Comments on: Another bloody blog entry http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/ Mark Skipper's continuing adventures Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1155 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1155 I could probably drag the Iraq war and "reconstruction" into this debate very easily, but I think it would give me a rotten headache. Besides, about to be busy bouncing between feet dodging hurricanes again. Florida's about to get hit TWICE, including Miami. Going to be a long ass season. I could probably drag the Iraq war and "reconstruction" into this debate very easily, but I think it would give me a rotten headache. Besides, about to be busy bouncing between feet dodging hurricanes again. Florida’s about to get hit TWICE, including Miami. Going to be a long ass season.

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1156 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1156 Anybody care to speculate why Eritrea has just asked USAID to cease operations in that country?<br /> <br /> http://za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-08-26T065058Z_01_ALL624557_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-ERITREA-AID-20050826.XML Anybody care to speculate why Eritrea has just asked USAID to cease operations in that country?

http://za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-08-26T065058Z_01_ALL624557_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-ERITREA-AID-20050826.XML

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1157 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1157 Hold that thought on the florida getting hit twice thing. Have to go pack to evacuate now.<br /> <br /> nat Hold that thought on the florida getting hit twice thing. Have to go pack to evacuate now.

nat

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1158 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1158 I can't believe it. It may actually hit us this time. I can’t believe it. It may actually hit us this time.

]]> By: Chris http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1159 Chris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1159 Well, you said it - SUSTAINABILITY. Which ain't ever gonna happen when you rely on invisible people in other continents to pay your over-inflated bills, is it?<br /> <br /> I have another browser window open right now looking at this:... Well, you said it - SUSTAINABILITY. Which ain’t ever gonna happen when you rely on invisible people in other continents to pay your over-inflated bills, is it?

I have another browser window open right now looking at this:…

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1160 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1160 I'm not a religious person, but please think good thoughts for everyone left in New Orleans tomorrow. Most likely they'll all die. We left and went to South Carolina yesterday at noon, and so many people I knew didn't know what was going on. Katrina's a five now, and one of the worst hurricanes that has ever been recorded. This will be worse than the Christmas tsunami.<br /> <br /> I'm kinda sorry I didn't get to show you New Orleans. We're going to stay in South Carolina for now until we figure out what to do and where to go since we're pretty much homeless starting tomorrow. We're still trying to figure out which of our friends have made it out, we may never know for sure. Maybe we'll go out west for a fresh start if we can pull enough money together.<br /> <br /> I've managed not to cry yet, though I've come close a few times. I’m not a religious person, but please think good thoughts for everyone left in New Orleans tomorrow. Most likely they’ll all die. We left and went to South Carolina yesterday at noon, and so many people I knew didn’t know what was going on. Katrina’s a five now, and one of the worst hurricanes that has ever been recorded. This will be worse than the Christmas tsunami.

I’m kinda sorry I didn’t get to show you New Orleans. We’re going to stay in South Carolina for now until we figure out what to do and where to go since we’re pretty much homeless starting tomorrow. We’re still trying to figure out which of our friends have made it out, we may never know for sure. Maybe we’ll go out west for a fresh start if we can pull enough money together.

I’ve managed not to cry yet, though I’ve come close a few times.

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1161 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1161 It looks like New Orleans got "spared" by about 30 miles. Devestating damage to many sections of New Orleans, and floodwaters are rising, but not the bibilical floods. The French Quarter is looking good on TV, but we're looking at a few pictures getting out of Uptown and Jefferson where we live and we think our house might be under 8 feet of water. Lake View is under a lot of water. The levees failed in the Ninth Ward and they're under 10 feet of water, very very poverty stricken area of town so there are still a lot of people down there. They had about 10,000 hunkered down in the Superdome (our professional football team stadium) and the roof peeled off in a lot of sections. All the highrises downtown have had ALL of the windows on the East side blown out. They say we'll be out of electricity for at least a month. Don't know what kind of damage has been done to all the bridges into town. Lots of flooding on I-10. Toby and I think we might be able to get back in about three weeks to see how much damage there is to our place. Sounds like it might be a lot. It looks like New Orleans got "spared" by about 30 miles. Devestating damage to many sections of New Orleans, and floodwaters are rising, but not the bibilical floods. The French Quarter is looking good on TV, but we’re looking at a few pictures getting out of Uptown and Jefferson where we live and we think our house might be under 8 feet of water. Lake View is under a lot of water. The levees failed in the Ninth Ward and they’re under 10 feet of water, very very poverty stricken area of town so there are still a lot of people down there. They had about 10,000 hunkered down in the Superdome (our professional football team stadium) and the roof peeled off in a lot of sections. All the highrises downtown have had ALL of the windows on the East side blown out. They say we’ll be out of electricity for at least a month. Don’t know what kind of damage has been done to all the bridges into town. Lots of flooding on I-10. Toby and I think we might be able to get back in about three weeks to see how much damage there is to our place. Sounds like it might be a lot.

