Katrina - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

**catalyst** · 08-30-2005, 11:33 AM

insane pics..

some of them only show up as links.. but if you click them they work.

witeshark · 08-30-2005, 11:54 AM

It is really a major historic event. Weirdly, sat phones don't even seem to work in some areas!

**catalyst** · 08-30-2005, 12:00 PM

Almost the exact same thing that this storm did happened in the early 1900's, but it landed in galveston (sp?) texas, it literally wiped the town off the face of the earth.. only thing was, more than 3/4 the population of the town died because they didnt have the same weather forcasting abilities that we have now.

This is basically the same kind of storm.. except the earlier one had estimated winds of up to 200+ MPH, but the instrumentation they had to read the wind got blown away at 140 MPH.

theres a book about it called Isaac's Storm if anyones interested.. sposed to be a good read.

**LandoAWD** · 08-30-2005, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by catalyst

When i was reffering to the 'them' i meant the gas companies. Im aware the whole reason this shit is happening is because theres a new demand for oil that simply wasnt there before - china, but honestly alot of it is hype and they are raising the prices for no reason other than people are stupid, and they connect the iraqi war and hurricanes with gas prices... they can raise the prices because people will pay them.

I must have heard that shit about the hurricane raising prices 20 times on the radio this week before katrina hit, im sure it was all over the news too, say something enough times and people start to beleive it.

Uhhh, when domestic refineries are shut down, prices go up. This has nothing to do with conspiracies, the war, etc.

**catalyst** · 08-30-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by LandoAWD

Uhhh, when domestic refineries are shut down, prices go up. This has nothing to do with conspiracies, the war, etc.

maybe it will go up for good reason.. but i think alot of it is just hype.

**LandoAWD** · 08-30-2005, 12:16 PM

I think the refineries being unable to open, much less produce, is a decent reason for once.

**zeaq328i** · 08-30-2005, 12:41 PM

Looks like an SL??

**LandoAWD** · 08-30-2005, 12:49 PM

I saw a crushed Rover in one set of pics on another board.

witeshark · 08-30-2005, 01:45 PM

I think we are seeing the need for the biggest search and resue ops in our history. Wow...

**RealBmw 02** · 08-30-2005, 02:31 PM

very sad site to see.... just makes me glad I live in Cali. (not trying to sound shallow)

**SHAHAB323IS** · 08-31-2005, 04:11 PM

i saw a thing on the news this morning, this guy was with his 2 or 3 little kids and he was just in tears muttering about how he was holding onto his wife's hand when she was swept away and he couldn't find her and had no idea what to do or where to go, the reporter lady was in tears as well, very sad

**crisby325i** · 08-31-2005, 04:21 PM

^^^ i saw something to the same extent, maybe even same story...but it was a video, not interview...but anyways, a man and his wife were on their roof and their house split in two and the husband was on one part and the wife was on the other...and the wife drownd. very sad story...i think the worst pics i've seen are the 100s of neighborhoods are filled up to the roofs with water.

**Rooz** · 09-01-2005, 08:51 AM

man, this KAtrina is pretty much a whole lot worst than 911 for instance....

Am glued on the news and it just gets worst by the minute....

**LandoAWD** · 09-01-2005, 09:06 AM

Please try not to compare the two. The loss of life may be similar, but circumstances are VASTLY different.

DEATH2000 · 09-01-2005, 10:24 AM

the causes of damage and loss of life are extremley different. there effects in the long term may become similar