Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

It's my sincere hope that everyone gets out and survives the storm safe and sound

This may be the only time I'm glad I didn't move to New Orleans

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

The Mayor of Jefferson Parish is cool

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KLIX/0508281550.wwus74.html

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

..DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED


HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

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 WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!

MSZ080>082-282100-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

..INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT


HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

0NSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE AROUND 3 PM AND PERSIST
FOR 24 TO 28 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET AROUND DAYBREAK
MONDAY AND PERSIST FOR 12 TO 15 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!




MSZ068>071-077-282100-
AMITE-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-WALTHALL-WILKINSON-
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

..INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT


HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET BY SUNSET TODAY AND PERSIST
FOR 24 TO 28 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET AROUND DAYBREAK
MONDAY AND PERSIST FOR 11 TO 15 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Damn :(

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Funny thing is I was supposed to have gone down for the weekend with some of the Consumption Junction guys. They all went and I didnt.

I am goddamn glad this content shoot came up!

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Glad to hear your family is out and safe, Mike.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Have been watching the WWLTV feed Mike posted - I would be getting out of there right about now or checking out the neighbourhood if some guy named Noah have been busy...

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Noah is safe in Naples, Fl!

Thanks PD! I am very happy my family and friends are safe. Property can be replaced, buildings can be rebuilt.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Watching Fox News now.. I see thousands of people waiting outside the done. I hope it holds up.. This is horrible.

Billy and Sig - Tighten the reigns and stay safe! My thoughts are with you!

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Wow, take a day off and this little tropical storm has become the mother of all hurricanes. :(

Likewise glad Mike and his people are out, and Matt couldn't get in and Billy's family is ok.

Billy and Sig you take care please!

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

ViVa La Panama......


Glad to hear everyone from here is safe, I hope all goes well.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Just went to CNN. This below sounds like someone writing a Hollywood disaster flic and went ridculously overboard to the unbelievable! It's not though. This is real stuff, sadly. http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/sad.gif


Some 25 feet of standing water is expected in many parts of the city -- almost twice the height of the average home -- and computer models suggest that more than 80 percent of buildings would be badly damaged or destroyed, he said.

Floodwaters from the east will carry toxic waste from the "Industrial Canal" area, nicknamed after the chemical plants there. From the west, floodwaters would flow through the Norco Destrehan Industrial Complex, which includes refineries and chemical plants, said van Heerden, who has studied computer models about the impact of a strong hurricane for four years.

"These chemical plants are going to start flying apart, just as the other buildings do," he predicted. "So, we have the potential for release of benzene, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and so on."

In New Orleans, which lies below sea level, gas and diesel tanks are all located above ground for the same reason that bodies are buried above ground. In the event of a flood, "those tanks will start to float, shear their couplings, and we'll have the release of these rather volatile compounds," van Heerden added.

Because gasoline floats on water, "we could end up with some pretty severe and large -- area-wise -- fires."

"So, we're looking at a bowl full of highly contaminated water with contaminated air flowing around and, literally, very few places for anybody to go where they'll be safe."

He went further.

"So, imagine you're the poor person who decides not to evacuate: Your house will disintegrate around you. The best you'll be able to do is hang on to a light pole, and while you're hanging on, the fire ants from all the mounds -- of which there is two per yard on average -- will clamber up that same pole. And, eventually, the fire ants will win."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/2...day/index.html

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

LOL mcdonalds i will make you a bet. we have more mcdonalds down here than coral gables.
starbucks who needs them we have firdays and chillis :)

actually we have more mcdonalds than N.O. from what i remember I used to go to N.O. a lot :)

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

good luck mike stay safe

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Here's a before shot

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.95...7522&t=h&hl=en

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Some photos from Buff http://www.darklifeimages.com/katrina/index.html

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Wow! Looks a lot better than it could have been though. Any word from Billy and how his house managed? How about your cars?

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Have not heard from Billy.

I have no idea about any of our property/cars.

Entergy claims all power is out, and may take 30-45 days to get power back up.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Damn :(

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

we got REAL lucky, the late E jog sa ved NO, so it nailed biloxi and mobie.. NO got a huge storm, but want destroyed

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Gort, Klaatu Barada Nikto? http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/blink.gif

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Yeah, I was looking at what it did to Biloxi :( My son was there in tech school when Ivan went through and they thought there was going to be a direct hit until the last minute. Mother Nature can be quite surprising! Glad everyone's OK in NOLA.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

First floor of the Beau Rivage is flooded. No idea how the casino barges faired, but they should've just broken loose and floated as needed.

The FFN's are sad at the thought of what probably happened to the buffet.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

there is a lot of repair work to be done. no way back in for a while. argh, this sucks. and it could have been WORSE

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

So what about all the hype & pics that Fox news is airing? Is this just a section of the city, or most of it? They are talking about it being inhabitable now that new water is flowing in. No business, food, or services, etc

Are you on higher ground that was spared & that continues to function? .

