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Sep. 1st, 2005 08:34 pmI had a geography professor who would, whenever the opportunity presented itself, go on a rant about how, if a major hurricane ever hit New Orleans, it would "be like Armageddon in the city" (he'd also go on rants about Why George W. Bush Is Not A Real Texan, but that's another story).
Well, I wouldn't say it's Armageddon, but things sure aren't looking great down there right now. Oddly enough, out of the internet news sources I've looked at (again, this is so bizarre getting all my news via the net), I actually like the BBC's take on it the best, for the numerous links to first-person accounts and the cross-section of the city, which shows quite clearly why the breaks in the levees are a Very Very Bad Thing.
I'm sure the city will be all right, eventually, but it might take a couple years. Just getting the water out of there will be a major undertaking, since so much of it's below sea level. Anyone who has friends or relatives in that part of the country, I hope they're all right. We heard back from "Pecos," who was the head of the EPMT crew here until the beginning of August, when he transferred to a park in Mississippi. He's OK, but the entire park is shut down until further notice.
Well, I wouldn't say it's Armageddon, but things sure aren't looking great down there right now. Oddly enough, out of the internet news sources I've looked at (again, this is so bizarre getting all my news via the net), I actually like the BBC's take on it the best, for the numerous links to first-person accounts and the cross-section of the city, which shows quite clearly why the breaks in the levees are a Very Very Bad Thing.
I'm sure the city will be all right, eventually, but it might take a couple years. Just getting the water out of there will be a major undertaking, since so much of it's below sea level. Anyone who has friends or relatives in that part of the country, I hope they're all right. We heard back from "Pecos," who was the head of the EPMT crew here until the beginning of August, when he transferred to a park in Mississippi. He's OK, but the entire park is shut down until further notice.
