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2005-09-06 Home Front: Economy

Hurricane survivors told to flash breasts for rescue

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Posted by Jackal 2005-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Australian media has whipped themselves into a frenzy of idiocy over a few dozen Australians 'trapped' in New Orleans, which culminated in the Labour leader saying Australia should have sent in troops to rescue them. Most are now in Houston where they have been extensively interviewed. Of course no one asked what they were doing in NO after the mandatory evacuation. Since the answer is likely 'We were there to experience the hurricane'. And had they done something similar in Australia they would certainly be charged and made to pay the costs of their rescue.

Posted by phil_b 2005-09-06 01:32|| 2005-09-06 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 He He! A Perth MP has called them on this.

Posted by phil_b 2005-09-06 05:43|| 2005-09-06 05:43|| Front Page Top

#3 BS so pure it's the Platonic ideal of BS.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-06 07:41|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-06 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, "Show us your tits" is the unofficial motto of New Orleans.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-09-06 08:37|| 2005-09-06 08:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Scrappleface?

Posted by Chris W. 2005-09-06 09:32|| 2005-09-06 09:32|| Front Page Top

Will man tits work?

Posted by Raj 2005-09-06 09:40|| 2005-09-06 09:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Did they get strings of beads tossed back at 'em?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-09-06 10:20|| 2005-09-06 10:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Well I did read that tourists were desperate to leave New Orleans but couldn't because there weren't any rental cars and no bus or train services.
I don't think you could expect them to walk and get caught by the storm?

Posted by True German Ally 2005-09-06 17:19|| 2005-09-06 17:19|| Front Page Top

#9 "Australia should have sent in troops to rescue them"

How would they get here? Magic and pixie dust?

Posted by Mark E. 2005-09-06 17:36|| 2005-09-06 17:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Qantas?

Posted by True German Ally 2005-09-06 17:39|| 2005-09-06 17:39|| Front Page Top

#11 TGA,
Once again, correct observation, but the issue is just when do you call an evacuation on a primary tourist location in the height of the vacation season? Had they called for it 48 hours out, more options would have been available. However the fallout to local politicians who said "run away" only to have the hurricane turn elsewhere would also be great.
Make no mistake, the pressure to "not evacuate" those tourists in addition to the city and region is always underlying the decision making process in tourist areas.

Posted by Capsu 78 2005-09-06 17:47|| 2005-09-06 17:47|| Front Page Top

#12 Here's a BBC page with various dire experiences. None of them explains how they managed to get caught in the city, except for one couple whose travel agency told them that the "tropical storm" would last for only a day. They flew in on the 27th. The couple...fled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, where they were forced to scavenge for food, while hiding from armed gangs. Hiding from armed gangs in Baton Rouge?

There's also this:The military told all non-US citizens to stay together for safety, Ms Sachs added...They later told them they would be secretly smuggled out in groups of 10 under cover of darkness as it had become too dangerous for them to remain in the stadium, she told BBC News.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-09-06 18:11|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-09-06 18:11|| Front Page Top

#13 #7 "Did they get strings of beads tossed back at 'em?"
After seeing #6, you're damn lucky you didn't get my last three meals tossed back at 'em!

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-09-06 22:21|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-09-06 22:21|| Front Page Top

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