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In Truth We Trust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:45 PM
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Why are there no helicopters dropping sandbags NOW!!! Almost a month after
Katrina and they haven't shored up levees or in advance of Rita planned to have those 3,000 llb sadbags ready for a breach eventuality?!?
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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:46 PM
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1. wind and rain
right now.
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In Truth We Trust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:50 PM
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11. What is ther max. sustained wind NO? I wouldn't think it is more than
30 mph at most. The coast guard can fly in much higher winds for search in rescue.
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SoFlaJet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:46 PM
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2. um because
the money that would have paid for the sandbags are already in Halliburtons bank account
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Connie_Corleone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:47 PM
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3. It's too windy.
They dropped sandbags after Katrina but that was only a temporary fix.
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obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:47 PM
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4. High winds and they won't do much.
Plug a hole here, make another somewhere else. Not that I want to defend these asshats, but there's not too much they can do until it over.
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Zynx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:47 PM
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5. You fly in these winds, you die. End of story.
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andyhappy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:47 PM
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6. why do you hate america?
oh I get it...you are part of that whole 'blame america first crowd'

dude...bush has this whole thing under control!

chill!
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:48 PM
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7. They tried to shore it up but it was short term. That is all they have
had time for - three weeks.

It is too windy for helios. I heard they were going to try with boats.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:48 PM
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8. Too late. the water is already back in an up to the roofline again
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:48 PM
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9. have u taken a look at the weather lately
Edited on Fri Sep-23-05 01:49 PM by pitohui
this is not helicopter weather, even these feeder bands can be deadly
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MyUncle Donating Member (798 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 01:49 PM
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10. I would not fly a helicopter right now while a Category 3
hurricane is bearing down on the area. It is not an easy job empty, carrying sandbags makes it an engineering and piloting "challenge". I say don't risk lives to save an area that is already destroyed.

Patch it up when they are out of danger.
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Feron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 02:04 PM
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12. Tropical Storm winds are in Southern Louisiana already
While they aren't yet in the city, it would be too hazardous to fly a heliocopter in this weather.
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