I've been reading some of the posts. Someone, somewhere, put up a link to the devastation caused by Camille in the 60s. Entire neighborhoods were wiped out. Unbelieveable.

I've got links up for WDSU in New Orleans (still on the air) and for webcams covering the Port of New Orleans.

www.nola.com is down I think (the Times-Picayune (newspaper)).

Ottawa...please tell us that you have made the call to offer assistance to our neighbors post-Katrina.

Lots of lead time now to get the specialists, trained for emergencies, ready to roll.

We are constantly keeping an eye on Katrina here. That is one mean hurricane. Trouble is for all the technology today, all we can do when mother nature gets nasty is to run away. Here in Houston we are thankful that it turned north instead of keeping west although I'd never wish this on anyone. They did models of a cat 5 hitting the Texas coast by Galveston and it is pretty scary. Galveston Island would be gone and Johnson Space Center would have a beachfront view.
I sincerely hope The big Easy comes out of this ok.

I've been watching WLL out of NO (they're STILL in the station, for God's sake, I hope they bail SOON). The National Guard is standing by & it sounds like they'll be relocating the people in the Superdome to ... I don't know where! if the city is as badly hit as they are expecting.

I was going to look at my pictures of NO from when I was there but they're all packed up, which is a good thing because I'd be crying my eyes out.

link here
http://tinyurl.com/8hbtp

Thank god for some real news - Cindy Sheehan has lost her moment of fame!!!

I have been following the development of this storm all day - the devastion coming is mind boggling. I am certain that the Canadian Gov. won't be making any calls. More likely politician in Ottawa are itching to tell them it's their own damn fault. Some days being Canadian is more embarrassing than others - this will be one.

Lets hope it loses its strength as it travels inland...

How long before someone claims that this is Bush's fault for not signing on to Kyoto?

Not only will the Canadian gov't not make any offers of assistance, but, such an offer would be insulting to Americans. After all, the assistance would never arrive; all such offers by the Canadian gov't, are merely a PR stunt for the benefit of the Canadian electorate.

"Not only will the Canadian gov't not make any offers of assistance, but, such an offer would be insulting to Americans. After all, the assistance would never arrive; all such offers by the Canadian gov't, are merely a PR stunt for the benefit of the Canadian electorate.

Posted by: ET at August 29, 2005 08:55 AM"

my sentiments ..exactly.

watching CNN it appears that a large majority of the people leftin New Orleons are black women with a lot of kids.The people with money got the heck out, thank god it appears most are safe

As suggested on CHQR Calgary this afternoon, I have sent an email to my MP requesting that the DART water purification team be sent to provide safe drinking water for our friends and allies in need.