Katrina fall-out

In article ,
Thomas Borchert wrote:

As Michael Moore asks ...

yeah. Moore is one of the great thinkers of our society.

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

It looks like Katrina is going to affect NASA's planned March Space
Shuttle launch:


Hurricane Katrina has indefinitely idled the Louisiana factory
that assembles space shuttle fuel tanks, and NASA said it is
looking to see if other facilities can make critical tank
repairs. NASA had tentatively planned its next shuttle mission
for March, but additional delays were likely due to
interruptions in the tank repair work that must be done before
the shuttle can fly again. The agency was primarily focused on
trying to find the employees and contractors who work at the
assembly plant in Louisiana, as well as a field center in
Mississippi where space shuttle engines are tested. Both sites
were in the path of Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed huge
sections of the U.S. Gulf Coast when it blasted ashore with 145
mph (232 kph) winds on Monday. NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility
near New Orleans and the Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis,
Miss., appear to have sustained roof and water damage in the
storm. Neither was expected to resume operations soon. Roads to
Michoud were still under water and hundreds of people employed
by plant operator LOCKHEED MARTIN lost their homes in the
hurricane.
(Reuters 03:57 PM ET 09/02/2005)

Mo
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Thomas Borchert wrote in message ...
Jay,

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.


Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

I guess Moore missed the bit I saw where some white folks had stayed to
protect their house, had to break into the attic to escape the water. Maybe
they forgot to put the "White People" sign on their roof so the helicopters
could rescue them first. Or maybe they weren't on the White People list that
FEMA was working from.

- Rick

In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

NASA had tentatively planned its next shuttle mission
for March,

I thought NASA had grounded the fleet indefinitely.
(yet, there is an STS-121 scheduled for March on
the NASA website).

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

"Thomas Borchert" wrote:


As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

Oh, please Thomas. Michael Moore is an ambulance chaser and a self
promoter who sees an opportunity to get some attention.

As to imagining leaving white people on their roofs for five days, yes I
can imagine it under the circumstances. However, it happens that the
lowest parts of New Orleans are also the poorest and blackest, and most
of the people without cars to evacuate in are black, thus the pictures
we see on tv.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Dan,
What is the situation in your little corner of the world?
The media is obviously neglecting everything outside New Orleans.

Did any of you Michael Moore fans actually read his diatribe?

Here is a direct quote which many of you have been disputing...

"Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of
Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but
it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were
still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was
on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you?!"

Michael Moore wrote it, so it must be true, right?

"john smith" wrote:

Dan,
What is the situation in your little corner of the world?
The media is obviously neglecting everything outside New Orleans.

It's improving in the Mobile Bay area. Gasoline is still very scarce
and waits of 3-4 hours to get to the pumps are not uncommon. Here on
the Eastern Shore, it appears about 90% of power has been restored, but
in Mobile County there are still large areas blacked out.

It still boggles my mind how much more damage there is here than there
was from Ivan, a strong storm that hit much closer. The storm surge in
Mobile Bay was the highest ever recorded, going back 150 years--that's
from a storm that hit 120 miles away.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

There are many things to do like crew training so they put an X on the
calendar and work to it hoping they can solve the problems and fly.

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

NASA had tentatively planned its next shuttle mission
for March,

I thought NASA had grounded the fleet indefinitely.
(yet, there is an STS-121 scheduled for March on
the NASA website).

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Jay,


True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.



Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?


I can imagine leaving Mikey Moore on a roof top for five days, or even
50. :-)

Matt