The following is a quote from a story ran by the Associated Press:

“We’re not evacuating,” said 57-year-old Julie Paul. “None of us have any place to go. We’re counting on the Superdome. That’s our lifesaver.”

The Superdome, the 70,000-seat home of football’s Saints and the New Year’s Sugar Bowl, opened at daybreak Sunday, giving first priority to frail, elderly people on walkers, some with oxygen tanks. They were told to bring enough food, water and medicine to last up to five days.

I’m sorry, but that has to be one of the most foolish things I have ever read. These people obviously do not understand what is in store for them if they are contemplating sitting through the fury of a Category 5 hurricane in a football stadium.

The only thing that will save New Orleans is Katrina deciding to go somewhere else. Barring that, hell is about to be unleashed.

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