im leaving my fiero, taking the altima
please forum pray for me and my fiero!!
and the people of NEW ORLEANS

I hope to hear from all of you when this is over!!!!!

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I will be praying for you. We are expecting some bad weather here in Montgomery, Al. Best of luck to you!

Post when you get back so we know you are alright!
Wishing you luck from here.

Stay safe. I'll be thinking about you guys.

Prayers for you and all the people down there. Stay safe!

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quote Originally posted by Exotic Rida: im leaving my fiero, taking the altima

I pray that you leave the Altima and take the Fiero at the paint shop.

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if you park the fiero on the roof, the rising water might not get it... if you don't, it still might be on the roof anyways when you get back...

Best of luck to you, take care of yourself first, stuff can be replaced. Got coverage that'll take care of that? Looks like you've got a few hours to get it...

Best of luck. Save yourself and your family. The Fieros can be replaced. This is going to be a bad one. Let's hope it's not a direct hit on New Orleans. A cat 5 hitting the big easy would be catastrophic. I'll be thinking about you guys.

i hope everything works out good for you.. we will say a prayer for you

Exotic,

Man you are smart getting out of there ! I forget what Category Charlie was last year, but i can't imagine anything structually surviving if the storm is signifigantly stronger than Charlie was.

That wind was soooo powerful ! Frightning but awesome to see at the same time.

Good luck man our prayers are with you guys.

Be sure that Miss Tress gets out, too.

Prayers from the Brintnell family.

God speed and stay safe.

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Good Luck Man.

We're ridin' this one out. 4.9 PFI FIERO is at the Superdome. I talked to him earlier today. We couldn't leave (picture the fiero's tendency to overheat combined with long lines of bumper to bumper traffic), so we've secured everything and are waiting for the next move.

--Tress

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I applaud your courage and commitment Miss Tress, and we pray it works for the best, but I feel as most others and wish you and yours had sought safer ground..
If you feel up to it, keep us posted on conditions though out the night, tho I'm sure electricity will go out as the storm gets nearer.

Miss Tress best of luck... Although I would suggest heading for the Superdome. It will probably be the safest place in town.

Thanks for the concern guys. Our house is on pretty high ground and relatively sheltered from the wind, so we shouldn't get too much direct damage. We've boarded up the windows and made other preparations. The Superdome doesn't have any backup power or water--it's just a place to go to get out of the storm. As I said in the other thread, I've been through a few severe hurricanes before, and even though this one is stronger, we spent alot of time reviewing the worst-case scenario before deciding to stay.

If we'd known about the possibility of this being such a large storm and direct hit earlier, we would have made other arrangements for us and our pets to evacuate early. We kind of had no choice in this one--it just kind of caught us by surprise.

It started raining more steadily (although it's still relatively light) about 10pm CST. Until then, we'd only seen scattered drizzles and very little wind. There are intermittent wind gusts coming through right now, but nothing that's on our level. Most of them can be seen by looking at the tops of the trees, but you don't feel anything yet.

Thanks again for the concern and I appreciate your positive thoughts and prayers.

--Tress

Hope you guys make it through ok. Looks like it will be a bad one. Keep safe.

We're keeping you guys in our prayers.
My brothers father-in-law is stuck in New Orleans too, he's there for an EMT confrence so at least we know he's where he needs to be right now.

I hope all of you guys make it through this alright.

keep us updated miss--tress, i wish you the best

we were down there last year when the storm came through, we left the morning it was sposed to hit, and people were bezerk i cant imagine what its like down there today/tonight with people tryn to get the f out

keep us updated please

Thought I'd pass this on and it's not too good. My son, in Port Allen La tells me they are hearing news reports of at least one levee breach and pump problems already in N.O.
Water is ceiling high in some houses. Most have already heard that some parts of the roof of the superdome have been blown away. There's no danger of it flooding I don't think, but t may be a wet miserable stay for 30,000 folks.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/superdome/index.html

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I heard from Miss Tress and her husband 007...

The good news is that they are okay. The bad news is that they have 12 feet of water in their house. They are in the attic awaiting water rescue. The Hottie is completely submerged.

quote Originally posted by jscott1: I heard from Miss Tress and her husband 007... The good news is that they are okay. The bad news is that they have 12 feet of water in their house. They are in the attic awaiting water rescue. The Hottie is completely submerged.

