regardless, with no power, running water, sanitation facilities, supplies, groceries, crime control and friends and neighbors for company, even a mildly-flooded city is no place to return to.
I’ve donated to redcross.org, and am very sad that Machelle and so many people are still trapped over there. Superdome folks are being moved to Astrodome. Maybe I will bring blankets and supplies.
Fox News spent most of Tuesday trying to scare people. They had a stranded woman on the line and tried to convince her that she should be terrified. She kept saying she was fine, but they wouldn’t accept that. Like there isn’t enough of a story without adding more fear. Makes me think of Bowling for Columbine.
I just saw pictures from a fire on the corner of Bourbon and Canal and it looks like there is ankle deep water in that area now. Thanks for keeping us up to date. With all the crap journalism going on it’s hard to know what’s real or not unless I see a picture of a place I recognize or hear a report from someone I know.