Southern Members - God Bless you guys on gulf coast.

I am sure most of you have headed out by now if your in the path of Katrina. So far this morning its a 160 mph CAT 5 Hurricane :eek2: . Looks like it will not only be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the Louisiana, Miss. coast, but the effects could be felt very far inward.

Here in western NC, I have even buttoned down our houses under construction from the heavy rains we are expected to get. Lots and Lots of plastic.

Good luck.

not everybody is leaving...we are staying...it should come right over us as a 4 or 5...keep on prayin...:)

not everybody is leaving...we are staying...it should come right over us as a 4 or 5...keep on prayin...:)


You'll be in my thoughts buddy! Please be careful. Let me know if you ned anything.

Good luck Ben.

Ben , please let us know that all of you are OK as soon as you possibly can. Take care of yourselves until then.

Ben, good luck and stay safe.

I wish the best to all of you down there. That thing is a beast.

Stay safe.

Just been upgraded to 175mph winds. OH MY GOD!!!

Brian as I read your post , a chill went down my spine. I really wish Ben had left now.

Its one hell of a big storm to
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GIFS/GULFVS.JPG

Where exactly is Ben living now? How close to all of this is he? I hope they would get out of there!!

Where exactly is Ben living now? How close to all of this is he? I hope they would get out of there!!


He moved to Mississippi a couple of months back.

He moved to Mississippi a couple of months back.

This may not be good. BEN, can we talk you into coming to the mountains for the weekend???

Check out this image. Its a good looking storm.
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/GMEX/IR4/20.jpg

Damn man, most of my family and friends live in New Orleans / Baton Rouge... I hope everybody made it out okay :( Good luck to yall that are staying.......

we live about 50 miles inland...supposed to be pretty bad. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers...atleast its coming through in the daytime...and we can see...:)

Ben

damn thats one hell of a storm

Sustained @ 175 and gusts of 215+. 55 ft. waves reported from the ocean buoys :(

Good luck to you all.

Sustained @ 175 and gusts of 215+. 55 ft. waves reported from the ocean buoys :(

Good luck to you all.

DAYUM... :bang:

get out... ive been watching the news for some time now. and for the past week if id been anywhere near id have been as far away as possible. or helping others to do so..

im honestly thinking upwards of 40,000 ppl could die in this storm if it hits like they say it will and and floods like they say it will..

imagine ur home with a lake dumped on it and 200 mph + gust of wind... now imagine all the ppl who are going to be left behind with no shelter from this..

get out and get whoever u can out asap i pray you will do this please!

if id had the money or the way down there i would have brought the truck and loaded up as many as possible in the back and drove inland.. im so afraid no one is taking this seriously as this could really make 9/11 look like a joke

please get out if ur anywhere near any river, any lake or withing 250 miles of the coast!

i heard that the french quarter could have as much as 12ft of sustained water in it if the storm goes up the mississippi. we are 2 hours west of NO and are gettin worried. unless u have a cement house, id get the fuck out of the NO area. i know that i won't flood, if i do then all of Lousiana will flood. i pray for the best for all who live anywhere near the path of this enormous storm. get out if u can, and do anything else u can if u can't. last nite on I49, traffic was nearly stopped at 11 at nite about an hr north of I10

All my freinds in New Orleans have left for Texas they arent even expecting to have a place to come back to. Its best that everyone who can to leave before it gets too bad.

right now im stationed in Norfolk...but supposedly my Capt is getting a call right now, and they might send my ship down for humanitarian relief efforts. ill keep you guys posted.

good luck. i know whats its like, i was in Pensacola last year, and ive lived in Florida my whole life...stay safe everyone.

Well its dropped 10mph to 165. I really don't think thats going to make a difference. If the locals are not heading out, they will not survive a storm like this. This may the strongest Hurricane ever to hit the USA since I have been around. And I am 30.

This thing still looks very impressive.
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/GMEX/VIS/20.jpg

ut oh. they just called the duty department heads together.... :( and i just got a new captain like a month ago, so im sure he's eager to go places :( looks like i might be down there soon

ut oh. they just called the duty department heads together.... :( and i just got a new captain like a month ago, so im sure he's eager to go places :( looks like i might be down there soon

Good luck. I am sure your life will change after to see what this thing may do to the Gulf Coast and New Orleans.

Mother Nature really can be a major Bitch. :judge:

oh i know what mother nature can do. ive lived in Tampa for 18 years, and last year i was stationed in Pensacola when that hurricane hit. i think it came ashore as a catagory 4`

Well its dropped 10mph to 165. I really don't think thats going to make a difference. If the locals are not heading out, they will not survive a storm like this. This may the strongest Hurricane ever to hit the USA since I have been around. And I am 30.

