Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
My uncle and grandmother are in Louisiana.
Hopefully everyone's evacuating, but if they aren't, best of luck to them.
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Kennatsu wrote this stupid crap:
My uncle and grandmother are in Louisiana.
And your favorite guildmate.
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Lokii had this to say about dark elf butts:
It's sounding like the French Quarter is going to get demolished, which is a shame.
Well, I guess it's not all bad, then.
HAHAHAHAHA! PRE-EMPTIVE FRENCH JOKE!
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Falaanla Marr stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
My grandma's young sister (A couple ECers that helped her before when she needed a bed? That's the one) and most of my grandpa's family.
Posted this in the other thread. Some of them left (To Texas or eastern Florida) but some are still there.
To those that pray or whatnot -- do your thing.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Skaw was all like:
Hey guys, take note: don't build cities below sea level where Hurricanes can run through.
Because people, of course, had these ideas and such in their head when the cities were originally built.
Weather was nowhere near as much of a science as it is nowadays. Falaanla Marr fucked around with this message on 08-28-2005 at 10:57 PM.
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Trent had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
I'm so gonna miss New Orleans.
I'm not.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Fox fucked around with this message on 08-29-2005 at 12:44 AM.
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Karnaj had this to say about pies:
News just said that if the levees break, the death toll could be in the thousands.
You reminded me of this song..
When The Levee Breaks
(Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant/Memphis Minnie)
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break, (X2)
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, (X2)
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
All last night sat on the levee and moaned, (X2)
Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down....
I would never, ever be able to do that to my pets.
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BeauChan probably says this to all the girls:
what's even more sad is that they've found dogs and cats locked in cages in peoples homes, abandoned.
I would never, ever be able to do that to my pets.
Curious: You ever been in/near an area when a hurricane hits?
People generally aren't able to take pets to shelters. People are told to cage the pets up before a major storm, also, if I remember right, so the pets can't get free after the storm and get themselves killed.
If they're caged with food and water, they stand a better chance of surviving then if they were just left running around.
I'm sorry, but if I had to make a choice between saving myself by going to a shelter or staying home with my pet and endangering myself...the pet stays.
It sucks, but humans > pets. Falaanla Marr fucked around with this message on 08-29-2005 at 01:16 AM.
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How much Falaanla Marr can a Falaanla Marr-chuck chuck?
Curious: You ever been in/near an area when a hurricane hits?People generally aren't able to take pets to shelters. People are told to cage the pets up before a major storm, also, if I remember right, so the pets can't get free after the storm and get themselves killed.
If they're caged with food and water, they stand a better chance of surviving then if they were just left running around.
I'm sorry, but if I had to make a choice between saving myself by going to a shelter or staying home with my pet and endangering myself...the pet stays.
It sucks, but humans > pets.
I'd fuckin take my pet and run! lol
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BeauChan spewed forth this undeniable truth:
I'd fuckin take my pet and run! lol
...You do realize that it can be pretty much impossible to get out of there, right? Many people don't have cars but can get to a shelter still.
You're still better off leaving the pet behind with food and water as opposed to taking it with you...
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En Garde, Monsieur Falaanla Marr! Them's Fightin words:
...You do realize that it can be pretty much impossible to get out of there, right? Many people don't have cars but can get to a shelter still.You're still better off leaving the pet behind with food and water as opposed to taking it with you...
ok, my last post was not a serious one, but I do remember seeing an organization that would charge people who left their pets behind - so, instead of having them possibly die because they couldn't escape, why not let them loose to see if they can save themselves?
isn't it that when bad weather is coming, animals are the first to respond/flee?
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BeauChan said this about your mom:
ok, my last post was not a serious one, but I do remember seeing an organization that would charge people who left their pets behind - so, instead of having them possibly die because they couldn't escape, why not let them loose to see if they can save themselves?isn't it that when bad weather is coming, animals are the first to respond/flee?
Storm surge+puppy in the open=drowned puppy.
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Mix Alaan with water, and you get:
Storm surge+puppy in the open=drowned puppy.
storm surge+puppy in a cage= drowned puppy with no chance of trying to swim.
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BeauChan thought about the meaning of life:
storm surge+puppy in a cage= drowned puppy with no chance of trying to swim.
Hurricane 160 MPH Winds and possible tornados + Puppy outside = Puppy bludgeoned through/desintergrated upon impact to any object it was thrown to. Skaw fucked around with this message on 08-29-2005 at 03:28 AM.
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BeauChan had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
storm surge+puppy in a cage= drowned puppy with no chance of trying to swim.
Beau, no offense, but you really have no fucking clue what you are talking about.
I used to live 15 minutes away from Galveston, which is an island off the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico, where incidentally this hurricane is, and even I don't claim to know as much about hurricanes and emergency situations involving them as I probably should be able to.
Densetsu fucked around with this message on 08-29-2005 at 03:29 AM.
[Edit: 'A's are goooooood.]
I don't like to think about it
But Beau's just some dumbass Canadian.
It's not something people hear about.
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Sean spewed forth this undeniable truth:
For the years I was in Florida the standing recommendation was - should you have to leave your pets - you lock them indoors in the same room you'd seek shelter in if you couldn't get out in time, with plenty of food, water, and blankets.But Beau's just some dumbass Canadian.
Seriously, do they even get hurricanes in Canada? 
^^-- Read and note the date published. --^^
erie, i say.
Stay safe, everybody...
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Also, a levee has breached:
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
814 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS
ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* A LEVEE BREACH OCCURRED ALONG THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL AT TENNESSE
STREET. 3 TO 8 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE BREACH.* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARABI AND 9TH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
And the asskicker is that this is far from the worst of it.
EDIT: Just read this:
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
836 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR CATASTROPHIC WINDS FOR...
JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...METAIRIE...MARRERO...
KENNER...HARVEY...AVONDALE
LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CUT OFF
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PORT SULPHUR...BELLE CHASSE
ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE
ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA* UNTIL 900 AM CDT
* AT 832 AM CDT...MANY REPORTS ARE COMING IN STATING TOTAL
STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA.SEEK SUBSTANTIAL COVER NOW!!! THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY FOR SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
Karnaj fucked around with this message on 08-29-2005 at 10:02 AM.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
I suggest that everyone gas up their cars either now or during lunch today.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Also, one of the guests in the hotel had her finger slammed in a door that closed by iteslf and it cut her finger in half. Since the police and ambulances aren't responding to any emergency calls right now, they can really do nothing for her.
