Author Topic: Bad news (Read 681 times)

Furball · « **on:** September 01, 2005, 02:47:27 PM »

Apparently 50,000 bodybags have been ordered to the New Orleans area.

Sorry America, you have my sympathy and prayers

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2005, 02:52:31 PM »

With all due respect to all involved, I heard a similar quote during 9/11 and it was as we found out WAY off.

Shane · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2005, 03:00:33 PM »

well the towers couldn't hold over 1 million people... yanno?

FiLtH · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2005, 03:08:37 PM »

Seems common that they under estimate the losses in the beginning. Then it leaps. Id imagine its hard to guess who stayed and died, and who left, until the bodies start to show up.

To have to recover bodies must be horrific. Add the heat and a body of water that cant naturally drain away must make all the more horrific.

Furball · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2005, 03:12:28 PM »

i am not saying that if they have ordered 50,000 they believe that there are that many casualties....

but it is an indication that they expect high casualties.

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2005, 03:31:38 PM »

Don't know about body bags, but the RV industry (that's caravans for you furiners) is being told that FEMA will need up to 45,000 temporary shelters. The worst I've ever seen (I think it was Andrew) they ordered 11,000.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2005, 03:35:34 PM »

Well...

The reason for so many body bags in the Towers was because each seperate body part found (I.E. A leg) that is not attached to a body gets its own bag.

Though I don't see that happening here.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2005, 09:15:11 PM »

I heard this today. There have been massive ammounts of bodies floating through NO.

NOT all of them have been flood victims. NO has alot of cemetaries that people are entombed on the serface because the water table is very shallow. Apparently the cemetaries are washing up too.

Meatwad · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:26:34 AM »

Speaking of that, there was a video feed of COFFINS floating around in the water. Didnt sayif they were full or empty, but thats just plain wierd.

indy007 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:35:15 AM »

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Originally posted by Meatwad
Speaking of that, there was a video feed of COFFINS floating around in the water. Didnt sayif they were full or empty, but thats just plain wierd.

Nah not wierd. Happens when graveyards flood. Large amounts of soil get removed, and in swampy states you can't dig too deep or you already hit water. IIRC similiar happened during Hugo.

Chairboy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:36:07 AM »

Keep in mind that the cemetaries down there are above ground.

Eagler · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:37:09 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Don't know about body bags, but the RV industry (that's caravans for you furiners) is being told that FEMA will need up to 45,000 temporary shelters. The worst I've ever seen (I think it was Andrew) they ordered 11,000.

you guys are gonna donate those right? price break?

midnight Target · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:44:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
you guys are gonna donate those right? price break?

Uhhhh... no.

Actually FEMA is doing things a little differently this time. They have started by buying up units from dealers instead of ordering new ones.
We are gonna put together a low cost simple trailer that should fill FEMA's needs. These things are built in the hundreds and if we gave them away we wouldn't be able to support the 800 families of the people who work here. We will not make much profit on them.

Hangtime · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:50:56 AM »

tsk, tsk. Cheap shot! Eagler, you gonna bankrupt YOUR business filling a government order?

Golfer · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2005, 10:51:47 AM »

A good family friend retired a few years ago and last year started delivering trailers, campers and RV's all over the country as a way to see the country, travel and get paid. Last year during the hurricanes he made 8 or 9 runs there dropping off trailers for FEMA.

He's sure going to be busy for the next month or so...too bad he doesn't drive a diesel truck.