Hurricane music

Every hurricane, there are folks who decide to ride it out. A category 1, in a region with decent drainage, I can see staying. Maybe even a cat1 on a sturdy beach area with a sufficiently strong building.

But a category **5**?? Run for the fricking hills, folks.

Of course though, with every group that stays, there's gotta be a hurricane party. Get drunk, get trashed, so you won't feel the pain when the roof collapses around you and the tree trunk flies through the wall to take your head off. I suspect the music played at these parties tends to a lot of Jimmy Buffet and such.

This time, however, I have a better suggestion.


A little Katrina and the Waves, anyone?

Hurricane music

Every hurricane, there are folks who decide to ride it out. A category 1, in a region with decent drainage, I can see staying. Maybe even a cat1 on a sturdy beach area with a sufficiently strong building.

But a category **5**?? Run for the fricking hills, folks.

Of course though, with every group that stays, there's gotta be a hurricane party. Get drunk, get trashed, so you won't feel the pain when the roof collapses around you and the tree trunk flies through the wall to take your head off. I suspect the music played at these parties tends to a lot of Jimmy Buffet and such.

This time, however, I have a better suggestion.


A little Katrina and the Waves, anyone?

I know I've read this before...

From a CNN article on the possible aftereffects of Katrina:

Floodwaters from the east will carry toxic waste from the "Industrial Canal" area, nicknamed after the chemical plants there. From the west, floodwaters would flow through the Norco Destrehan Industrial Complex, which includes refineries and chemical plants, said van Heerden, who has studied computer models about the impact of a strong hurricane for four years.

"These chemical plants are going to start flying apart, just as the other buildings do," he predicted. "So, we have the potential for release of benzene, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and so on."

That could result in severe air and water pollution, he said.

In New Orleans, which lies below sea level, gas and diesel tanks are all located above ground for the same reason that bodies are buried above ground. In the event of a flood, "those tanks will start to float, shear their couplings, and we'll have the release of these rather volatile compounds," van Heerden added.

Because gasoline floats on water, "we could end up with some pretty severe and large -- area-wise -- fires."

"So, we're looking at a bowl full of highly contaminated water with contaminated air flowing around and, literally, very few places for anybody to go where they'll be safe."

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Oh! I know! Marvel's The Pitt, 1988.

I know I've read this before...

From a CNN article on the possible aftereffects of Katrina:

Floodwaters from the east will carry toxic waste from the "Industrial Canal" area, nicknamed after the chemical plants there. From the west, floodwaters would flow through the Norco Destrehan Industrial Complex, which includes refineries and chemical plants, said van Heerden, who has studied computer models about the impact of a strong hurricane for four years.

"These chemical plants are going to start flying apart, just as the other buildings do," he predicted. "So, we have the potential for release of benzene, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and so on."

That could result in severe air and water pollution, he said.

In New Orleans, which lies below sea level, gas and diesel tanks are all located above ground for the same reason that bodies are buried above ground. In the event of a flood, "those tanks will start to float, shear their couplings, and we'll have the release of these rather volatile compounds," van Heerden added.

Because gasoline floats on water, "we could end up with some pretty severe and large -- area-wise -- fires."

"So, we're looking at a bowl full of highly contaminated water with contaminated air flowing around and, literally, very few places for anybody to go where they'll be safe."

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Oh! I know! Marvel's The Pitt, 1988.