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Yeah 3 people got shot around the superdome, guys are taking cars that were just abanonded on highways...it's insane.
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Terrible that in a natural disaster like this that people would resort to looting clothing and jewelry stores and shooting others as this is going on... just shows that sometimes these things bring out the worst in some people.
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My thoughts are with all those that were struck by Katrina. This is really, really bad. Houses were literally pulled apart. A casino in Mississippi was uprooted and floated a mile and a half away all in one piece...pretty crazy. There is no drinking water and it is very very hot outside. The coast gaurd continues to work through the night to rescue people from attics and rooftops. It is a sad situation. I feel bad sitting here watching it on TV from the comfort of my own couch. Hopefully they will recover from this.
I had a road trip planned to the Super Dome and a french quarter hotel (Maison Dupuy) for the Saints Bills game on October 2nd. There is no way this game takes place in NO after looking at all the damage. Who knows what will happen. Is there even an airport to land at? I guess losing a couple of plane and football tickets is minor details compared to getting a whole house swept away or losing a family member.
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Anybody want a super trippy moment courtesy of Lord Brazle?
(I'm not starting an internet business or trying to sell you drugs.)
Watch the shit on the news about good ol' Orleans and listen to NOIS.
I did that this morning and parts were actually going along with the song.
Scared the shit out of me.
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welcome back Brazle
I cant believe people are looting its just wrong.
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The city will probably never recover, it may be inhabitable forever.
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I think you mean uninhabitable...meh, they sound the same.
Jeff
June 21, 2003 Toronto, ON: SkyDome
July 1, 2004 Toronto, ON: Molson Amphitheatre
November 26, 2004 Toronto, ON: Air Canada Centre
June 24, 2006 Toronto, ON: Historic Fort York
May 10, 2007 Indianapolis, IN: The Vogue
July 14, 2011 Edmonton, AB: Northlands Festival Site
June 30, 2012 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON: The Commons at Butler's Barracks
January 23, 2013 Edmonton, AB: Rexall Place
July 28, 2016 Edmonton, AB: Rexall Place
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So, after the levee broke, my friends house is gone, the water is still coming in each high tide -
She is in a hostel in Layfayette and will probably be there another 6 - 10 days. She has no idea where her boyfriend is, he stayed at the house. She says she is not sure what to go back to, but she will. She's a nurse so, she'll have plenty to do..
NOLA is very rich in culture, but very poor - (personally I think that is why it does have it's personality) I am worried that when it does come back, much of that flavor will be gone do to the infux of Federal funds and opportunistic people grabbing up an chance at cheap property.
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