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2005-09-04 Home Front: Economy

Mississippi running low on fuel and medical personnel

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Posted by Steve White 2005-09-04 00:37|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 thisn jus prove teh chainey is make for levee preperashens of falterin falters of prequalified kandidates bein left outta bidden time.

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and dubble

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Posted by Elmert Gresh11784doo 2005-09-04 01:16|| 2005-09-04 01:16|| Front Page Top

#2 With all the blame bullshit eminating out of the Big Easy, Mississippi gets scant attention. A classic case of the squeeky and incompetent wheels getting the grease.

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-04 01:20|| 2005-09-04 01:20|| Front Page Top

#3 gonna greese sumone mite as well be squeaky.

Posted by Elmert Gresh11784doo 2005-09-04 01:36|| 2005-09-04 01:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep, its easier to sit on an overpass in NO than to go into the field to see places where Katrina just cleaned the earth of any mark of man. Much easier to manufacture the storyline with powerful closeup shots of faces than it is to actually show the full extent of the devastation. I think the Weather Channel has trumped the MSM in coverage outside NO.

Posted by Angerong Uninelet1441 2005-09-04 09:35|| 2005-09-04 09:35|| Front Page Top

#5 "Everything is just stretched so thin. People's nerves are really agitated," Findlay said. "They want things now, but it's not here. It's coming in. We're only issuing two bags of ice per vehicle. We'd like to give more, but if we did, it'd never last."

My wife and I were in deep conflict over this situation: I didn't want to give a damn thing. She wanted to "help the children". I said I didn't feel obligated to love those kids more than their incompetent parents who thought they were so goddam smart, they could ride out a Cat 5.

We reached a Solomonic compromise: we'd just send baby food and diapers. No wipes, since the parents could use those to wipe their own asses.

Yeah, I'll do it "for the children".

But ONLY "for the children."

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2005-09-04 14:35|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-09-04 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 India offers doctors and medical supplies

"Essential medicines that may be required" would be donated, he added.

India boasts the largest number of pharmaceutical companies recognized by the US
Food and Drug Administration in any country outside the United States.

Sen said a medical team from the Indian Army Medical Corps, including a surgeon, an anesthetist, doctors, nurses and para-medics, could fly Sunday to the disaster area in an Indian Air Force aircraft.

"The team will have its own medical equipment and stores. It is aimed to complement the efforts of US organizations, will not require any additional logistic support and will not in any manner strain existing resources," he said.

In addition, New Delhi has offered large water purification systems for use in households and small communities in the stricken areas, where potable water is a key concern.

Posted by john 2005-09-04 14:53|| 2005-09-04 14:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Muck - your Cheney rants are not appropriate for this one....MS is certainly getting the short end of the attention stick, but suffered just as badly and with as many blacks in the population. Bush should make sure that Barbour and MS get everything they need, especially over the whiney Blanco, Mayor dickhead, shooting gangmembers, et al. Not saying LA shouldn't get theirs, just make sure that MS does as well (and Alabama)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-04 16:54|| 2005-09-04 16:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Just got back from the Biloxi area, (checking on my brother) Power is back on in his area, Hwy 90 is open, the interstate is open westward, but two shrimpboats and one construction barge with two big cranes onboard have hit the eastbound span as it crosses near Pascagoula.

As I passed the Hwy dept was making a gravel turnout at the bridge approach to turn the eastbound lane into a two-way, currently traffic eastbound is being diverted to hwy 90 and rejoins at the Alabama state line.

Much wind damage, the railroad bridges are out both at Biloxi and Pascagoula, ther4e won't be any rail traffic for weeks at least

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-09-04 18:03|| 2005-09-04 18:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Much wind damage, the railroad bridges are out both at Biloxi and Pascagoula, ther4e won't be any rail traffic for weeks at least

! Those were very serious trussels.

Posted by Mona Gorilla 2005-09-04 18:33|| 2005-09-04 18:33|| Front Page Top

#10 I just went looking for pictures of Choo Choo Bridges in Mississipi (I only archive Florida Briges of Doom) and stumbled across this note how up to date it is. Don't try peeking up at the index they get angry.

Posted by Mona Gorilla 2005-09-04 18:39|| 2005-09-04 18:39|| Front Page Top

#11
Refugees and survivors continued to tell horror stories about looting, terrible sanitation, long lines for gas, a continuing lack of food and water, and a relief operation that has been excruciatingly slow.

God, I hate the press.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-04 18:57|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-04 18:57|| Front Page Top

#12 Pictures around the Biloxi-Pas Christian area

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-09-04 19:08|| 2005-09-04 19:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Dang it, the link didn't work, try again
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-09-04 19:09|| 2005-09-04 19:09|| Front Page Top

#14 How did you make out RJ? You're in Mobile, right?

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-09-04 20:17|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-09-04 20:17|| Front Page Top

#15 We're fine, except for losing power for three days, no harm to us. Worst is a minor dent in my wife's car hood from a falling branch, not even worth repairing.

Things are pretty much back to normal, we got power back wednesday, and except for a huge cleanup of branches and such trash, all is well here, traffic lights are almost all restored, should have all power out areas back by monday or so. Tunnels and both the interstate and Cuseway are open and traffic flowing uninterupted, I-65 is also open and clear.

We have lines at gas stations, but it's mostly panic buying, gas is 3 bucks or so a gallon and except for a few with "Out of Gas" signs, gas seems plentiful, and the radio keeps saying supplies are going to be normal by tuesday or so. I'm just not buying any gas and waiting unti later, I shouldn't need any until next friday or so. I see people with trailers full of 5 gallon cans filling up and nobody seems to be restricting quantities (And making a killing at 3 bucks)

Traveling on the I-10 I noticed nobody speeding, in fact speeds were closer to 65 than the normal 85 or so, traffic was thick with emergency vehicles going west, Sherriff trucks packed with generators, and tarp covered supplies, many army type vehicles, a series of heavy diesel pickups hauling medium-large travel trailers (All the same, that's why I noticed) and I saw a series of about 12 new semis parked in Pascagoula each with 4 brand-new medium large 4 wheeled gensets on each trailer (Stopped for a break I guess)

Pascagoula got it a lot worse than us, passing through around 3 this afternoon the power crews were everywhere, traffic is running smoothly, (I-10 Eastbound is being diverted through Pascagoula) and streeets are blocked off to cross traffic to smooth the overflow. Hwy 90 is a 4-6 and 8 lane renewed road throughout, and they just finished a brand new bridge over the Singing River that was not damaged.

As I passed I saw the railroad was out, the railroad has a timber causeway running beside Hwy 90 and several sectioms were missing in the middle, about 200 feet missing estimate, but the basic pilings were still there, this is a major east-west artery and trains run more or less constantly through there, from Pascagoula to Mobile the rails seem intact, it's not near water until you get to Downtown Mobile, I have no idea if the tracks are intact past, or in Mobile, but as the trainyard here regularly floods I doubt it.

Biloxi seems pretty well destroyed, I saw none of Biloxi personaly, (Stopped at the destroyed Drawbridge over Biloxi bay)but the sun-Herald pictures show ruin.

Having the rails out will certainly hurt.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-09-04 21:52|| 2005-09-04 21:52|| Front Page Top

#16 glad to hear you're OK RJ

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-04 23:49|| 2005-09-04 23:49|| Front Page Top

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