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Thursday, September 1st, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
Monday morning Hurricane Katrina passed over the southeast part of Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Alabama. Unfortunately, I live right outside of New Orleans. New Orleans is below sea level as well. We have levees protecting water from Lake Pontchartrain (half the size of the state of Delaware) and the Mississippi River. The reality is, because of the pressure put on by Hurricane Katrina, parts of these levees breached. Water from the Mississippi River flowed into New Orleans and from Lake Pontchartrain. 80% of the city of New Orleans is under water. My hometown is under water. It's getting worse by the minute because as of now (September 1, 2005), engineers can't figure out a way to patch up the levees and prevent more water from getting in. This is a huge catastrophe. Turn on the Weather Channel or CNN to see how horrific this is. People are trapped. They have no food and no water. Possibly over 1,000 people are dead. I'm moving to Houston for a while until my school reopens sometime in December. Fortunately, my house is not flooded. Unfortunately, power is down for a long time and we have quite a bit of property damage from trees. I probably wont be on iSOUND for a while, it that means anything.
-Jordan
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| Posted By BLASTT @ 12:15 PM | [Comment on this blog post] |
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metalHEAD365's comment posted September 1st @ 12:27 PM:
dude your lucky that your house didnt flood, all we got up here in connecticut was some rain and wind, see you later |
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RiotGurl92's comment posted September 1st @ 10:13 PM:
i no we hate each other but honestly i wus still worried u were dead cuz we knew each other (well not personally but we talked/fought). I'm glad ur alive tho..... |
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PigBenis's comment posted September 1st @ 10:19 PM:
this hurrican is probly the worst thing to happen to america in a long time. its 100 times worst than 9/11.over night new orleans was turned into a third world countrie and the goverment isent doing a damn thing about it while kids and families are starving and being robbed by these asshole.i have to worrie that these people will come to wear i live and rob everything they can and i have also lost all my faith in god.-my thoughts on this horrible event |
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lovesleemichaelstx's comment posted September 3rd @ 1:09 AM:
Now dont go givin up on us LOUISIANA.....help only comes from the people strong enough to love their brother and give it!!...no government in hell can do what the people can.... |
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FATE88888888's comment posted September 3rd @ 7:57 AM:
RIGHT ON ! -LOVES...AND ALL THE BEST TO BLASTT AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WERE ALL GOING TO BE INVOLVED ANYWAY, SO , LETS MAKE IT A CONSCIOUS DECISION, AMERICA! AND BE THERE BY CHOICE.
--AT8FATES
(and it does matter, dude...everybody matters, dammit.) |
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CorruptedLove's comment posted September 3rd @ 11:25 AM:
Thank God you and your family are ok though. I know I have been watching the news and it is horriffic some of the things that are happening there. MAny of which should not be happening. I am so very sorry to hear about your house and having to leave your hometown. But atleast you all are safe. So many people are still trapped there in New Orleans a with no food or water and no transpoprtation out of there either. WHere is our government now when our country is the one that needs the help. Many people are dying now that should not have died. They made it through the storm and the flooding but when they go where they are told to they die from dehydration or the heat. Its ridiculous. And all this is happening right here in our homeland while th elovely president is on vacation. he isi always on vacation. He is suppose to be runnung a country NOT BE ON VACATION all the time. Sorry you dont need to hear this right now. It is just upsetiing what is happening to the world today. Remember faith and prayer. =o) You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care & God Bless!! PEACE!!!! |
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SOADfreak's comment posted September 3rd @ 1:34 PM:
to pigbenis: as horrific as this event may be, it is certainly not as bad as 9/11 you fool.
BLASTT, sorry about your home dude, it was nice talkin to ya for a little while there.
peace |
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THE_DROOGIE's comment posted September 4th @ 12:17 AM:
You know, I've been wondering something. Why are there all these people who have to beg the people of the US for money to help out the victims? Why can't our Government handle this by themselves? Oh yea, thats why, silly me to forget a thing like the war in Iraq. Billions have been spent on that pointless war and now when the people of OUR country need the money to help them live, it isnt as readily available. Also, I have a feeling that the government is asking for money so they can skim a little off the top for themselves, otherwise, they really wouldnt need our help. Where is the national guard that signed up to do things like help out in disaster situations? Oh yea, they are also in Iraq, doing something they didn't even sign up for in the first place. Helicopters? nope. barely any available to help lift people off of their roofs because, well, they too are in Iraq. I also have a feeling that if the Hurricane hit a city that did'nt have as many African Americans living in it then much more effort would have been made to help them out. |
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FATE88888888's comment posted September 4th @ 7:18 AM:
I have a feeling too...but I was going to try to be nice today...
