[Sara]

Eff

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...224646178.html

[JoeyO]

Seven years have gone by since Katrina hit New Orleans. If New Orleans hasn't learned anything since then and is not prepared for another hurricane, sorry, but maybe Isaac should flatten it to the ground.

[bga23]

Hopefully it'll make a turn and not hit NOLA too hard.

[Mr Tonka]

Lets hope he doesn't sit in the gulf and build strength. As of now it should make land fall just barely a Cat 1. Hopefully it'll stay that way or weaken.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Sara504

At least they are making us leave now versus waiting until the last 24hrs to call an evacuation.

Be safe, hope you and yours make it through ok.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by MP0WER

Be safe, hope you and yours make it through ok.

Thank you

I have horses. Im not going too far. Im going 45 minutes east of New Orleans. I should be okay there.

[Greenkirby21]

it should come to texas we need rain! hope you are ok

[justinnum1]

im under a tornado warning right now

[NAV8TT]

Originally Posted by Sara504

At least they are making us leave now versus waiting until the last 24hrs to call an evacuation.

I hope it will bypass you or slows down by the time it gets there. Hope you and your family be safe.

[kevinbahnz]

good luck and be safe everyone..

[Baremeg55]

Originally Posted by JoeyO

Seven years have gone by since Katrina hit New Orleans. If New Orleans hasn't learned anything since then and is not prepared for another hurricane, sorry, but maybe Isaac should flatten it to the ground.

Sorry, but, what a dip shit comment to make!!! I wanted to say more, but your diplomacy left me speechless.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by Baremeg55

Sorry, but, what a dip shit comment to make!!! I wanted to say more, but your diplomacy left me speechless.

+1

[JSAN23]

Pretty much done with it down here in South Florida. Just the usual heavy rain and some strong gusts, nothing too major. Rains here are gonna continue until tomorrow.

Good luck and stay safe! I hear it might go into NOLA as a Category 2. That's what the 11PM report said atleast.

[TK-421]

When the projections first came out they had Isaac going directly over Tampa so I picked up tons of shit early. Now it's going west so I'll only be getting the outer bands from the looks of it. Even if the initial projections stayed true, I wouldn't be going anywhere. I'd put the car in the airport parking garage (no garage for all the cars ) and ride it out at home.

[IFX]

Yea we dodged a bullet down here in South Fla. Just lots of rain. Some quick, strong gusts.

Stay safe out there LA

[Robin_NL]

Well spoken Sara.

Good luck overthere

Cheers
Robin

[passing]

Originally Posted by Sara504

You know what. I was born and raised here. All my family is here. In the 200 years there have been 3 major disasters. Granted one was just 7 years ago. What about everyone who lives in California? Lets say an earth quake happens tomorrow and kills thousands of people, are you going to hate on them for living in an earth quake prone area??

i see your point of view, i really do. i live in hurricane alley myself. was born and raised here with no intention to leave.

with that said, if i lived under sea level, you bet your ass id be the first one out.

just be safe. don't be stupid. being stupid in a storm gets you killed. i had to drain my pool three times yesterday. each of the 3 times i worried about getting smashed on the head by a palm frond. its difficult handing things as they occur.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by passing

i see your point of view, i really do. i live in hurricane alley myself. was born and raised here with no intention to leave.

with that said, if i lived under sea level, you bet your ass id be the first one out.

just be safe. don't be stupid. being stupid in a storm gets you killed. i had to drain my pool three times yesterday. each of the 3 times i worried about getting smashed on the head by a palm frond. its difficult handing things as they occur.

I went through Hurricane Katrina. I was 17 when it hit and we didnt not evacuate. It was the single worst experience of my life. I am planing to move in January. Ive wanted to move since 2009 but I have horses and its not that easy to just up and leave.

[passing]

Originally Posted by Sara504

I went through Hurricane Katrina. I was 17 when it hit and we didnt not evacuate. It was the single worst experience of my life. I am planing to move in January. Ive wanted to move since 2009 but I have horses and its not that easy to just up and leave.

again.. i understand/agree/know how it feels to go through a storm like that.

i went through andrew which was a direct hit. i remember that shit like it was yesterday.

my whole point was the below ground thing. its unfortunate because so many people live there, refuse to leave, and face risk of danger. you know just as well as i do that a TS/cat 1/2 will do more damage than a stronger storm because of the rain and subsequent flooding.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by passing

again.. i understand/agree/know how it feels to go through a storm like that.

i went through andrew which was a direct hit. i remember that shit like it was yesterday.

my whole point was the below ground thing. its unfortunate because so many people live there, refuse to leave, and face risk of danger. you know just as well as i do that a TS/cat 1/2 will do more damage than a stronger storm because of the rain and subsequent flooding.

It feels like August 27, 2005 all over again... I hate that this thing is supposed to hit on the anniversary of Katrina.

[passing]

Originally Posted by Sara504

It feels like August 27, 2005 all over again... I hate that this thing is supposed to hit on the anniversary of Katrina.

it hit us on the anniversary of andrew.. its all a game with these storms.

granted it was nothing compared to andrew, things continue to change with each storm.

knock on wood i hope nothing as terrible as katrina ever happens to NO again, but i hope in the event that something does, people step up quicker to help

[Sara]

Originally Posted by passing

it hit us on the anniversary of andrew.. its all a game with these storms.

granted it was nothing compared to andrew, things continue to change with each storm.

knock on wood i hope nothing as terrible as katrina ever happens to NO again, but i hope in the event that something does, people step up quicker to help

I think with Katrina we all had the superman mentality. "It's not going to happen to me" Those canes always turn at the last minute and hit the FL pan handle. We werent as prepared as we should have been. Now we think since we survived its like lightening. It wont strike us twice in the same spot. Until now, it may only be a Cat 2 but we are treating it like a cat 5 for fear of what happened 7 years ago. Better over prepared than sorry like we were in 2005.