Whoa, I hope everything turns out OK for them, they must be freaking out!

--Will

quote Originally posted by jscott1: The Hottie is completely submerged.

oh nooo! I was scared that would happen. Thank goodnees mr & mrs Tress (isn't that a movie that came out recently...) & pets (I assume) are okay.
Guys, I hope the water recedes quickly, I hope your lives can get back in order soon, and I hope you and those you love make through safely.

quote Originally posted by jscott1: I heard from Miss Tress and her husband 007... The good news is that they are okay. The bad news is that they have 12 feet of water in their house. They are in the attic awaiting water rescue. The Hottie is completely submerged.

Wow! That totally sucks - and if they were on "higher ground" I can't imagine being any lower!

My thoughts & prayers are with everyone down there!

I hope they have a way out if the water continues to rise.

quote Originally posted by jscott1: I heard from Miss Tress and her husband 007... The good news is that they are okay. The bad news is that they have 12 feet of water in their house. They are in the attic awaiting water rescue. The Hottie is completely submerged.

Was she not warned? I'll get banned for this, but it needs to be said, and I know I'm not the only one thinking it. First of all, I do not wish to see her hurt. As an emergency worker myself, if someone needs help, they get it. But, fact remains, she had every opportunity to get out, that way we can focus our efforts on people who need it, that couldn't get out, or for whatever reason are in a state of misfortune. I am glad she is ok, and hopefully they get rescued alright, and are able to pick up their lives and get back on their feet. I wish them the best of luck.

But fact remains.

EVERYONE here told her to get out, no? She had a car, she had the resources, the help, everything she needed to get out. And she had the drive to get out, everyone here let her know that this is going to be bad, and that she isn't safe where she's at. The news was warning, A LOT. Most places made evacuation mandatory. She had every opportunity to help herself, but no, they are on higher ground, maybe what, 3, 4 feet? That'll be fine, its just a little rain. MY GOD!!! She's been through these things in the past, 3-4 feet IS NOTHING. It really pisses me off, she is essentially milking the emergency crews. "Hey, we can wait it out, we lasted through the previous ones." Let's not even worry abotu this one being DEAD ON aimed for us, and double the intensity of the previous ones. Because of this arrogant thinking, they now need rescueing. Now who woulda guessed? Maybe every forum member, every new agency, every public service company, every emergency response team? I mean common, this is liek them saying its ok, we can drive drunk, even though everyone says not to. And then when they do drive drunk, and innevitably wreck their car, nwo they expect the poeple that told them not to do it to come help them.

Makes me sick. Yet there are people in N.O. without the means to get out. An old lady without a car, a veteran who is handicapped, a homeless man who has no where else to go, etc.

Again, please don't take this the wrong way. I am thankful she is still ok, and hopefully will be in the end. As angry as I am about her declining all use of common sense and advice, when it comes down to it, she is a human being and a taxpayer, and I, as an emergency worker, would be happy to assist her to safety, and would do everything in my power to ensure she would be ok.

Does anyone agree?

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AaronZ34... did you happen to miss this statement?

quote Originally posted by Miss-Tress007: If we'd known about the possibility of this being such a large storm and direct hit earlier, we would have made other arrangements for us and our pets to evacuate early. We kind of had no choice in this one--it just kind of caught us by surprise.

or this one?

quote We couldn't leave (picture the fiero's tendency to overheat combined with long lines of bumper to bumper traffic)

quote Originally posted by MinnGreenGT: AaronZ34... did you happen to miss this statement? or this one? We couldn't leave (picture the fiero's tendency to overheat combined with long lines of bumper to bumper traffic)

I guess 3 weeks isn't enough notice. I coulda done it with 3 hours notice...

The pets don't matter, period. Yes, they are loved, but when it comes down to it, they are like a constant in a differential equation, and constants don't matter, they go away. College algbra states that the square root of a constant equals a constant which equals zero.

This storm wasn't a surprise. I can understand the car thing, so I find it hard to believe that they only have 1 car, which overheats. I personally wouldn't pay the internet bill, so that I could fix my car, so that I can go to work and earn money to pay the internet bill, oh, and the car would allow me to save my own life...

