How can the US have a city in anarchy after 5 days?

Post by **Foo** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:13 pm

I guess I'll be told 'this doesn't deserve its own thread'. Fuck off, this is only indirectly regarding the hurricane.

How is it that nearly 5 days after this hurricane hit, the US can have a city out of control, flooded 10+ feet deep in water, with no electricity, no water, no gas, people on the ground desperate for food and water, police stranded on the ground without radios, police and rescue workers being shot and wounded..... I'll stop now.

Point is, how can this happen to 'the most advanced' nation in the world? Especially since there was warning of the severity days in advance? Just seems unbeleivable. Do you think there was incompetence at play here, and who's responsibility was it? Could the detection, preparation or recovery have been managed any better than it was?

EDIT: Oh BTW source for all this is variously: Live video feeds, audio feeds (including FEMA and the state OES radio channels), blogs, photos, eyewitness interviews, news reports. In that order.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:14 pm

It was the salmon mousse.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:16 pm

It's because the US isn't as civilized as you believe. Sure, they seem normal at first, but then again their nation is only like 400 years old at best (I'm including the colony years). Deep inside, they're all savages.

Post by **prince1000** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:24 pm

i heard money that was to be spent on the levees was diverted to fund the war in iraq in 04 huzzah!

most that stayed in the city didnt have the means to get out either because of disablity, age or financial hardships. if you know nothing of what it's like to live in an impoverished community you won't understand. everyday is life and death to most. this is just speeding up that process. it would be unwise to think this can't happen anywhere else.

Post by **Foo** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:29 pm

prince1000 wrote:i heard money that was to be spent on the levees was diverted to fund the war in iraq in 04 huzzah!

most that stayed in the city didnt have the means to get out either because of disablity, age or financial hardships. if you know nothing of what it's like to live in an impoverished community you won't understand. everyday is life and death to most. this is just speeding up that process. it would be unwise to think this can't happen anywhere else.

"The New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bracing for a record $71.2 million reduction in federal funding. . . the largest single-year funding loss ever . . . I've been here over 30 years and I've never seen this level of reduction, said Al Naomi, project manager for the New Orleans district. I think part of the problem is it's not so much the reduction, it's the drastic reduction in one fiscal year. . . . The cuts mean major hurricane and flood protection projects will not be awarded to local engineering firms. Also, a study to determine ways to protect the region from a Category 5 hurricane has been shelved . . . the New Orleans district, which employs 1,300 people, instituted a hiring freeze last month . . . the first of its kind in about 10 years. . . One of the hardest-hit areas of the New Orleans district's budget is the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project. . . designed to improve drainage in Jefferson, Orleans and St. Tammany parishes. SELA's budget is being drained from $36.5 million awarded in 2005 to $10.4 million suggested for 2006 by the House of Representatives and the president."

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ ... _n14657367

Plans for more too. Lol.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:30 pm

The majority of people caught up in this are black.

I think from that we can just assume that black folks = dumb.

Post by **blood.angel** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:31 pm

Its going to be fun watching them all fighting each other for fuel in the next couple of years.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:35 pm

It'll be like water world but on a smaller scale and with less Kevin Costner.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:42 pm

blood.angel wrote:Its going to be fun watching them all fighting each other for fuel in the next couple of years.

better than taking matters into your own hands and sticking axes in the backs of their heads, right mate?

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:45 pm

I say we release salt water sharks/alligators into the state by the millions.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:46 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:I say we release salt water sharks/alligators into the state by the millions.

Post by **prince1000** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:48 pm

blood.angel wrote:Its going to be fun watching them all fighting each other for fuel in the next couple of years.

yeah you're impervious to all this

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:50 pm

Everything I've seen on tv showcased middle to lower class citizens dealing with the disaster. Don't know how hard the rich folk been hit but they could prolly fly off into their second homes anyway.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:52 pm

dzjepp wrote:Everything I've seen on tv showcased middle to lower class citizens dealing with the disaster. Don't know how hard the rich folk been hit but they could prolly fly off into their second homes anyway.

They did. Those who could afford it did get out.

Post by **Denz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:02 pm

People were told to evacuate, People are too stupid to listen. If it were me? I would have gone to an Island somewhere and baked in the sun until it was clear to go home.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:03 pm

I would have made my house out of something stronger than wood and drywall.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:04 pm

prince1000 wrote: yeah you're impervious to all this

I just sold my car and live mostly off ramen noodles. I really don't think it's gonna hit me that hard.

Post by **Denz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:05 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:I would have made my house out of something stronger than wood and drywall.

Just put the house on Pontoons,,,,, float down main street...hehe

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:05 pm

SplishSplash wrote:
prince1000 wrote: yeah you're impervious to all this
I just sold my car and live mostly off ramen noodles. I really don't think it's gonna hit me that hard.

Bulk buy rice from china town. A 5 quid bag can give you 2 meals a day for months.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:06 pm

Denz wrote:
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:I would have made my house out of something stronger than wood and drywall.
Just put the house on Pontoons,,,,, float down main street...hehe

Holy shit, i just thought of a great idea for flood defenses. BOUNCY CASTLES! Surround your house with bouncy castles and youll be fine.

Post by **Foo** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:08 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
Denz wrote:
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:I would have made my house out of something stronger than wood and drywall.
Just put the house on Pontoons,,,,, float down main street...hehe
Holy shit, i just thought of a great idea for flood defenses. BOUNCY CASTLES! Surround your house with bouncy castles and youll be fine.

Pedolicious

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:08 pm

Can I cook rice in a microwave?

Post by **Foo** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:09 pm

You certainly can.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:10 pm

Foo wrote: Pedolicious

Post by **Denz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:10 pm

Yes, … in a 2-quart microwave-safe dish combine 2 cups of water and 1 cup of rice. Cover and microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes. Reduce setting to 50% power, microwave for 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. If your microwave does not have variable power settings, follow the manufacturer's directions. Also, it is not recommended to cook more than 1 cup of uncooked rice in the microwave.

Google is your friend.

http://www.riceland.com/consumers/faqs/cooking.asp#8