Sure felt the same, though.
How come New Orleans isn't cleaned up yet?
And he's ON TOP of the fires?
That's what happens when you are RICH and WHITE, as opposed to POOR and BLACK in George Bush's AmeriKa!!!!!
But THEY LEARNED LESSONS!
Yup, the RICH WHITES will be TAKEN CARE OF -- NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!!!
I'm watching the FEMA guy say so!!!!
But FUCK N.O., huh?
Pfffffftttttt!!!
"Rains inundate parts of New Orleans; Areas of parched Southeast glad to see showers" by Cain Burdeau/Associated Press October 24, 2007
NEW ORLEANS - With a shake of the head, Richie Stevens looked at the brownish oil-streaked water surrounding his property yesterday and wondered how so much of the city could be swamped by rainfall not even associated with a hurricane.
Stevens: "This was a little rain flood. What happens if we get a big storm?"
On Monday, bands of heavy rain dumped about 7 inches of rain on New Orleans and its suburbs, leaving many streets impassable and flooding some businesses and homes. The city's system of pumps and drainage canals, while nearly back to capacity before Hurricane Katrina hit on Aug. 29, 2005, could not keep up.
[It's been OVER TWO YEARS! WTF?!?]
Mayor C. Ray Nagin shut City Hall early, and schools were closed across the city. Waist-high water in parts of eastern New Orleans soaked businesses, some of which had only recently reopened after being damaged by Katrina. The Army Corps of Engineers had to close a floodgate on the Harvey Canal because of flooding fears.
By yesterday, only a few spots in the city were still flooded.
[Yeah, so everything is fine, and you can go back to ignoring this neglect!]
Officials declared the city's efforts to fight the flood a success.
Robert Jackson, a spokesman for the Sewerage and Water Board, the agency that runs the city's complex system of catch basins, massive pumps, drainage canals, and drainage pipes:
"The system is solid."
[Fucking LIARS!!!!!!!!!!]
There were no reports of pump failures, and flooding was minor in most places.
[Yeah, it was just waist-high!]
It was the biggest test the city has had since Katrina in 2005, which dumped 13 inches of rain on New Orleans.
Still, the scene at Stevens's place was a flashback to Katrina. People waded through knee-deep water. Military police directed traffic. Stagnant water lapped at the windows of a black limousine parked in front of Stevens's property, which is leased to automobile mechanics and a retail outlet.
[But everything was fine!
The system worked!
Pfffffftttttt!!!]
In a way, Katrina contributed to Monday's flood: Debris from the ongoing recovery clogged catch basins and drainage lines.
[It AIN'T CLEANED UP YET!!!!!!!!??
WHAT THE FUCK?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Stevens was waiting for city and state officials to unclog a drainage pipe - a problem complicated by confusion over which agency had responsibility for the drainage line, an official said.
[You gotta be SHITTIN' ME!!!!!!!!!!]
The rate of Monday's rainfall also contributed to the flooding. When all pumps are running, the system can drain 1 inch of rainfall in the first hour and a half-inch every hour after that. Most of the rain fell within six hours.
[In other words, the SYSTEM STINKS!!!
Where did ALL THOSE BILLIONS GO?
STOLEN?]
Across the Southeast, residents of drought-stricken areas welcomed the showers and thunderstorms that visited the region Monday. Drought in almost one-third of the region has been deemed "exceptional" - the most severe drought category.
The Atlanta area, with a population of 5 million, is in the middle of the affected region, which includes most of Tennessee, Alabama, and the northern half of Georgia, as well as parts of North and South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia.
[Yup, we got droughts, we got fires, we got floods, we got freezing, and WE GOT NO MONEY -- except for BUSH'S FUCKING WARS!!!!!!!!
IMPEACH and CONVICT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Despite Monday's rainfall, Governor Sonny Perdue of Georgia ordered businesses and utilities in 61 northern counties to cut water usage by 10 percent yesterday. He called the move a first step in reducing water usage, and encouraged residents to treat drying lawns and dirty cars as a badge of honor.
[In other words, here is the POLICE STATE!!!
And take your DROP in the STANDARD of LIVING, Amurkn!
Meanwhile, $2.5 TRILLION for WARS!!!!!!!!!!]
Thunderstorm warnings continued yesterday in parts of Alabama, but the rainfall amounts were far below the levels needed for soils parched by drought. The National Weather Service reported that much of central and northern Alabama, where the drought has been harshest, got less than an inch during the previous 24 hours.
The Weather Service said about 30 structures were damaged in Alabama's rural Hale County, about 100 miles southwest of Birmingham. Powerful winds also toppled power lines and uprooted trees in Dallas, Etowah, Bibb, and Talladega counties."
[No money for them, either, I'll bet!]
