6 Years Ago Today

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6 Years Ago Today

#1 Postby Category 5 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:07 am

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Re: 6 Years Ago Today

#2 Postby sunny » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:26 pm

She was quite a storm... :(
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#3 Postby micktooth » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:33 pm

That is why I am now living in Colorado now! My home used to be under that mess you see there.
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Re: 6 Years Ago Today

#4 Postby Ptarmigan » Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:10 pm

What a monsterous storm. :( :cry:
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#5 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:35 pm

Makes everything else in recent times seem minor even though they weren't. Yet sadly most of the deaths and damage were totally preventable.
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#6 Postby Hybridstorm_November2001 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:57 pm

Six years later, I still find it hard to believe this really happened. What a terrible tragedy. :( :( :(
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#7 Postby petit_bois » Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:10 am

CrazyC83 wrote:Makes everything else in recent times seem minor even though they weren't. Yet sadly most of the deaths and damage were totally preventable.


Death toll would have been STAGGERING had Katrina rolled in in the middle of the night.
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