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Posted by: Witmaster

I realize that Rita is the focus of our attention but here's a few first-hand photos I took over the past few days.

Aside from the damage, the one thing that still disturbs me is the absense of people. Notice all the shots I am in. Normally you would see me surrounded by hundreds of tourists and residents. But not now

Posted by: Witmaster

Some more pics

Posted by: oaktownboy

are u in NO there or some other city? i take it ur on active duty then..i didn't realize yall had axx to the net while on duty..maybe that's a stupid comment..i dunno

Posted by: Witmaster

Yes, I was activated for the rescue/relief mission.

No, it's not a stupid question... The reason we have net access is because the building we aquired has it restored. We were able to tap into it and utilize the resource. we also have a satalite communications array that affords us net access but the land-line is much quicker.

Posted by: The Monkey Man

Wit...

What are your orders pending the expected arrival of RITA?????

Posted by: Witmaster

We're riding it out. We've reinforced our position and are awaiting Rita's arrival. Afterwardswe will deploy immediate assets to assist the relief workers who remain. We're not running from this one.

Posted by: The Monkey Man

Are you in an area that will supposedly be "HIGHER GROUND"?

Posted by: Witmaster

9 feet above sea level. Plus 6 stories in the building next door if we need to elevate.

After that we raid bar, pull the tubes out of our tires and pretend we're on a float trip.

Posted by: The Monkey Man

Originally Posted by Witmaster

9 feet above sea level. Plus 6 stories in the building next door if we need to elevate.

After that we raid bar, pull the tubes out of our tires and pretend we're on a float trip.

Outstanding.

Posted by: Chain Link

Man, those people parked their boats on land.. Idiots!

I wish you hadnt taken the Hustler and Larry Flynt photo.. I heard earlier that a strip club was open in that area.. I wanted to photoshop one of your earlier pics to have you ordering people to restore the strip club.

It wouldnt be nearly as funny now

One advantage you guys have though if it hits.. You know which buildings can survive a cat 5 hurricane

Posted by: The Monkey Man

Get PICS of the storm front if you can,
and take cover if it throws a shit storm your way -

Posted by: Witmaster

Originally Posted by Chain Link

Man, those people parked their boats on land.. Idiots!

It wouldnt be nearly as funny now

One advantage you guys have though if it hits.. You know which buildings can survive a cat 5 hurricane

There is one picture I didn't post before. My partner and I decided it was necessary to "clear and enter" the "barely Legal" club to see if it was empty. Unfortunately, it was.

Posted by: Prince

so is all of the water out of the city now?

Posted by: nikegurl

according to cnn 10% of the city remains under water. the plan/hope was for that to be solved by next week. of course that's without Rita breaking any levees etc. and apparently there's real concern that it won't take much for it to flood again (even without the direct hit)

Posted by: Witmaster

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

so is all of the water out of the city now?

The downtown and metro areas are dry. There are still areas underwater. These photos were taken just yesterday at 3:00PM when we conducted an aerial recon of the city.

Posted by: DOMS

Originally Posted by Witmaster

There is one picture I didn't post before. My partner and I decided it was necessary to "clear and enter" the "barely Legal" club to see if it was empty. Unfortunately, it was.

The first thing that popped into my mind after reading your post was a quote from Aliens:

Hudson: Hey top, what's the op?
Apone: It's a rescue mission, you'll love it. There's some juicy colonists' daughters we have to rescue from their virginity. Heh!

Good luck!

Posted by: Chain Link

Originally Posted by Witmaster

There is one picture I didn't post before. My partner and I decided it was necessary to "clear and enter" the "barely Legal" club to see if it was empty. Unfortunately, it was.

Thats awesome, Im saving that one!

Posted by: busyLivin

I just read that a New Orleans levee is spilling over again!! Hopefully they'll hold

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/nola.levees/index.html

Posted by: BookerB

Good pics, scary to think about

Posted by: min0 lee

We have very own Walter Cronkite on IM.....let see other BB sites top that.

Posted by: ZECH

Originally Posted by busyLivin

I just read that a New Orleans levee is spilling over again!! Hopefully they'll hold

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/nola.levees/index.html

8-10 feet of water in the 9th ward this morning. They are waiting for the winds to die down to start dropping sand bags again.

Posted by: Witmaster

We're still here!! Overall the damage from Rita was quite minimal considering all the excitement that preceded her arrival.

All we really saw here were moderate winds and heavy rains. We had a few power-lines snap and transformers blow bu aside from that, it is business as usual here for us.

Frankly, the rain was a welcomed relief as it has really helped to wash away a great deal of the filth and smell on the streets.

Posted by: The Monkey Man

Originally Posted by Witmaster

We're still here!! Overall the damage from Rita was quite minimal considering all the excitement that preceded her arrival.

All we really saw here were moderate winds and heavy rains. We had a few power-lines snap and transformers blow bu aside from that, it is business as usual here for us.

Frankly, the rain was a welcomed relief as it has really helped to wash away a great deal of the filth and smell on the streets.

ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING????

Posted by: Witmaster

Flooding in the 9th Ward is all we are hearing. That's way out of my A.O. Our areas are still dry and holding.

***EDIT***
The small town of Chalmette with a population of just over 32k is a complete loss. Katrina wiped out about 90%. Rita's flooding has pretty much finished the job

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