--AT8FATES |
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PigBenis's comment posted September 5th @ 1:13 PM:
to SOAD yes this is worst than 9/11.9/11=two buildings destroyed about a thousand people dead, city up and going in a week . Hurrican =a whole city destroyed thousands homeless with nothing but the clothes on their back and even more dead and most of the US buissness is through New Orleans |
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BLASTT's comment posted September 5th @ 6:48 PM:
Thanks for all the comments guys. I'll respond to each one individually when I have the time. |
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charlotte_08's comment posted September 5th @ 10:11 PM:
hey...I dont know you or anything but I hope all works out for you...and this won't mean much to you but i will pray for you and your family! :)
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fairiekisses's comment posted September 6th @ 1:11 AM:
hey i know you hate me with all your heart and thats cool and all but i was reading what you wrote and i just wanted to say,that i am glad you didn't get hurt. |
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doesITmatter's comment posted September 6th @ 10:00 AM:
Yeah i lvie in kenner and water might have gotten 2-5 feet in ym house IDK but jordan st charles has power now and Jesuit doesnt open until jan 1st. me and my dad drove into the city yesterday, it was one fo the saddest things ive ever seen. everywhere you go ttheres people on roof tops trying to get help but cant becuase theres so many, they have no food no water and there dying. This is the biggest catastrophe in the history of America and nobody is doing a damn fucking thing, if you saw Ray Nagins press conference he's obviously frustrated bc he cant do anything to help his city and i he said to govenor blanco and all goverment/fema officials "I dont want to see any more God Damn press conferences people are dying out there. Now get off your ass' and do something." even Aaron broussard(Jefferson parish president) is breaking down. The situation gets worse and worse and i dont think any one can help... |
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doesITmatter's comment posted September 6th @ 10:09 AM:
also for the prick who said this isnt worse than 9/11. hmm lets recap 9/11 two buildings were destroyed no1 lost there homes and a thousand dead/the hurricane more then one city is destroyed well over 500,000 people lost there homes more thna thousand dead and stil ldying bc they have no food or no water. New orleans is also the biggest port in America and about 8 oil rigs are destroyed meaning the production of gas for your car is severly cut down cuasing gas prices to rise also cuasing stations to run out of gas. also many fastfood chains get there products out fo new orleans meaning there gonna start runing out of food they already have where i am. but if you think that 911 is worse than that than just fuck off |
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loser_freak's comment posted September 6th @ 1:37 PM:
Hey dude I'm glad you're ok.
This whole thing really sucks. I still find it hard to believe that something like this has happened in the USA...
Anyways, hope everything gets better for you and everyone out there... and I will be making a donation sometime soon.
x |
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Bgrotha's comment posted September 6th @ 3:35 PM:
thank god, the rocker lives!!!! |
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RtisX's comment posted September 6th @ 9:43 PM:
Hey Blaast,
Hope things r OK. I have been busy with some little pity problems(people w/computers-electronics) and driving. So I jsut got some free time to say a few words. I know another Musican that lives in Franklin and hoping he is doing well. This was one hellova storm and it has left a lot of people devistated. So my best to you and yours |
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BLASTT's comment posted September 8th @ 8:29 AM:
Oh yeah and special thanks to those of you who I don't exactly get along with who left nice comments and were somewhat concerned. I can't exactly say I would have done the same but it was defeinetly appreciated. |
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theusedslave's comment posted September 14th @ 1:16 PM:
sorry i havn't said anything im just glad you and your loved ones are ok and im mean that alot:) |
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your_nightmare's comment posted September 16th @ 8:25 PM:
Hey man, good thing you'll be alright for now. Take care. |
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bobotheclown's comment posted September 19th @ 2:43 PM:
Thank god you and your family are okay...What's happened is horrible...I'm so glad your okay, even though i may have only spoken to you a few times on iSOUND I still really mean it when i say I'm glad your okay. |
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CarolineABELINE's comment posted September 26th @ 3:28 AM:
wishing u good luck |
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Xxlive_love_diexX's comment posted September 27th @ 9:38 PM:
i dont really kno u that well, but i really m glad that u and ur family is ok. im sorry to hear about ur house. what happened is horrible and i feel soo bad for everyone who has to go through this. nd oh yea...9/11 was definatly not worse then this. people are idiots. lol |
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SoundtrackOfMyLife's comment posted October 9th @ 11:17 AM:
well... I suppose one "look-on-the-brightside" thing is that you're in Houston, where SpunkXheroE also resides...
hmmm.... I'm sure you 2 have already hooked-up.... =P
well..... it certainly sucked what happened.... but you still have your life,.... unless of course you don't want that... then, well.....
please feel free to enjoy Texas and destroy & massacre the hell out of it... I sure know it needs that...
also, the Riverwalk in San Antonio is a nice place to visit... *cough, cough* ahem... the, umm, Riverstage here in my dusty west Texas town is also quite nice.... (no REALLY it is...)
hopin' that you get back to your place as soon as possible..... (& that the damn engineers learn a thing or 2 from the Dutch and actually construct a system that will redirect the water to, ummm, here!!! yes here! we need it sooooooooo badly!!) |
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