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Some governement guy (sorry, dont remember exactly, was a senator or mayor or something) said "This is our tsunami"

I mean, fuck, its a big tragedy for the south and everything, but he has got to be kidding. Get your head out of your ass...

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Yup the ole head in the ass is big in the southern states ( hence why they all voted for bush)

yes, I agree this is a tragedy, but 65 dead hardly compars to the tsunami death toll.

although before anybody gets their panties in a wad, i do not think any death is acceptable without it being considered a tradgedy .

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Another Senator compared 9/11 to the blitz.

It was a disaster and a tradegy but it wasn't happening every night for a couple of years

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

I believe the average death toll in Iraq is around 40 per day...

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Can't be. Last week MikeAI was posting "what war are we fighting?"

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

It not a war...its just the equivelent of a hurricane ,a "Desert Storm" , if you will , happening every day ;-)

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

joesho, put your useless ass to bed. and put your useless partners who bare all expense to bed. you are tied, you are talkng old shit, and you have no idea of what it is like to go through a hurricane and flood. as far as this goes, you can go fcuk yourself. eat shit, do not use the catastrophe in the SE to promote your business.. this would make you the lowest of the low.. a hurricane of this magnatude hits panama and it is GONE GONE GONE. so shove it up your ass.. you should be praying for the people, not harking your chump ass shit in the face of it. be shamed!

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Holy shit , I'm watching the extent of the damage on CNN for the first time today.

OMG!!

1 m homeless.

Vast areas of NO destroyed.

This really is tragic :(

My sincerest best wishes to those with friends and family there.

IO wonder how many decided to ride it out because of the media hype that has surrounded the last 20 storms?

The TV station that cried wolf?

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Ok here we go.....

1 i have been through 5 huricanes
David Puerto Rico
Federico Puerto Rico
Hugo Puerto Rico
Andrew Miami
Georges Puerto Rico
And i can tell you this. blame it on poor consturction. houses in USA are not made for hurricanes and builders have fucked a lot of people up the ass just like what happened in miami. All hurricanes i went through in P.R. never hurt my dad's house (yes i was still not married and young) Andrew we were lucky we were facing south otherwise our appartment in Kendal would have died.

Storm serge there is no way to beat that. Just talking about winds

2. Panama can not get hit by hurricanes because of its position but yes if a hurrricane came through we would be fucked cause they build just as shitty as USA.

3. No we dont want to promote our biz don't know where you got that from. I was the one that commented that things are not what you see on TV (USA TV) they always portray anything outside USA as a jungle and trust me I was wrong when I got here. This is way beyond the fact. I feel sorry for NO and Missippi and Alabama I have been to all those states.

4. the comment is just because you see it on TV and have not visited doesn't mean the place is a shithole.

AGAIN my heart and best wishes goes to everyone. I know what a hurricane is and trust me a lot of the casualties are caused by missinformation and not believing it will come through.

anyone that went through andrew and saw this storm will tell you.
get the fuck out and stay safe then come back and look at damages.

anyways

cya

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

I am dissappointed in Joesho and Inabon.

Funny Oprano was down the other day and it is hosted in Panama.

Directnic has not gone down even through a national crisis.

Bottom feeders who are trying to get businss by scaring people about DirectNIC and ZIPA are nothing but scum!

We are not going anywhere - and I promise you we have long memories - for both those who worked against us, and for friends who SUPPORT us!

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

ermn were did the idea of us promoting biz come from? dont get it.

anyways yeah good thing you guys were up. thats top notch.

we had fiber (ask technick he saw the pics LOL) cut just as bad i guess we still have to work that. but all good

again best of luck the idea here was not promote was point out the fact that not everything is a jungle.


take care mike.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Inabon,

This is not a time to start the US bashing shit saying Panama is better and can't get hit with a hurricane.
I too was surprised by yours and Joes comments.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

I don't think thats what they were doing.

I know both the guys and they aren't like that at all.

For a start they are borh Americans..

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

no bashing man

just a reply to this


MikeAi
Yeah that's why I like the Uinted States, its not some third world shithole!

:okthumb:

but anyways it is getting old the important thing here is recovery.

been through andrew and whoever went through andrew knows recovery is the important thing.

take care shark.

Re: MikeAI, don't go to NO
 

Mike what the hell are you talking about? we NEVER mentioned any business YOU said panama was a shithole, and we laughed

in fact I just sent 28 domains to YOUR company directnic to be registered.

you were the ONLY ONE to bash anything here

remember whatever you want I dont give a fuck , but if you sling shit then dont cry when someone else says something you dont like