CaféAuLait
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CaféAuLait;6618836 said:Nope, wrong again. It's true Katrina had a long life-- actually hit Florida first, which has become trivia -- but its path was completely unpredictable until Saturday August 27. As I said that's when I first even heard of the storm, that's when the buzz started to go around, and it hit in the dawn hours of Monday the 29th. As long as these "they had plenty of time" myths get mongered, I'll be here to drown them in the bathtub. Because it's utter bullshit.
Sandy by contrast followed the path that was forecast days before, with no surprises.
Which one was stronger, I'd be hesitant to say. Having seen and walked through Katrina's aftermath, I wouldn't bet against her.
I've got pictures somewhere, I should post them...
They did have plenty of time, why did Blanco declare a state of Emergency on the 26th if what you say is true, they knew what was coming days before that.
KATRINA TIMELINE | ThinkProgress
Again, when you say "they" you mean me, because I am the one of us who was there.
I'm not even going to bother opening your link because this is the fact: NOBODY knew what was going to happen on the 26th. By the 27th it looked very likely; by the 28th, definite. All this fucking bullshit about people having "plenty of time" is exactly that.
Baloney, I was not talking about YOU, I was specifically speaking about Blanco and Nagin. That is "THEY". Go back and read what I have been responding to.
And don't open the link, that is when she declared the first state of emergency, on the 26th of August. This storm was big news for days before she first declared the state of emergency on the 26th of August.
If you were not made aware of the storm until the 29th that shows you how much Blanco and Nagin FAILED the state. If you thought my comments meant anything to do with you, I was not referring to you, that was not my intent, as I was only referring to Blanco and Nagin. They should have done more to inform and protect everyone.
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