This thing still looks very impressive.
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/GMEX/VIS/20.jpg


Its actually the fourth largest on record according to meterologists.

Good luck and be safe. And please let us know you all are ok as soon as possible!

they jsut said that it is the 2nd or 3rd most powerful storm in our lifetime

they jsut said that it is the 2nd or 3rd most powerful storm in our lifetime


:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

I hope the Super Dome is built well, or that could be a disater waiting to happen. :eek2:

Yeh, I herd that and thought the same thing.

I hope the Super Dome is built well, or that could be a disater waiting to happen. :eek2:

Built well hell..I knew one of the consulting architects that was on the job when they tied the dome together. He said that the middle sections were off by about 4'-0" and had to be "forced" into place. Can you say potential energy instantly converted via stress?

dayum...one big watery grave...atleast we arent there...

http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_564_images/katrina_restaurant.jpg

well, we have verbal orders that we're leaving tomorrow @ 4pm to goto the Gulf Coast for humanitarian help.

see you guys soon :(

well, we have verbal orders that we're leaving tomorrow @ 4pm to goto the Gulf Coast for humanitarian help.

see you guys soon :(

Sorry to hear that man. Dustin's leaving tomorrow too. Guess I'll have my own apartment for a few weeks. Take care buddy.

God Speed to you guys. It's gonna be one hell of a hurricane party. If you can still manage to get out, PLEASE do so.

This should work till they loose power
http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/

Check out the eye of this monster. :eek2:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT/VIS/20.jpg

man thats truly awesome..I saved it on my computer...lets hope I still have it tomorrow...:)

At least you are still posting and appear to be holding your own. Keep in contact here as long as you can so we know you are ok.

For a matter of perspective:

The eyewall of Katrina is ~35 miles in diameter

The diameter of Beltway 8 across I10 (http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr=i10+and+w++beltway+8&taddr=i10+and+e+beltway+8&csz=houston%2C+TX&country=us&tcsz=houston%2C+tx&tcountry=us) is 25.4 miles.

Thats a big effing storm

I hope all you guys in LA and MS get out of this storm OK, this is a bad storm.

We are expecting tropical storms and possible tornadoes Monday evening thru Tuesday morning here in TN , may God have mercy upon all our souls. Better batten down the hatches, folks. It's going to be ugly out there. I wish to ask everyone in the path of this storm to keep contact as long as you can.

I know its a big ride west, but if anyone on here should be displaced by the storm, you have friends in Texas who will gladly do what they can to help you out, whether that means staying here or whatever else. My thoughts and hope are with all LA'ers and especially those in New Orleans. My contact information can be had via PM if neccessary.

Best of luck guys,
Brad

same here. we can find room for somebody if they need around lafayette. hope everybody has something to go back to and doesn't need the offer however

guys i swear if i didn't live at home with my bitchy parents i would have already loaded up the truck adn be headed as far south down there as possible.. my family is 200 miles inland and owns millions $$$ in farm land. if u somehow find urself displaced get in touch with me and perhaps they can be of some assistance.. tho im sure they'll have problems of there own..

honestly i cant stand setting here doing nothing while these ppl are in trouble.. the homeless, my fellow fbody community and just ppl that were stuck down there with no ride out.. i cant stand it, i really cant, i would like nothing more hten to be down there with you guys riding that sob out doing whta i could

but if anyone needs any money or funds if they go back and find there home destroyed and have no gas, contact me on here if u can whenever and ill do what i can do via paypal or something else

god bless you guys take care of ur wives and little ones

I am expecting to lose one of my cars in the storm. I ran from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, but could not get all of my vehicles out. I left my 71 in storage so I am most worried about the flooding. At least all my family and pets are out and safe. Now its just the waiting game.

Everyone will be in prayers, as last I heard it's supposed to hit land in about 1 hour.

well, looks like my ship might not be going. its still up in the air at this point. ill find out sometime today though.

starting to get ripped pretty hard here. Our power probably wont last much longer. Limbs are coming down as I type this.

starting to get ripped pretty hard here. Our power probably wont last much longer. Limbs are coming down as I type this.
I hope everything turns out ok for all of you.

I just saw on tv that the superdome is leaking and part of the roof is tearing off. Bad stuff.

Damn....keep us posted goodluck to all

now its getting bad

yea, they said the dome is coming apart....:( my ship is getting prepared to get underway, but we still dont know for sure if were going down there. i think we might, but we dont know for sure yet...

