CNN..Crawl 23,000 lbs of water delivered

[Berserker]

23,000 lbs of water = 2,756 gallons. Some dump trucks can carry 28,000 lbs.payload. So in other words a dump truck of water has been delivered in 5 DAYS. How many people are there in NO?
Maybe they should have used ounces so it even looked bigger.

[Oreo]

1. Aren't people supposed to drink a gallon a day?

That'll last about an hour

[Dora]

7. Half-gallon, so it's okay! /sarcasm n/t

[nonconformist]

2. Jeez, everyone might get a sip.

I'm glad to hear that some water arrived, but it's nowhere NEAR enough. Nowhere near.

[spuddonna]

3. THAT'S IT???

Did you send a letter to CNN about that crawl?

That's an excellent example and would tell them how pitiful that amount is!

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Hey, Quit Complainin'!

That's over a gallon for every 1000 people. What you think a thousandth of a gallon isn't enough for people every 5 days?

Oh, the answer is NO THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO ENOUGH!
The Professor

[Igel]

26. So you're saying with 80% of the city evacuated,

there are over 2 million people in NOLA?

NOLA's population is usually way over 16 million? Stunning.

[Teaser]

5. Delivered to the right spot?

The convention center, although receiving some supplies last night, is still in dire straits.

[gp]

6. dropping it from a bridge too? and pointing their guns if the people

come too close?

[Holly_Hobby]

8. That's about 3,800 gallons

A pittance.

[Berserker]

10. Just sent to CNN

23,000 lbs of water devided by 8.3453lbs per gal.= 2,756 gallons

[thecrow]

12. So it's 11,024 quarts....

Drop in the bucket

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. They put it in lbs to make it sound bigger

Who measures water in lbs ever?

[ohio_liberal]

11. No one I ever heard of

I'm assuming they concentrate on the weight of the payload. Otherwise it would just be...deceiving us. :/

[Berserker]

14. I thought everybody did

Go to the store and ask "Could I please get 8.3453 lbs of water".

[Tin Man]

18. correction: amount was actually more than 10 million MILLI-LITRES...

Now we're really getting some water to 'em, right????

[chomskysright]

24. kick baby!!!!! yOU'RE UNDERSTANDING WHERE THEY'RE AT

[A Simple Game]

28. 16oz. bottles?

on edit: still way way too little.

[linazelle]

13. Smoke and mirrors--they love to throw out meaningless numbers. nt

[ceusi]

15. A truck of what?

Is this bottled water or just a big truck full of water? I am not being sarcastic! is this water coming with containers? or do they just open their mouths when the truck unloads?

[Berserker]

17. Bottled water I'm sure

I was just trying to point out how CNN reported it.

[TahitiNut]

16. That's not even a SMALL swimming pool! (10' x 10' x 4')

:grr: A 10' x 10' x 4' wading pool would be 2987 gallons

[glennont]

19. Thats 50, 55 gal drums of water, I'm impressed

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. But you can't just give severely dehydrated people water

it will make them sick. Some of these people are so sick they need oral rehydration first.

[Historic NY]

21. Sad really sad.......

all that water an not a drop to drink. WTF is wrong with these people. Its like genocide.............in our own backyard. :grr:

[meganmonkey]

22. That's half a fucking truckload

Great, assholes. Way to go.

:puke:

[DrDebug]

23. This is the amount per person for 5 days

And no it's not the bottle. It's one of those glasses per person to last a whole 5 days...

[mmonk]

25. Too late for many

Maybe another truck can arrive after the last survivors have been evacuated.

[Igel]

27. Delivered to where?

Mississippi?

Or the NOLA convention center?

[HereSince1628]

29. ????? That 's It????? 5 Days into this and that is it????

The f&%king do nothing FEMA team could drink that much water in 5 days!

[oneighty]

30. Fifty

Drums of water. Not very much water.

Sure sounds good though.

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