I'm not trying to insult her, that wasn't and isn't my intention. But they did make some pretty bad choices, and I guess the point of my posts is to make them realize that, so that next time the hurracane warnings come in, they get out, for everyone's sake. 3 weeks is plenty of warning, you don't need much to evacuate, just the essentials of life. Some food, money, and some clothes and any perosn would be fine. Preparing for these events, and knowing they happen, is part of living on the SE coast, just as preparing for earthquakes is part of living on the west coast.

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quote Originally posted by AaronZ34: I guess 3 weeks isn't enough notice. I coulda done it with 3 hours notice...

They said on the news that this one caught lots of people by surprise.
Saturday morning, it looked like it was going to hit Pensacola, like the others.
Many people went about their normal business, only to find out when they got home Saturday night, and turned on the news, that they were in the crosshairs.

This one intensified really fast. Saturday night it was nothing, by Sunday Morning it was a Cat5. If I had more notice I would have driven down there and gotten them out personally. At least they had somewhere to shelter. Imagine if the Fiero had stalled somewhere on one of those 18 mile long bridges, then what?

quote Originally posted by AaronZ34: I guess 3 weeks isn't enough notice. I coulda done it with 3 hours notice...

3 weeks? where are you getitng 3 weeks from?! This storm originated in the Caribbean . it then went into southern florida ac a CAT 1. it was first projected to turn back toward florida. by the time that it was projected to hit New Orleans till saturday. this storm hasnt even been a storm for more than a week really. it hit florida on the 26th.

here ya go, you can look at the path it has taken here, there are lots of news storys about it
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4821151&sourceCode=gaw

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Maybe pets don't matter to you jackass, but I would never in a million years leave mine behind. They are a part of my family, period.

Im glad that a lot of the city got spared. it doesnt the peopel that are under water right now though . i hope she is alright and the water begins to go down soon. take care

Joel

Thank God she and her family is still with us. That's all I will say after experienceing a Hurricane first hand. Those that have never experienced a hurricane will never understand the destruction and devastation that comes with it. It will be along time before things are back to normal for these people. Keep them in your prayers. There lives will be changed forever.
Gary

quote Originally posted by Black88GT: Maybe pets don't matter to you jackass, but I would never in a million years leave mine behind. They are a part of my family, period.

Hey common dude you don't need to be name calling. Fact is, a human life comes before an animals. I have pets, I love them just as much as anyone else, doesn't mean their life is of more value than mine. Thier life is worth a lot, I've put nearly $2000 into my cat and her health, but human life has no value. But when I respond to a structure fire, I will not put myself at excess risk to save an animal. I will do my best, and if possible I will get it out, but my primary concern is human life. So if you are staying at your house simply so Fido is ok, then you both will die. Now that worked didn't it?

But they were not staying just for the animals, it was a lot of things, which I can understand, but still feel it was a bad decision.

About the 3 weeks thing, they've known about it for 3 weeks, but I guess it is reasonable that before Saturday it posed little threat to Miss-tress. Still, any person living there should be ready to up and leave, fully evacuated, in under a few hours, let alone a few days. That IMHO is one of the reponsibilities of living there.

quote Originally posted by AaronZ34: About the 3 weeks thing, they've known about it for 3 weeks, but I guess it is reasonable that before Saturday it posed little threat to Miss-tress. Still, any person living there should be ready to up and leave, fully evacuated, in under a few hours, let alone a few days. That IMHO is one of the reponsibilities of living there.

the noticed a tropical depression in the atlantic last tuesday. this one did NOT come across from africa like many do. by wensday it was a tropical storm. read this and learn

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/raging-monster-grew-from-depression/2005/08/29/1125302508504.html

(stupid url codes!)

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3 weeks is and you know it.

This was still a Tropical Storm just before it hit Florida. It grew in size and strength very rapidly.
As for what cars she owns... that's really none of your business is it? Maybe all they have is one car that overheats. Maybe not. Don't you sit here and judge how she spent money over the last year because she didn't have a car in perfect condition yesterday.

I thought it was a bad idea for her to stay, but I'm not going to sit here and second guess someone several states away and say what they SHOULD have done when they could be STILL waiting for rescue. What if they'd gotten in their car and it overheated on the highway, then they're stranded, out in the open, blocking traffic and in much greater danger than if they'd stayed at home?

There's time enough for the "woulda, shoulda, coulda" hindsight after the current crisis is over.