Looks like the storm turned and came right where Ben (lnuxhakr ) is . He and his family have pretty much gotten the worst of it. Also all the way to the Atlanta area , tornadoes are popping up everywhere. If you still have power and can post up in the affected areas , please do so. I've been at work and am drained from the stress. My stomach is in knots. Let us know if you are ok.

we were supposed to go down today there today to help, but i think theyre waiting to see how bad it is, so they know what we need to take and how many other people we need to take (im on an amphib so we can hold a good 900 people plus ships crew). well see soon enough if were going down. were ready to get underway with 24hrs notice.

Dang. I hope and pray everyone is ok. Hope everyone still stays safe.

cnn says damage will put the hurricane #2 in the most costly hurricane list.

im torn about going down there. if my ship does go, well be away from home for a while. but i want to go and help all those people. ive been in many, many hurricanes thoughout my 18 years i lived in Fl, and when people show up to help...it means the world to you. but were still waiting on the word, and then we'll be on our way.

What's left of Katrina will be hitting my area here in a few hours . I'm going to say home tonight and not go in to work. I'll stay with you as long as I can before we lose power .

you guys be carefull there i hope everyone is ok

Man that is one nasty storm.
Best of luck to all.
My prayers are with you all.

Good luck to all effected by Katrina. My wife, daughter, and I will be thinking about you and your families as you begin to clean up and rebuild your lives.

All we got was just an hour or two of light rain and a lightning bolt here and there. Nothing serious at all. A few tornadoes hit the area but nothing too major.

That's great to hear. Anybody else from the ATL crew have anything to report?

That's great to hear. Anybody else from the ATL crew have anything to report?

I am work in Alpharetta, which is north metro Atlanta, but live up in Cleveland which is about 43 miles north of there. It was just a moderate rain from Alpharetta all the way up here in Cleveland.

BTW, has anyone heard from Ben?

I just called Ben & Penny's cell phone and left a message. Understandably, when I dial their home phone line it says all circuits busy.

text messages are supposed to be more reliable right now, yall might want to try that to reach ppl in the zone

From what I have seen , some areas around Biloxi are impassable right now , a couple of casinos are flooded up to the second floor and surge waves peaked at 28 feet. If anyone gets in contact with Ben and his family , please let us know.

I flew over the upper half of the Hurricane on my way home from las vegas.. :eek2: Probly the scariest looking thing ive ever seen.. Hope everyone gets through it ok.......

I flew over the upper half of the Hurricane on my way home from las vegas.. :eek2: Probly the scariest looking thing ive ever seen.. Hope everyone gets through it ok.......
Damn you should of gotten pics!

Here in Douglasdville(26 mi. west of Atl) we only got about an hour of rain and a lightning bolt but the next county west had a few tornadoes

Damn you should of gotten pics!
I know man my camera was in my checked luggage... Looked awsome couldnt really see the swirl of it but you could tell it was something very nasy. Turbulance on the ride was crazy also :eek2: :barf:

Well , the first waves of the storm has arrived here. Wind is not too bad but the rain is coming down in sheets.

As of right now St Bernard Parish and Chalmette is gone. I have talked to my friends dad who is a cop down there and he said they had to duck to pass under red lights while travelling in a boat down the street. It is confirmed my parents house and our cars we left are under water about 12 feet from what I hear now.

As of right now St Bernard Parish and Chalmette is gone. I have talked to my friends dad who is a cop down there and he said they had to duck to pass under red lights while travelling in a boat down the street. It is confirmed my parents house and our cars we left are under water about 12 feet from what I hear now.

Im sorry to hear that at least all yall are ok....was it the 71 in ur sig that got left behind? im sorry to hear about your loses but whats most important is that everyone is ok so far please keep us updated

As of right now St Bernard Parish and Chalmette is gone. I have talked to my friends dad who is a cop down there and he said they had to duck to pass under red lights while travelling in a boat down the street. It is confirmed my parents house and our cars we left are under water about 12 feet from what I hear now.


Very sorry to hear. The main thing is you are ok... Just devistating :(

That is a truly sad loss but not a great a loss as your life. I know that isn't a great comfort for you and your family but it could have been a lot worse.The storm here has been fairly calm so far but we're not quite in the center of it yet ,either.

I live in Montogmery, AL. We didnt get anything but 30 mph wind and rain. I know we didnt get anything compared to the MS and LA coastline. I hope all of you are ok and I will be down to help in a few days. We have FEMA here on MAxwell AFB and I am working w/ them to help you guys out. Hopefully Keesler AFB didnt get killed to bad and we can send stuff in and out of there.

