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Post by conductorx on Oct 1, 2009 17:28:53 GMT -8
Thats a trip G what are the odds of that!! I sure wish youd come back to Cali we really need the rain!! I didn't know about Hurricane Betsy, That was nuts (Good job Wikipidia) SO where did u like it best new york or cali From the point of view of a tourist. I like New Orleans the best. As for a place to live on a permanent basis, I am open to seeing what each place has to offer. I lived in Houston for 6 months after Katrina and liked it quite well. I think I would enjoy living in CA as well. Gary
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Post by conductorx on Oct 2, 2009 3:59:35 GMT -8
Thats a trip G what are the odds of that!! I sure wish youd come back to Cali we really need the rain!! I didn't know about Hurricane Betsy, That was nuts (Good job Wikipidia) SO where did u like it best new york or cali I was mistaken about Betsy. It was 1965 not 64 (Iwas still 9 years old) More people were killed by Katrina. The same accusations were made for Betsy. People living in the infamous 9th ward said the levees were breached with explosives to save the French Quarter. In 1965 the 9th ward was a mixed community of poor whites and blacks. Many of homes shown on the news shows as being destroyed and then neglected by the government were in that condition before the storm. New Orleans has a very active and intrusive Historical Society that prevents people from tearing down or modifying any building that is more than fifty years old. So the owners use the "demolish by neglect" method. Most homes in the 9th ward were rented. Other homes where the owner lived in the house were also badly neglected again because of rules that require special paint schemes and modernization is disallowed. No double pane windows, no central air no additions or external modifications. I have photos of Katrina damage in Gulfport and Biloxi Mississippi that faired far worse than New Orleans. (Katrina hit the Mississippi / Louisiana state line.) The east side of a Hurricane is much worse than the west side. This was the most common damage in Gulfport. No flooding just the house was completly gone: Other photos here: s82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Hurricane_Katrina/
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Post by yanser68 on Oct 2, 2009 15:17:21 GMT -8
Wow that is an incredible picture...I imaging a two story house standing there once anre hurricanes really that fast that there is no warning? I think I can handle an earth quake but a storm of that magnitude must be insane!! Is it true that it sounds like a train is headed your way?
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Post by FRK on Oct 4, 2009 19:17:48 GMT -8
It gives me a weir feeling just looking at that picture Gary. I agree with you Sergio, I can take an earthquake anytime because it's over in matter of seconds maby a couple of minutes but a hurricane can last for days.
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Post by conductorx on Oct 7, 2009 12:03:29 GMT -8
I never rode out a storm. We have plenty of warning and most sane people evacuate. I have seen the results of many storms. In the crucial hours before land fall a storm can change direction when they evacuate people from Mobile Alabama to the Texas state line it is a precaution against sudden changes.
My friends reported 100mph winds in our neighborhood during Katrina. The storm lasted for 12 hours but there was only a short time of peak wind speed. I was safely 400 miles away in Texas.
Gary
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Post by yanser68 on Oct 7, 2009 16:23:43 GMT -8
That's wild Gary!! Thanks for giving us an inside look. but hey have you ever felt an earthquake?
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Post by conductorx on Oct 12, 2009 3:59:46 GMT -8
No, thank goodness. That is an experience I really don't want to have.
"G"
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