Excerpts from the Survival of New Orleans blog

[2ndAmendment]

No thanks. I'm married.

 

[BuddyLee]

How about we try another word....

diverse

I didn't know that depending upon what party you were affiliated with that you were restricted to only certain news media.

Didn't you know, anything you hear from CNN and the like cannot possibly be true because of a distinguished political slant. Sheesh.

 

[2ndAmendment]

Didn't you know, anything you hear from CNN and the like cannot possibly be true because of a distinguished political slant. Sheesh.

Did I say that? Nope.

CNN and AP have reporters that are predominately liberal. The stories they cover and the way they cover them are going to have a liberal slant.

Can you glean the truth from them? Sure. Just don't take everything you hear verbatim.

The BBC used to be the "truth detector", but the BBC has become so liberal that the British fleet does not listen to them according to something that was published during the beginning of the war in Iraq.

 

[2ndAmendment]

More from the blog.

Now for some updates:

1. Been too busy to debrief the police officer, so that will come later. Low priority now.

2. Buses loading people up on Camp Street to take refugees to Dallas, or so the word on the street (literally) is.

3. Dead bodies everywhere: convention center, down camp street, all over.

4. National Guard shoving water off the backs of trucks. They're just pushing it off without stopping, people don't even know it's there at first -- they drop it on the side in debris, there's no sign or distribution point -- people are scared to go near it at first, because the drop points are guarded by troops or federal agents with assault rifles who don't let people come near them, which scares people off. It is a mess. When people actually get to the water, they are in such a rush to get it that one family left their small child behind and forget about him until Sig carried him back to the family.

5. Lots of pics coming soon when Sig has time to update.

It's raining now and I guess that's a relief from the heat. It's hot as hell down there in the sun. Crime is absolutely rampant: rapes, murders, rape-murder combinations.

I have really cut back answering IMs. Not enough time. I apologize people.

In case anyone in national security is reading this, get the word to President Bush that we need the military in here NOW. The Active Duty Armed Forces. Mr. President, we are losing this city. I don't care what you're hearing on the news. The city is being lost. It is the law of the jungle down here. The command and control structure here is barely functioning. I'm not sure it's anyone's fault -- I'm not sure it could be any other way at this point. We need the kind of logistical support and infrastructure only the Active Duty military can provide. The hospitals are in dire straights. The police barely have any capabilities at this point. The National Guard is doing their best, but the situation is not being contained. I'm here to help in anyway I can, but my capabilities are limited and dropping. Please get the military here to maintain order before this city is lost.

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The word is that in Jefferson Parish and Orleans, FEMA has "bugged out." They haven't brought supplies in.

THE REAL MILITARY IS NOW FLOWING IN. National Guard is being replaced before our eyes. Watch the feed.

Word is that the Marines are at 1515 Poydras where our OC4s are. I think we're coming back online in force shortly.

On another note: I've just been told that we're being monitored in Iraq! To all the troops there, from one soldier to another, we're hanging tough here and you hang tough too. No matter what you're hearing, we love you guys and want you to know that we know how hard you've got it. Stay strong!​

 

[jazz lady]

That is just so sad.

 

[BuddyLee]

Did I say that? Nope.

If you want to get into technicalities I never said you did.

CNN and AP have reporters that are predominately liberal. The stories they cover and the way they cover them are going to have a liberal slant.

The BBC used to be the "truth detector", but the BBC has become so liberal that the British fleet does not listen to them according to something that was published during the beginning of the war in Iraq.

I know.

Can you glean the truth from them? Sure. Just don't take everything you hear verbatim.

I like getting my information from a variety of sources.

 

[BuddyLee]

More from the blog.

Good news from the FEMA briefing just now, sounds like 6000 National Guardsmen by tonight.

 

[Bruzilla]

I agree, the 22 is for learning, not home defense. I disagree with starting with a light .38; it is a great concealed carry weapon, but the recoil is still substantial for someone who has never shot a gun in my opinion. But everyone has their own druthers.

Substantial recoil from a .38 Special??? I started my kids shooting with a S&W Model 19 loaded with .38 Specials when they were 7 and 8 years old. They didn't like the recoil from the Beretta 92FS I had at the time, which was more attributable to the force from the slide rather than recoil from the 9MM round, but they took to the .38's with ease. My wife's Rossi is a featherweight gun and the recoil isn't that noticeable either.

A lot of new shooters still think that some guns generate these massive amounts of recoil that'll make their arms go flying in the air like they did in the old westerns or war movies, and that's a lot of hooey. The only time I've experienced what I would call substantial recoil was from a Ruger Red Hawk .44 Magnum, and that was only because the frame/grips were the same used for the Security Six .38 Special guns and you just couldn't get a good grip on the gun.