Hurricane Victims X-mas list

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Inland FTW! Only thing we have to worry about around here are floods and tornados.We haven't had either for quite some time.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

I agree...
I don't feel we should have sympathy for these people because they understand the dangers and risks of living out there. It's the same principle as me living in California, I understand the risks of earthquakes is a a potential danger that can strike at any second. Unfortunatly, huricanes are more frequent than earthquakes, and IMHO they should move out rather than rebuild every single year, it's just the more logical decision.

have sympathy, you just dont have to help. we know the risks of living in south mississippi but we never knew a hurricane like Katrina would hit. They have never gotten that huge, and usually the coast stands up to most any storms.

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

new orleans was under sea level no? how can you xpect someything under sea level to not get severely flooded one day

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

do you even have a clue what a hurricane is like. Its not all like the tornados you get in kansas. when they hit the destroy & cripple towns and cities for months even years. I live in Houston and we got hit by the outterbands by katrina and its not back to normal over here.

Yeah have a nice little F5 Tornado roll through Houston and it will be pretty fuked up

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I am not a victim yet, but it's always a possibility, so would you mind telling me why I would need a clue?

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I agree...
I don't feel we should have sympathy for these people because they understand the dangers and risks of living out there. It's the same principle as me living in California, I understand the risks of earthquakes is a a potential danger that can strike at any second. Unfortunatly, huricanes are more frequent than earthquakes, and IMHO they should move out rather than rebuild every single year, it's just the more logical decision.

They don't rebuild every year asshat. The hurricanes, much like lightning don't hit the same spots usually. Every region has it's dangers and natural occuring disasters, so let's all move to the moon. I am not asking for sympathy and I never would. However your comment of moving out is assinine at best. I hope you and your family gets swallowed by a fault line and a volcanoes burns you all alive, so I can fly there and piss on your ashes.

People who live on the mighty missipi deal with flooding frequently. Should they move? If they did that and left their livelyhood, then many things you take for granted of having on a daily basis wouldn't be available to you. This goes for an low lying ports as well.

People in Tornado alley shouldn't rebuild either. They should just get the **** out.

/yourself douche bomb.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

I agree...
I don't feel we should have sympathy for these people because they understand the dangers and risks of living out there. It's the same principle as me living in California, I understand the risks of earthquakes is a a potential danger that can strike at any second. Unfortunatly, huricanes are more frequent than earthquakes, and IMHO they should move out rather than rebuild every single year, it's just the more logical decision.

I don't think that people have to rebuild with quite that frequency. Similar to saying that you should expect to get poked in the buttocks by a homersexual because you live in the Bay area. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

Well, it helps if you don't wear assless chaps. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

i think new orleans wasn't ready for what katrina was bringing. like most evacuees said 'we've weathered through many hurricanes and are still here'; but obviously katrina was not like 'many hurricanes'. so the people there thought it wouldn't be that bad, but when shit hit the fan, they were so quick to point fingers and anybody but themselves.

and adding to NightHawk's comment, we do have more crime, murder, etc etc in houston now that all of neworlens poeple have came; thats not saying that all people from there have bad intentions but for the most part, people are just angry in general and are jobless/homeless, wat do u expect?

but i respect the city of houston alot for opening their arms for our neighbors. we've had countless jobfairs, and all kinds of things to help the people of new orleans get back on their feet. but if they're not willing to move on and not sulk in the past, then what can ya do?

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I've only visited there once and that's happened to me... twice.

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Doesn't count if you enjoyed it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

i think new orleans wasn't ready for what katrina was bringing. like most evacuees said 'we've weathered through many hurricanes and are still here'; but obviously katrina was not like 'many hurricanes'. so the people there thought it wouldn't be that bad, but when shit hit the fan, they were so quick to point fingers and anybody but themselves.
and adding to NightHawk's comment, we do have more crime, murder, etc etc in houston now that all of neworlens poeple have came; thats not saying that all people from there have bad intentions but for the most part, people are just angry in general and are jobless/homeless, wat do u expect?

but i respect the city of houston alot for opening their arms for our neighbors. we've had countless jobfairs, and all kinds of things to help the people of new orleans get back on their feet. but if they're not willing to move on and not sulk in the past, then what can ya do?

New Orleans should have know that Katrina was bad news. It was almost three times the size of what hurricane Andrew was. I live in Central Florida and I knew that Katrina was going to be bad. We were even ready to leave in case it turned.

