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http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/

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Name: Karren Baker

Home: xxx-xxx-xxxx {real # at post}

Email: [e-mail]

Subject: My Hurricane Story -- Uncle trapped in French Quarter

Story: My 81 year old uncle is still trapped in his house in the French Quarter at 618 Conti. He is frail and afraid to go out on the street. I havve called every emergency agency and given his information, but no one has gotten to him. I will fly to where ever I need to go to pick him up. If you can help me get him out, please call me at 415-420-2665.

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Teacher stranded, Gretna
Name: Holly Hatten

Home: xxx-xxx-xxxx

Email: [e-mail]

Subject: My Hurricane Story -- Stranded on the West Bank- Carol Sue Ave.

Story: My friend Judy Harper, 5th grade teacher at Elmwood Park Academy on Carol Sue Avenue in Gretna, is stranded at 1784 Carol Sue Avenue. She had phone service until Thursday morning. She said there were 8 people there total, including 3 children (one of which is 3 months old). She said they siphoned all available gasoline to fuel a generator hooked to a freezer. They were draining apartment hot water heaters for drinking water. They took soft drinks from the school and food from everyone's freezer in the apt complex. They were fine on Wednesday, but worried about the infant and worried about medications and the eventuality of food and water running out. The Jefferson Parish emergency number is working. They said mass looting is constant in the area and I fear for my friend Judy's life. Anyone who knows ANYTHING current about the area, please, please email me at [e-mail]

Both of these posts went up in the last 15 minutes.

I swear to fucking god, I am about ready to blow this fucking pop stand.

[grytpype]

1. Those posts need timestamps really badly. n/t

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3. Do what I've been doing: Get a stiff drink and hit reload.

That was enough proof for me.

[jjmalonejr]

2. Oh my God.

This is INSANE!

[spuddonna]

4. This really needs a kick...

I've been writing every media email I have with info on NOLA.com 's list of trapped people...

Please send emails to CNN, MSNBC, etc...

[iconoclastic cat]

6. I'm tempted to call some of the listed numbers.

Don't know what the fuck I'd say, though. "Gee, I'm sorry you're dying, don'tcha wish we had a real government?"
FUCK.

[tulsakatz]

5. I'm about ready to join you!!

If this is any indication of future events, I don't even want to be here anymore!!

[iconoclastic cat]

7. Neither do these folks:

Name: Alana Stephenson

Home: 678-795-1624

Email: [e-mail]

Subject: My Hurricane Story -- University Hospital

Story: I wanted to respond to an article posted about 1100 people still at University Hospital. My boyfriend is a doctor there and called me around 4:30 EST and told me they had evacuated the entire hospital and he was on a bus to Dallas. I'm assuming the rest of the hospital staff is going to Dallas as well. If you can let Lisa Reidsema know that they have been evacuated, maybe that can bring some comfort.

Stephenson seems to be a perilous surname.

[tuckessee]

8. This is horrible!

A mammoth catastrophe is unfolding before our very eyes.

All those people stranded, thirsty, hungry, sick, hopeless, while the city is ringed by storm troopers and bureaucratic disaster ghouls.

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9. Our government has essentially become carrion birds.