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[Talia Invierno]

Don't know how many New Orleans / gulfside Louisiana/Mississippi Dumpshockers we have among us; but to all those who are there or who have family or friends there, my thoughts are with you.

(Readers and/or admins: turn into a more directly SR-related topic or close, as you see fit, but this needed posting.)

[TheOneRonin]

Talia, your sentiments are greatly appreciated. We live in Baton Rouge (60 miles from New Orleans), but luckily picked this weekend to stay with friends who live in the northwestern most corner of Louisiana. They have graciously offered my wife, daughter and I a place to stay until the hurricane has passed. I'll be sure and let the board know how things progress down here.

[Kagetenshi]

Hurricanes: good or bad times to stage a shadowrun?

Does Seattle ever get some hurricane lovin'?

~J

[Aku]

i would say bad, and i dont think so, not that i ever remember hearinf of atleast

[Herald of Verjig...]

Hurricanes and typhoons tend to hit the west side of their water of origin at tropical latitudes. Seattle's got too much north and too much east to have a significant chance of getting hit by a natural typhoon. (an unnatural typhoon on the other hand...)

[Kagetenshi]

Why do you say bad, out of interest?

~J

[Herald of Verjig...]

I'd say that any time you risk a 25D wound* from flying building materials is a bad time to do much of anything.

*inspired by the vehicle collision rules, but not actually calculated

[toturi]

Storms like hurricanes in places like acid rain-ed Seattle is bad news. Can you say more background count? Most commercial installations are concentrated on detecting intruders and dealing with them in the facility, unlike military installations which are usually more dangerous outside their perimeter.

[Aku]

i say bad purely on the fact that right now, people arent exactly being encouraged to head to the gulf coast, ANYWHERE...

[bclements]

Seriously, if you're in NO and actually reading this, get the fuck out. NOAA's giving something that reads like Revelations as a warning (here) PM me if you can make it to Little Rock, I'll put you up free of charge.

EDIT: Aku, NO is under a mandatory evac, and using the Superdome as an emergency shelter.

[Ancient History]

Dear Lord, may the French Quarter be spared the wrath of the storm. You can nuke Algiers, though. Amen.

[bclements]

[Kagetenshi]

If you're making a raid on a zero-zone, I can't think of a better time.

Mind, if you don't have a few mages with appropriate protecting spells, a few solid vehicles, and a stockpile of emergency supplies, it's probably a bad idea.

Edit: Let's not exaggerate. It says light trucks "will be moved". A roadmaster probably won't budge, and a good Rigger with a VCR-3 will probably still be able to drive (if slowly).

~J

[bclements]

Well, yeah, its not so much that you can drive, it's what's gonna hit that Roadmaster while on the road. I didn't think of the mage angle here, that would help a lot. I still wouldn't want to be around it when the flooding hits, especially down there.

[paul_HArkonen]

First off... I really hope that everyone in the area is either gone or sitting inside the Superdome in New Orleans.

on an SR note, this is more on the order of the kind of destruction seen by "freak storms" right after the awakening. Personally, I don't think doing anything anywhere near this is a good idea. "anyone facing these winds will be killled" pretty much an exact quote. I don't care how much body armor you have a stove flying at you at 100 mph is going to hurt. A lot.

[bclements]

Live feeds from WWL in 'Nawlins: here

[Conskill]

[Cynic project]

[wagnern]

Coulden't you just get an elemental to help you get around. Maby a Wind &/or Water one to shield you from the effects?

[Jrayjoker]

I was thinking a greatfrom storm spirit of high enough level would suffice, but it still wouldn't be fun.

[Herald of Verjig...]

Based on the precedent set by the amazing reach of the guard power when used by spirits of the water, a storm spirit should be able to guard against direct dangers from lightning and wind. However, a plate of glass traveling 120km/h is an indirect danger from the wind and a falling tree can be an indirect danger from the lightning.

[FlakJacket]

[Quix]

Does anybody know if the local power company shuts down during a hurricane? I'm asking because I saw a repoter earlier today in NO standing almost knee deep in water on a street with street lights. Some of my co-workers and I thought that if the power is still running that he was asking to be made extra crispy.

[Talia Invierno]

Considering the number of people who are electrocuted after the fact -- and the reports of electricity failing (not being switched off) beforehand -- I'd say probably not.

Hong Kong -- shudder. That's a place already all too prone to landslides. Even where building codes are enforceable, there is little that can be done if the entire slope comes down upon you.

But the worst of a hurricane's damage often is really seen only afterwards, as the floodwaters slowly recede (or don't, where pumps are needed), the people who had been forgotten about in what constitutes a mandatory evacuation are found (insert expletive), and the effects of lost infrastructure start to become apparent.

[Snow_Fox]

hocus Pocus is in NO. goddess willing he and his family are way the hell out of Dodge. the evening news just showed what is going on. 2 dykes were breached this morning. What didn't seem so bad is getting so so much worse. Areas with a few inches of rain water yesterday, have feet of lake water today. It is 3-4 feet deep outside the Superdome where people lined up to get in on sunday (anyone remember the bugcity dome?)The belief is that electricity will not be back for 4-6 WEEKS.

There are looters running wild in NO and there is nothing the police can do. they are out numbered. if they arrest someone they have no where to put them and the police cars are running out of gas.

The main roads are gone. Most are underwater, one elevated highway, #10 I think , is a wreck, with whole sections of elevated road pushed off to the side. The only way inor out is by boat or helocopter-no planes, the airfields are underwater.

It is going to much much worse before it gets better.