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re: Craziest/Shadiest/Scariest thing you saw in Katrina Aftermath
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:26 pm to baldona
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:26 pm to baldona
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Pretty sure a bank would have battery/ generator back up? It’s not the old school movies where you can cut the power and the security system goes down right?
while most do, they aren't designed to be submerged
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 3:59 pm
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Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:26 pm to IHuntdux
How thin the veneer of civilization is.
The beast man lurks at the edges, waiting to come out. All it takes is a few pangs of Real hunger in the belly. The power failing. The spreading fire in the brains of an angry mob.
Anything that shatters the thin sheet of civization that holds over an ocean of beast nature can set off that chain reaction.
Make no mistake, we are animals. Some breeds can hold it together better than others, but all can be pushed past the point of polite civility and into survival mode. And once we are in survival mode, we see the best of human nature from some, and the absolute worst from others.
The beast man lurks at the edges, waiting to come out. All it takes is a few pangs of Real hunger in the belly. The power failing. The spreading fire in the brains of an angry mob.
Anything that shatters the thin sheet of civization that holds over an ocean of beast nature can set off that chain reaction.
Make no mistake, we are animals. Some breeds can hold it together better than others, but all can be pushed past the point of polite civility and into survival mode. And once we are in survival mode, we see the best of human nature from some, and the absolute worst from others.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:28 pm to IHuntdux
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:31 pm to Sayre
It always turns into this.
People say no it didn't happen cause so and so saw it didn't see.
These people had zero reason to lie. The station was off the air and we were just drinking like fish by a pool wondering wtf we just saw.
They weren't looking for media coverage. They loved NOLA and in some ways were understanding of what some people did. They were shellshocked and just wanted to talk. Same as us in reality.
They kept in touch for about a year. They left Houston maybe two days after meeting us and emailed a couple times.
Again they had zero reason to lie.
People say no it didn't happen cause so and so saw it didn't see.
These people had zero reason to lie. The station was off the air and we were just drinking like fish by a pool wondering wtf we just saw.
They weren't looking for media coverage. They loved NOLA and in some ways were understanding of what some people did. They were shellshocked and just wanted to talk. Same as us in reality.
They kept in touch for about a year. They left Houston maybe two days after meeting us and emailed a couple times.
Again they had zero reason to lie.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:33 pm to IHuntdux
We didn’t get flood damage and only minor wind damage but enough to where work was shut down for the week. Power was out so I took off and stayed with friends in Lafayette. I was 20 back then and still had a tiny bit of faith in humanity. I decided to be a good citizen and volunteered at a shelter in New Iberia.
Any bit of faith I had was gone after that day. There were very, very few adult males. It was all moms, aunties, and grannys with tons of children. I was handing out food which consisted of basic plate lunches that were cooked at the shelter and the church next door. Basically hamburgers and Mac and cheese. So many people turned their nose at it and wanted me to go get Canes for them because it was open or something out the vending machine.
We were handing out bottles of water which were in limited supply (but faucets obviously worked and we had plenty of cups). So many refused cups and wanted bottles. 4 out of 5 I’d give a bottle of water to would take a sip then throw the bottle away then come back 15 minutes later asking for another.
And fights. So many fights. Kids fighting. Adults fighting. Kids fighting with adults.
I got there at noon and by 4 pm I said frick it, left, and went get drunk never to go back again.
frick that noise.
Any bit of faith I had was gone after that day. There were very, very few adult males. It was all moms, aunties, and grannys with tons of children. I was handing out food which consisted of basic plate lunches that were cooked at the shelter and the church next door. Basically hamburgers and Mac and cheese. So many people turned their nose at it and wanted me to go get Canes for them because it was open or something out the vending machine.
We were handing out bottles of water which were in limited supply (but faucets obviously worked and we had plenty of cups). So many refused cups and wanted bottles. 4 out of 5 I’d give a bottle of water to would take a sip then throw the bottle away then come back 15 minutes later asking for another.
And fights. So many fights. Kids fighting. Adults fighting. Kids fighting with adults.
I got there at noon and by 4 pm I said frick it, left, and went get drunk never to go back again.
frick that noise.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:34 pm to IHuntdux
I think we had this thread not too long ago and someone said that blackwater and other contracting companies were sent down here to recover people and high value assets.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:34 pm to fr33manator
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How thin the veneer of civilization is.
The beast man lurks at the edges, waiting to come out. All it takes is a few pangs of Real hunger in the belly. The power failing. The spreading fire in the brains of an angry mob.
Anything that shatters the thin sheet of civization that holds over an ocean of beast nature can set off that chain reaction.
Make no mistake, we are animals. Some breeds can hold it together better than others, but all can be pushed past the point of polite civility and into survival mode. And once we are in survival mode, we see the best of human nature from some, and the absolute worst from others.
That's why movies like World War Z and the War of the Worlds remake truly scare me.
