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To: Ish who wrote (134820)	8/28/2005 4:34:44 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793575

One word of advice I heard being to those staying in the area, get an ax. When you are in the attic and the water is still rising, you have to get up on the roof. That was written about in "Issac's Storm" as well. People took refuge on the second floor of their houses. The water continued to rise, and the only way out was to get into the attics or through the roof. Camille was the last storm of this magnitude to hit the Gulf coast. That was what? 1969? Anyhone under 40 or so won't have much of a memory of the damage a storm like this can do.

To: Ish who wrote (134820)	8/28/2005 4:49:46 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793575

The media continues to speculate on potential damage. Someone on Fox was just discussing the air and water pollution that will be released if the chemical plants (of which there are many in southern Louisiana) are severely damaged or destroyed. Also, the possibility of refuge camps for up to a million people being needed, for a period of months, was mentioned. I still don't think that most people are aware of just how awful this is going to be and of the full extent of the ramifications. BTW, the stories of some people in NO partying and carrying on is almost unbelievable. Many of them will be dead shortly..