All I know that if it was me...and I knew that I was that far below sea level, I would have been gone when it came past the Florida Keys. They knew pretty much where it would hit. And they knew it would be devastating. And I do feel bad for the people of New Orleans. But they should have thought alot harder about it when it came down to it.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

New Orleans should have know that Katrina was bad news. It was almost three times the size of what hurricane Andrew was. I live in Central Florida and I knew that Katrina was going to be bad. We were even ready to leave in case it turned.
All I know that if it was me...and I knew that I was that far below sea level, I would have been gone when it came past the Florida Keys. They knew pretty much where it would hit. And they knew it would be devastating. And I do feel bad for the people of New Orleans. But they should have thought alot harder about it when it came down to it.

Thing is there are a lot of you saying well they knew it was coming so why wouldnt they leave knowning first hand that they are below sea level. Welll...... There are so many poor people in New Orleans. Most couldnt get transportation out of there. Didnt you see all the people at those bus stations trying to get on? They could only put so many people on there to get out. Then yes, you do have the knuckleheads who are hard headed and didnt want to leave their property. I would have a hard time picking up and just leaving knowing first hand all my personal property would be pretty much gone. I would do anything I could to save my shit. I just dont think a lot of us understand the severity of this until put into a situation. When it comes down to it I would leave, but I would always have transportation/money to get out. Some people just arent that lucky.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

first off.....

1) EVERY person in new orleans, was warned THOUSANDS OF TIMES, and if they missed the memo, its common ****ing sense! theres a HUGE whirl of wind faster than ever before........HEADED YOUR WAY. HOW ****ING STUPID do you have to be.

2) New Orleans damage wasnt done by wind. It was done by water and completely ****ing RETARDED *** PEOPLE. period.

3) Theres a big thind of wind coming.......and YOUR UNDER SEA LEVEL. WHO DOESNT ****ING LEAVE!

4) The coast had more wind damage than New Orleans, yet doesnt get shit for recognition compared to them, yet ITS WHERE THE STORM HIT.

5) Its all politics and stereotypes. A poor black city gets hit, oh god we better cover them or they will ***** because they didnt get something. **** THAT. You get yours and leave us ours.

6) The media makes things 100x worse. They asked the dumbest guy in america right now, Mayor Nagen or whatever his name is, that if he thought that the leveys were BLOWN UP to rid the state of a low income BLACK COMMUNITY. THE FRENCH QUARTER AND NEW ORLEANS IS A ****ING TOURIST TRAP BEYOND IMAGINATION

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

I agree...
I don't feel we should have sympathy for these people because they understand the dangers and risks of living out there. It's the same principle as me living in California, I understand the risks of earthquakes is a a potential danger that can strike at any second. Unfortunatly, huricanes are more frequent than earthquakes, and IMHO they should move out rather than rebuild every single year, it's just the more logical decision.

I feel sorry for the elderly people w/ no family that were pretty much stranded and all the people who had to drown in their nursing home bed...that would **** balls. I also feel for the kids, who had no choice wether they left or not //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif.

I totally agree about Moving>rebuilding

do you even have a clue what a hurricane is like. Its not all like the tornados you get in kansas. when they hit the destroy & cripple towns and cities for months even years. I live in Houston and we got hit by the outterbands by katrina and its not back to normal over here.

A single tornado can do a good amount of damage, now take 20 of throw and put em in the same day...and thats some trouble //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif. Not saying its as bad as katrina...but its not a pretty sight.

Also, how long in advance were people warned of katrina? Often times, you don't get much warning for a tornado //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

Thing is there are a lot of you saying well they knew it was coming so why wouldnt they leave knowning first hand that they are below sea level. Welll...... There are so many poor people in New Orleans. Most couldnt get transportation out of there. Didnt you see all the people at those bus stations trying to get on? They could only put so many people on there to get out. Then yes, you do have the knuckleheads who are hard headed and didnt want to leave their property. I would have a hard time picking up and just leaving knowing first hand all my personal property would be pretty much gone. I would do anything I could to save my shit. I just dont think a lot of us understand the severity of this until put into a situation. When it comes down to it I would leave, but I would always have transportation/money to get out. Some people just arent that lucky.

Evacuation at that point was free or VERY cheap for your information. They would take you where you would be safe (houston) BEFORE the storm, and if you couldnt figure that one out as it wasnt a real big thing, but it was announced, if your SO BROKE that you cant get 60 dollars for a greyhound ride to houston, you dont need to be living in a house.