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Aug. 28th, 2005
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Aug. 28th, 2005 11:55 amI will admit that my dislike of the media in general means that I end up being less well-informed about current events, and that my main source of information is LJ and The Daily Show. They mentioned hurricane Katrina a few days ago, with attendant jokes about Katrina and the Waves. Now Brö writes an entry about how there will be water-skiing down Bourbon Street. So I am sad and worried; I have a friend in NOLA (stay dry, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mysticknyght!) and I also have a soft spot for NOLA generally. It's a Scorpio town, and I've visited it a couple of times and really enjoyed it. NOLA at Halloween is quite fun! So, hang in there, NOLA.
I am wondering how long it will be before I hear the "well, that's what they get for living in a Gulf Coast town below sea level, the idiots." I bet it's been expressed a lot already. But everywhere humans live is fucked in some way. Tornadoes in Kansas, blizzards in the north, heat waves in the south (high temp yesterday, incidentally: 101°) earthquakes in California, whatever. So shut up about that. But having said that, I've been watching extreeeeeme weather shows on Discovery Channel and such for years that say "if there was ever a direct hurricane hit to NO, they would be severely fuxxored" with really cool graphics. I know they knew this was a possibility, and the next few days will show how well the area was prepared to deal with what was probably an inevitability.
mysticknyght!) and I also have a soft spot for NOLA generally. It's a Scorpio town, and I've visited it a couple of times and really enjoyed it. NOLA at Halloween is quite fun! So, hang in there, NOLA. I am wondering how long it will be before I hear the "well, that's what they get for living in a Gulf Coast town below sea level, the idiots." I bet it's been expressed a lot already. But everywhere humans live is fucked in some way. Tornadoes in Kansas, blizzards in the north, heat waves in the south (high temp yesterday, incidentally: 101°) earthquakes in California, whatever. So shut up about that. But having said that, I've been watching extreeeeeme weather shows on Discovery Channel and such for years that say "if there was ever a direct hurricane hit to NO, they would be severely fuxxored" with really cool graphics. I know they knew this was a possibility, and the next few days will show how well the area was prepared to deal with what was probably an inevitability.