They are pulling more and more people out of the city now. My friends wife was at one of the hospitals down there. We heard from her today and they are airlifting everyone out of there.

just to let anyone know that wants to help. you can call FEMA and the Red Cross and volunteer through them to help w/ the relief efforts.... I am going to see if I can go TDY down there for a week or so...

I just watche dthe new and they said the leveys broke at the lake in New Orleans and that it will contiunue to flood untill the city and the lake have evened out with water. im sorry to hear this for anyone that has a home in the area. i hope everyone on here thas from that area made it out ok. our prayers are with yall. by the way i live in texas on the coast but i was born in morgan city, louisiana so i know how hurricanes are around teh area keep us updated

here is a little update i got from fbody.com from one of the members on there:

"Now for the really bad news. New orleans, Slidell, Kenner, Metaire ect ect are all in ruin. The word destroyed doesn't start to tell the full story. Challmete (sp) which is a city outside of new orleans is where my GF grew up. It's also where her grand mother lived (past tense now). It's flooded all the way up to the ROOFS of the houses among the whole city.

Slidell ( near by as well and where my GF's father and sister live) is practicly gone. Boats are sitting on top of houses. Houses are no longer on the foundations, water is everywhere. I have no idea if my GF's fathers house is still standing, but I only ggive it a 5% chance that it is.


Now for me. I am expecting a total and complete loss. The word on Kenner (where I live and work) is this. ""100% of the city of Kenner has in some way been damadged"". Airial(sp) vido of Kenner showed MASSIVE flooding. There is a mall not 5 miles from my house that no longer has all of it's walls. It's just crumbling and falling with2-5 feet of water going into the ground level. My work is 100% gone. I know that I am now out of a job. Weather we can rebiuld or not has yet to be seen. Massive fires are buring in several places. Some APT complexes are on fire, some have fallen. I do not yet know if mine is still standing or not. Like I said, i am betting on a total loss."- HBHRacing (harlan)

lets keep everyone in our prayers as they continue to find out more and more devestating news about there home towns :(

well, my ship just got the word that we're going. right now we're loading stores and supplied on the ship, and i think we're picking up a LCU or a LCAC on the way down, and maybe some Marines (not sure if we are). we were told yesterday to be able to leave w/ 24hrs notice....so by tomorrow afternoon we should be gone and on our way down.

Godspeed on your mission.

the damage estimates just in property damage, never mind lost revenue is around 60 billion last i heard. i believe that is for louisiana only. anybody that is from that is(or was before the storm) please post up so we know yall are alright

oh man I am so sorry to hear all of this. talk about a shitty situation getting worse. from what I hear it looks like N.O. is basically about to be a total loss. I hope all you guys are okay and do what you can. I can't even imagine what that must be like. :(

Brad

I just recieved an email contain a picture of St. Bernard particularly Chalmette. This picture shows most house are under water to the roof tops. Alot of houses cannot even be seen from the air because they are completely covered.

I just recieved an email contain a picture of St. Bernard particularly Chalmette. This picture shows most house are under water to the roof tops. Alot of houses cannot even be seen from the air because they are completely covered.

I have been watching the news and it seems most areas in and out of new orleans are underwater they just showed that they are evacuating the superdome as well becasue the bathrooms are backing up and there is no long any a/c in the superdome. keep us updated :(

The mayor says 80% of New Orleans is now underwater. The levee has 2 breaks in it the size of football fields. It's getting worse by the hour.The storm here has passed on and we seem to be ok here in TN for the most part.

Here is a link to a BR message board that shows the picture of Chalmette/Arabi in St. Bernard parish.
http://sccola.mslogic.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000752

I have a really good friend in New Orleans I hope all of you make it out ok yall are in my thoughts

NO is now under about 9' of water if the levee completly fails they will be under 14-17 of water. Man for something that we need to survive, that shit sure can do damage.

The following highways are CLOSED for Search and Rescue efforts: I-10 from Louisiana to Alabama; Hwy 90 from Louisiana to Alabama; Hwy 49 from Seminary to Gulfport; I-59 from Laurel to Louisiana; Hwy 63 from Lucedale to Moss Point; Hwy 607 from I-10 to Stennis Center; Hwy 84 from Collins to Waynesboro; Hwy 98 from Mobile to Hattiesburg; I-110 from I-10 to Hwy 90; Hwy 605 from I-10 to Hwy 90

The following highways are CLOSED for Search and Rescue efforts: I-10 from Louisiana to Alabama; Hwy 90 from Louisiana to Alabama; Hwy 49 from Seminary to Gulfport; I-59 from Laurel to Louisiana; Hwy 63 from Lucedale to Moss Point; Hwy 607 from I-10 to Stennis Center; Hwy 84 from Collins to Waynesboro; Hwy 98 from Mobile to Hattiesburg; I-110 from I-10 to Hwy 90; Hwy 605 from I-10 to Hwy 90


just woundering where you got thi sinfo from also when you say the I-10 from louisiana-alabama do you mean teh start of LA or around teh afected areas?

