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#263944 - 10/09/2005 00:49 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: canuckInOR]
jimhogan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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I'll one up you on the silly photo department...

Why, that fish is...

...white!
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#263945 - 12/09/2005 08:16 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: jimhogan]
bonzi
pooh-bah

Registered: 13/09/1999
Posts: 2401
Loc: Croatia
An interesting article on law and order keeping in NOLA.
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#263946 - 12/09/2005 11:31 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: wfaulk]
bbowman
enthusiast

Registered: 12/05/2002
Posts: 205
Loc: Virginia, USA
He's not trying to play a chord, he's flipping us off!
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#263947 - 12/09/2005 11:59 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: bbowman]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
No, Clapton is flipping us off each time he plays an A-family barre chord.



I haven't seen any other guitarists finger those chords quite that way, but I always giggle a little every time I see Clapton play.
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#263948 - 12/09/2005 12:51 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: tfabris]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I seem to remember an interview with him in which he stated that he specifically learned to play that barre chord that way when he was a kid just for that reason.
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#263949 - 12/09/2005 18:24 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: BAKup]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Well, it looks like we have a fall guy. Look for him to pop up in a week or two as either a lobbyist or a representative of a corporation looking to profit off of the rebuilding of the affected areas, as his predecessor was.
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#263950 - 12/09/2005 18:49 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: tonyc]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
In the article tonyc posted:
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Some homes along Bush's route were marked "0 D 0 A," meaning searchers had found no people inside dead or alive.


Did anyone else immediately think "carriage return, line feed"?
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#263951 - 12/09/2005 19:26 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: JBjorgen]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Did anyone else immediately think "carriage return, line feed"?


"You know you're a geek when..."
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#263952 - 12/09/2005 20:04 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: wfaulk]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
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I seem to remember an interview with him in which he stated that he specifically learned to play that barre chord that way when he was a kid just for that reason.

Okay, that's utterly hilarious. I had no idea.
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#263953 - 12/09/2005 21:59 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: tfabris]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
Ok...back on topic...I've posted pictures of my trip and started filling in the commentary here.
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#263954 - 12/09/2005 22:10 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: JBjorgen]
visuvius
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Registered: 18/02/2002
Posts: 658
Nice documentation. Wow, just wow. The destruction of the McDonalds is insane. Its like the enire middle was blown out.

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#263955 - 13/09/2005 01:24 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: visuvius]
lectric
pooh-bah

Registered: 20/01/2002
Posts: 2085
Loc: New Orleans, LA
My cousin's second story was removed and placed not-so-gently on his neighbor's house. My bosses shed was thrown OVER his 3 story house. The metal gates on the sides of the house were intact, so it had to go over. Weird stuff.

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#263956 - 13/09/2005 05:55 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: tfabris]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
I thought everyone did it...I certainly do, but then Clapton was my idol when learning guitar so maybe I picked it up subconsciously?
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#263957 - 13/09/2005 09:59 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: bonzi]
bonzi
pooh-bah

Registered: 13/09/1999
Posts: 2401
Loc: Croatia
I certainly hope this Mail on Sunday article is at least exaggerated
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#263958 - 13/09/2005 21:34 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: bonzi]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Argh. I walked out of the Red Cross headquarters here in Baton Rouge early today... sick of doing busy work. I've been helping run phone and data lines for IP phones for the past two days, but Vic, the retired phone guy I've been shadowing, ran out of things for me to do and had me taping up cables to the bottoms of the fold out tables they had covering the expanse of the gutted closed down Wal Mart. Combined with the feeling of wasting my time, I overheard a couple of families at the fenced in entrance asking for assistance. That being the operational headquarters, they don't have any services there for "clients" (what the Red Cross calls those they help)... so I saw them turned away and being told to call a 1-800 number, a number close to no one has been able to get through on for 3 days. One guy was pretty pissed and for good reason, he has been trying to get a family into shelters for days, and said that since the phone numbers weren't working he figured he'd come down in person to get the info... and they had nothing for him. The guy guarding the gate just avoided his questions... it was pretty appalling. I also witnessed the waste and glut of money the Red Cross has at it's disposal: We had started setting up a small call center on the fold out tables that were setup. We went to take a break and when we came back, all the tables we had sort of wired up were gone and were being replaced with brand new ones that some guy had ordered because the old ones were "too old"... which was ridiculous. They were in perfect shape, just not glossy on top. "There goes someone's relief card," said Sherman, the retired engineer and long time Red Cross volunteer I was working with.

The Red Cross had tons of satellite and database problems today and it showed... I witnessed a lot of calls being dropped. Can you imagine calling a number for DAYS at a time and finally getting through, only to have the call cut out on you?!

All that said, for the geek side of me the tech behind the operation was pretty cool to see and be a part of. Servers in shock mount crates with sat. uplinks that were plug and play, with Cisco IP phones EVERYWHERE. I wish I had my digital camera with me to show some photos of the operation floor. Pretty crazy, and very ad hoc with cables strung from the ceiling and running all over the place.

Monday morning before Mom and I went to the Red Cross we shuttled goods around for VOA which felt like helping at least. So... I'm gonna find somewhere else to give a hand. Not having my own car is a real issue around here... and traffic is ungodly. If I had my own car I think I'd head to the Gulf Coast... seems like they still have some areas in desperate need. Haven't figured out what I'll be doing tomorrow yet. Maybe I'll go back to the Red Cross and get in with another group, but the corporate feel of the place is sort of stymieing.


Edited by loren (13/09/2005 21:47)
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#263959 - 13/09/2005 22:48 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: loren]
Robotic
pooh-bah

Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
GO LOREN!!
YAY!
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#263960 - 14/09/2005 04:32 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: loren]
ninti
old hand

Registered: 28/12/2001
Posts: 868
Loc: Los Angeles
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I also witnessed the waste and glut of money the Red Cross has at it's disposal


You know, I have heard more and more first-hand stories like that about how bad the Red Cross is. Makes me very glad I gave my money to other groups instead.
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#263961 - 14/09/2005 12:46 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: loren]
lectric
pooh-bah

Registered: 20/01/2002
Posts: 2085
Loc: New Orleans, LA
Thanks Loren, we really do appreciate it.

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#263962 - 14/09/2005 22:52 Re: Hurricane Katrina [Re: lectric]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
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Thanks Loren, we really do appreciate it.


You're welcome. I'm in touch with the CU Wireless guys... I'll post an explanation and request for some stuff shortly!
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