Not because of the zombies or aliens, but because I know the scenes of mass chaos portrayed in those movies so accurately capture what it would be like if shite truly did hit the fan. Whenever I see scenes like that, I get this pitfall feeling in my stomach.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:37 pm to IHuntdux
Of all the crazy shite I saw, my house, my neighborhood, my neighbors homes, the destruction all over the city and gulf coast,
The craziest thing I encountered were the people at Johnny Whites on Bourbon St 10 days after. I had a permit to get in the city and access certain areas and me some of my buddies went down there and talked to the people that stayed and actually interviewed them and recorded it on a camcorder. I still have the tape actully just watched it the other day.
These people looked like they had been to hell and back and could describe every second of it. It was scary and intriguing because they were still in so much shock.
The craziest thing I encountered were the people at Johnny Whites on Bourbon St 10 days after. I had a permit to get in the city and access certain areas and me some of my buddies went down there and talked to the people that stayed and actually interviewed them and recorded it on a camcorder. I still have the tape actully just watched it the other day.
These people looked like they had been to hell and back and could describe every second of it. It was scary and intriguing because they were still in so much shock.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:37 pm to IHuntdux
My home room at Prairieville middle school doubling in size overnight. Went from 18 kids in home room to 40. Talk about a culcha shock.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:37 pm to The Pirate King
THis I can attest to. My grandfather and Uncle were both chief engineers at two buildings downtown and had to stay through the storm and weeks after at their respective buildings. Some contracting companies posted up with them at one of the buildings for a few days because they were the only ones with reliable coms. WILD stories from my gpaw and uncle about those guys.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:39 pm to IHuntdux
Friend worked for Martins Wine Cellar, they put a sign on the door take anything you wish , please do nit destroy anything. Well you can guess what they did yep........destroyed everything
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:39 pm to UGATiger26
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Not because of the zombies or aliens, but because I know the scenes of mass chaos portrayed in those movies so accurately capture what it would be like if shite truly did hit the fan. Whenever I see scenes like that, I get this pitfall feeling in my stomach.
Then you probably shouldn't read DoD studies on what the survivors of a catastrophic attack on a large American city will do.
You don't want to be near a large American city.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:40 pm to The Pirate King
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I think we had this thread not too long ago and someone said that blackwater and other contracting companies were sent down here to recover people and high value assets.
The governor at the time denied they were here "to her knowledge"- but they were staging here in BR at Memorial Stadium. Just saying. The gear they had with them wasn't for handing out refreshments, either.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:40 pm to danfraz
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It always turns into this.
To be fair, that's how events are, particularly for folks who didn't experience it first hand.
quote:
These people had zero reason to lie.
I agree with you.
What I'm saying is - I am a primary source for (some of) the events that happened at the Superdome from Monday, August 29th, around 2200 hours until mid-day, Monday, September 5th. Why? Because I was there that whole time.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:41 pm to tgrbaitn08
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tgrbaitn08
Remember the couple who wouldn't leave the Quarter and became somewhat celebrities for a day or two?
He ended up cooking her in a pot and then did a high dive off the Wyndham on canal
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:41 pm to IHuntdux
I remember being asked for cigarettes constantly by the refugees at Nicholls
And that Nicholls had to replace the basketball court after the refugees left
And that Nicholls had to replace the basketball court after the refugees left
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:42 pm to IHuntdux
SUV on top of the roof at a home in Violet.
First thought: OMG, the water floated that SUV up there.
Second thought: Damn that's a well built roof.
Hearing that they were trying to reopen MSY for "humanitarian flights" - A phrase we associate with third world countries
The gigantic cross someone had put up at the checkpoint on Paris Rd headed into St Bernard
The mud. Streets covered in dry, cracked mud inches thick.
The smell. A smell, no matter how hard I try, I will never forget. Having to smell that same smell after the BR floods was difficult for me (and I assume many others).
First thought: OMG, the water floated that SUV up there.
Second thought: Damn that's a well built roof.
Hearing that they were trying to reopen MSY for "humanitarian flights" - A phrase we associate with third world countries
The gigantic cross someone had put up at the checkpoint on Paris Rd headed into St Bernard
The mud. Streets covered in dry, cracked mud inches thick.
The smell. A smell, no matter how hard I try, I will never forget. Having to smell that same smell after the BR floods was difficult for me (and I assume many others).
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:43 pm to Ace Midnight
Not disagreeing at all Ace. Dome is a pretty big building ya know.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:44 pm to danfraz
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Remember the couple who wouldn't leave the Quarter and became somewhat celebrities for a day or two?
He ended up cooking her in a pot and then did a high dive off the Wyndham on canal
Yep. Sure do
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:44 pm to oleheat
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I think we had this thread not too long ago and someone said that blackwater and other contracting companies were sent down here to recover people and high value assets.
I know they were hired by the Churchhill Downs people to get the cash out of the casino at Fair Grounds and the OTB locations.
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