I am going to take a stab at that one and say from the start of alabama on the FL line to the End of LA on the gulf/TX line. If you car planing on traveling to help out I would call and get specifics on the road closure.

http://www.mdot.state.ms.us/

Check this web site out for MS info and Ill look for LA and post it when I find it

I am going to take a stab at that one and say from the start of alabama on the FL line to the End of LA on the gulf/TX line. If you car planing on traveling to help out I would call and get specifics on the road closure.

well i have a job interview in tuscaloosa alabama in a week and if i get the job i will have to move from galveston texas to there but as i know now it dosnt look liek i can make it there as far as driving goes. i guess i will wait and see how it look sin a week and talk with my future employer and see what they think i should do. i could also go around but ill have to wait and see what happens thanks for the updates

http://www.lsp.org/roadandincident.nsf

I ahve pics of Keesler AFB, MS. Right by Bolixi, MS. If you want them pm me your email and I can send them to you

http://flickr.com/photos/lumis/tags/katrina/

Check out this web site. Has some Pics on it of the coast

http://flickr.com/photos/lumis/sets/850426/show/

Something else.. watch the slide show

well, my ship just got the word that we're going. right now we're loading stores and supplied on the ship, and i think we're picking up a LCU or a LCAC on the way down, and maybe some Marines (not sure if we are). we were told yesterday to be able to leave w/ 24hrs notice....so by tomorrow afternoon we should be gone and on our way down.

I guess I'll see you there then. We got word today that they're sending us out.

Well I am hoping that I will get sent. I want to help out really bad. feel honored guys. i sure would. I've been through this shit before and it aint no joke.

Anybody heard from Ben. Last I saw he said was it's getting bad. I know 2 years ago when Isabel passed my house I thought we had it bad but just seeing the news makes me know how lucky and blessed we were here. God bless to all those still down there and to those going on the relief effort.

Anybody heard from Ben. Last I saw he said was it's getting bad. I know 2 years ago when Isabel passed my house I thought we had it bad but just seeing the news makes me know how lucky and blessed we were here. Good bless to all those still down there and to those going on the relief effort.

I justed called their cell phone again. Goes straight to voicemail.

Metalbeast , let us know as soon as you get in contact with him.

Metalbeast , let us know as soon as you get in contact with him.


Manning Family Update!

Just got off the phone with Penny. Everyone is OK :) She said their house was just fine. They had a few trees down in their yard but nothing major. They just got water back, but cannot drink it. Gaslines are kinda bad. She said that ice is like GOLD down there. Nobody has ice. They were at Sonic getting something to eat when I called. I heard her ask the lady if they had ice and the lady said no. She said that the live across the street from the school and school is expected to have power within a day or two. They hope to have power early next week. She just did some shopping and they have enough food & water for a week at least. They are a bit shaken but OK.

She wanted to thank everyone on LS1tech for their show of support! She said she and Ben will be back on here as soon as phone lines and power are back up. :drive:

We have about 4000 folks comming to Maxwell from the Keesler area. If any military folks on here want to help let me konw and I will get you a ADOPT A FAMILY application. I can see if Civilins can do it to. If your interesed please PM me and I will see that I can do.

glad to hear ben is ok.

That is GREAT news about Ben! Now I can go back to worrying about other things.:)

I didnt realise it had gotten that bad untill today. I livein starkville and it come over here but didnt get really bad. We are about 150 miles N of hattisburg. I hope everyone is ok and my prairs will be will all you guys who were hit hard w/ this.

All I know is that my prayer are with all who were affected, MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.

Very sad situation... I can barely even stand to watch the news at night since the storm came through. Seeing all these people suffering makes me sick to my stomach. My heart goes out to all that are stranded in that area and I'll be praying for them everyday!

Everyone needs to do what they can to help.. Whether its donating food or clothes or money it will all be a blessing to those people! I am in Birmingham, AL and we have thousands from LA & MS that are staying here and all of our hotels are FULL.. If someone you pay my bills for me I'd be gone to LA in a heartbeat to help out all of those people.. God Bless to all!

Still haven't heard from Mr Bird Mann, but I know he and his family live in New Orleans. Sent him an email tonight to see if they made it out before the storm hit, but he hasn't been logged in here since the 27th. Hopefully all is well and they are all safe. I'll post up when I hear anything. Not sure how often he posts in the Southern Section, or if anyone else knows him.