So Gustav is a bust? But we get to miss a day of the GOP hate fest?

DainBramaged

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:07 AM
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So Gustav is a bust? But we get to miss a day of the GOP hate fest?

Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 09:07 AM by DainBramaged

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brooklynite

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:11 AM
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1. Why do y ou call it a "bust"?

Wind damage is part of the problem; flooding is the major issue.

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DainBramaged

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:16 AM
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4. Let's see, it was reported as a Catagory 5 yesterday and now it's a 2 and getting weaker?

60mph winds? OK I'll play.

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slackmaster

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:14 AM
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2. I clearly remember the false sense of relief right after Katrina passed over New Orleans

Don't you?

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SammyWinstonJack

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:47 AM
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9. I remember.

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Ilsa

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:15 AM
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3. No, just because the levees (at the moment) are holding doesn't make it a bust.

Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 09:15 AM by Ilsa

It could have been devastating. I'm glad it slowed down to a 2. Hope it drops further, and quickly. This hurricane was a Cat 5 at one point.

Your point is well-taken about how the media is using it, though. :thumbsup: But it is better for those in the potential path not to be complacent.

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DainBramaged

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:17 AM
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5. The media is playing it up like the 40 day rains are coming

and they get to ignore Labor Day and the Gop hate fest.

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alarimer

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:48 AM
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10. The GOP hate fest will resume tomorrow.

We're not missing anything.

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stray cat

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:31 AM
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6. Not exactly a bust to any who lose their homes, livelihood and lives

Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 09:33 AM by dmordue

and there will be a few regardless if its not Katrina.....

I would rather see the impact over-estimated and lives saved then underestimated and more people dying.

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stray cat

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:43 AM
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7. Water is overflowing the canal levees in NO as per MSNBC and CNN

I think it is a wait and see situation at least as far as NO is concerned.

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Wednesdays

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:46 AM
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8. Umm...it's still early

Plus, I recall when Katrina was poised to hit NOLA it was supposed to be a catastrophe of biblical proportions. But instead it missed New Orleans and after the storm passed I was relieved to see there wasn't that much damage.

And then the levees came down. :(

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stray cat

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Mon Sep-01-08 09:49 AM
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11. Wasn't Katrina downgraded to a 2 or 3 in retrospect when it hid land?

and I too remember the "we dodged a bullet headline" even while half of NO was under water.

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backscatter712

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:00 AM
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12. That's what they said about Katrina.

Remember, the first few hours after the storm passed, everyone was letting out sighs of relief that New Orleans was mostly intact. It took a little time for the flooding to really hit...

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amuse bouche

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Mon Sep-01-08 05:59 PM
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13. There's plenty of property damage

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endthewar

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Mon Sep-01-08 06:09 PM
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14. Most of the pictures don't look that bad

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OBrien

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Mon Sep-01-08 06:18 PM
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15. fucking clueless ...

for us down here it hasn't ended. I am sooo sick of the idiots from the midwest that haven't a clue

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Ilsa

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Mon Sep-01-08 07:56 PM
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17. I think the comment is really about how it is a "bust" for the media.

There were hoping for devastation to televise. How they love their dirty laundry! I'm pretty certain DB is lifting up best hopes for everyone in Gustav's path. My father is just nw of Houston, and as the big rains and thunderstorms arrive, I'll be checking on him frequently tomorrow. I hope you are okay. Do you still have power this late?

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OBrien

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Mon Sep-01-08 06:20 PM
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16. fucking clueless ...

for us down here it hasn't ended. I am sooo sick of the idiots from the midwest that haven't a clue

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