Trapped in New Orleans

This article was forwarded to me today (thanks, Anne):

As we approached the bridge, armed sheriffs formed a line across the foot of the bridge. Before we were close enough to speak, they began firing their weapons over our heads. This sent the crowd fleeing in various directions.

As the crowd scattered and dissipated, a few of us inched forward and managed to engage some of the sheriffs in conversation. We told them of our conversation with the police commander and the commander’s assurances. The sheriffs informed us that there were no buses waiting. The commander had lied to us to get us to move.

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I think we're going to see some major litigation when the dust settles.

Daily Fortune

It's all in knowing when to cringe.



(* This is a scan of a fortune that a co-worker of mine got at a Chinese restaurant recently. Someone at the fortune cookie factory was obviously having a good laugh.)

Hurricane Katrina Response Timeline

Gory details here.

I suppose there's a bit of an anti-FEMA, anti-Bush bias here.