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1162 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1162 Natty, I'm glad youre safe at least. I have been in Kitui at the weekend without Internet but the people I was staying with have a TV. One of them has family in New Orleans and she's calling home today. I saw the pictures of destruction and flooding. Its good to hear your voice here and I hope you can make the very best of the difficult choices you have had to make and those that I suspect you have still to meet.<br /> <br /> Chris, I dont know what happened to your comment, its happened before but mostly to you. Still Im inclined to blame my blog. We're moving to Wordpress shortly I hope that'll fix it. Meanwhile if you can mail me the text of your comment, icluding those URLS, I 'll fix it here so we can all read it. I, for one, would like to hear what you have to say. Natty, I’m glad youre safe at least. I have been in Kitui at the weekend without Internet but the people I was staying with have a TV. One of them has family in New Orleans and she’s calling home today. I saw the pictures of destruction and flooding. Its good to hear your voice here and I hope you can make the very best of the difficult choices you have had to make and those that I suspect you have still to meet.

Chris, I dont know what happened to your comment, its happened before but mostly to you. Still Im inclined to blame my blog. We’re moving to Wordpress shortly I hope that’ll fix it. Meanwhile if you can mail me the text of your comment, icluding those URLS, I ‘ll fix it here so we can all read it. I, for one, would like to hear what you have to say.

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1163 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1163 The levees have broken in places and the doomsday flooding is happening now, just slowly. Water is rising a foot an hour. We think we've probably lost everything. A handful of the bellydancers are unaccounted for or missing (one of the directors went to her sister's house in Biloxi, Mississippi, which was flattened). The water that's spreading is full of sewage, gasoline, chemicals, red fire ants, gators, debris. It's starting to fill up the French Quarter, the last little highest dry spot inside the levee system. We were a very tropical area and already had problems with malaria, west nile virus, rabies, all that is about to explode along with cholera. There are bodies floating in every section of New Orleans. They're trying to get the survivors out now, but there are still hundreds of people trapped on attics or roofs or in trees, and every bridge and road into the city is either destroyed or underwater, except maybe the crescent city connection. It looks ok, but they're not sure yet. They're saying we can't come back for weeks, maybe months, and it will take years to rebuild at this point. Catastrophic damage and flooding is spread from west of New Orleans all the way to Mobile, Alabama over 200 miles away. The worst damage is in Slidell, Louisiana; Gulfport, Mississippi; Bay St. Louis, MIssissippi and Placqamines Parrish southeast of New Orleans, but the damage is so bad and extensive, nobody can even get to it yet. They're saying the Gulf of Mexico has taken Placquamines right out to sea, like there was never even land there.<br /> <br /> This is the worst disaster to ever hit the United States. Please consider donating to charities to help benefit the survivors. It's really bad, Mark. The levees have broken in places and the doomsday flooding is happening now, just slowly. Water is rising a foot an hour. We think we’ve probably lost everything. A handful of the bellydancers are unaccounted for or missing (one of the directors went to her sister’s house in Biloxi, Mississippi, which was flattened). The water that’s spreading is full of sewage, gasoline, chemicals, red fire ants, gators, debris. It’s starting to fill up the French Quarter, the last little highest dry spot inside the levee system. We were a very tropical area and already had problems with malaria, west nile virus, rabies, all that is about to explode along with cholera. There are bodies floating in every section of New Orleans. They’re trying to get the survivors out now, but there are still hundreds of people trapped on attics or roofs or in trees, and every bridge and road into the city is either destroyed or underwater, except maybe the crescent city connection. It looks ok, but they’re not sure yet. They’re saying we can’t come back for weeks, maybe months, and it will take years to rebuild at this point. Catastrophic damage and flooding is spread from west of New Orleans all the way to Mobile, Alabama over 200 miles away. The worst damage is in Slidell, Louisiana; Gulfport, Mississippi; Bay St. Louis, MIssissippi and Placqamines Parrish southeast of New Orleans, but the damage is so bad and extensive, nobody can even get to it yet. They’re saying the Gulf of Mexico has taken Placquamines right out to sea, like there was never even land there.

This is the worst disaster to ever hit the United States. Please consider donating to charities to help benefit the survivors. It’s really bad, Mark.

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/another-bloody-blog-entry/#comment-1164 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=257#comment-1164 They couldn't plug the levees. By tomorrow the entire metro area will be under 15 feet of water.<br /> <br /> It finally hit me I can't go back to live there anymore. I might be able to go back in a few months to see if there's anything to salvage, but then it's back out to start somewhere else. Toby and I have both finally been crying and holding each other. New Orleans is gone. The French Quarter is gone. All that history and culture is gone. I can't get my head wrapped around it. They couldn’t plug the levees. By tomorrow the entire metro area will be under 15 feet of water.

It finally hit me I can’t go back to live there anymore. I might be able to go back in a few months to see if there’s anything to salvage, but then it’s back out to start somewhere else. Toby and I have both finally been crying and holding each other. New Orleans is gone. The French Quarter is gone. All that history and culture is gone. I can’t get my head wrapped around it.

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