It seems there’s a key element missing from the martial law in New Orleans. You can’t declare martial law when there’s no actual martial aspect. That’s the key element. It’s like calling out “Bingo!” when you haven’t actually filled your card.

“Storm victims were raped and beaten, fights and fires broke out, corpses lay out in the open, and rescue helicopters and law enforcement officers were shot at as flooded-out New Orleans descended into anarchy Thursday.”

I donÂ’t know how many hours itÂ’s been since this catastrophe started but it looks like they're edging closer to Lord of the Flies every day.

Rape? All I can say is that IÂ’ve never seen a more comprehensive advertisement for gun ownership in my life. The scariest part of this whole thing is how many days have gone by with no law and order.

IÂ’ve never been a moving to Montana kind of guy, but seeing how the government (at every level) has handled this fiasco I might have to do a re-think. What if this was dirty bomb? ItÂ’s become quite clear that in times of desperation you should be prepared to protect your family because no one will do it for you.

And while most of us are civilized people who respect our neighbors and our community, itÂ’s clear that not all of our society has reached that plateau. We obviously have members of society who are parasites, void of all decency and human compassion. Animals who would take advantage of a desperate situation and prey on others at levels beyond comprehension.

I canÂ’t help but think what would happen if a small nuke went off somewhere in America. Right now IÂ’m wondering what the response time would be if we were invaded by a hoard of Canadian coin collectors, and if theyÂ’d be able to take several states before FEMA, the Feds and Barney Fife collaborated on a plan to stop the carnage.

I know that among the cops and guardsmen on the scene there are probably many fine men, heroes even, who are going above and beyond their duty. I know there are citizens who are helping their neighbors. Good men standing tall. But IÂ’m not too impressed with the people running the show.

I fully realize that the media is showcasing the bad news. But if youÂ’re one of those people who believe that when a catastrophe strikes in America, 10,000 navy seals led by John Rambo will immediately swoop from the sky carry your ass to a nice cozy B & B with fluffy pillows--youÂ’re delusional.

More:

• Police snipers were stationed on the roof of their precinct, trying to protect it from armed miscreants roaming seemingly at will.

• "They have quite a few people running around here with guns," he said. "You got these young teenage boys running around up here raping these girls."

• Charity Hospital, one of several facilities attempting to evacuate patients, was forced to halt the effort after coming under sniper fire.


Convinced yet?

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Mass hysteria gripped Atlanta yesterday. It started with a broadcast by Governor Sonny "Not the chicken guy" Purdue. In a move that could best be called ill advised, he went on the air to say that the fuel supply to northern Georgia had been compromised but people were working on it and it would all be back to normal in a couple of days.

People freaked. There was a generalized run on the gas stations. Prices started skyrocketing.

Sonny went back on the air to say there was no emergency and that people should calm down. The compromised fuel supply was actually only 20% of our normal fuel delivery (most of our fuel is shipped in and then trucked), it was only a temporary problem, the worst that could happen would be a two day shortening of Atlanta's normal 10 day fuel reserves. People should stay home and play with their kids instead of spending hours in a line at a gas station.

This message came way too late and did nothing to counter the alarm generated by his earlier message. By then prices had topped $3.50 in most places and some stations were running out of gas. People freaked more. Prices went higher. More stations ran out of gas. People went into gas panic frenzies.

The panicked jackasses continued the run on gas through the rush hour and later. By the time it was over the price of a gallon had spiked over $5 in some locations. The highest I saw on my ride home was $4.19.

This morning the talking heads were out. The AAA regional manager explained that in the best of circumstances if everybody filled up on the same day we would likely run out of gas in the area. Fortunately only about 60% of the people in Atlanta are morons so we are in a shortage situation now instead of a crisis situation.

On my way into work this morning about 80% of the stations were out of gas. The ones that did have some left were selling for between $2.89 and $3.19 with one discrepant station still trying to get $4.09. None of them had many customers, of course.

Stupid people irritate me. Stupid people who affect my life anger me. Stupid people who affect my life by costing me money really piss me the hell off.

For more on the situation see Trey about The Price of Gas or my Lovely Redneck Wife about the Crazy People.

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Flaptrap is dead. Long live the Voluntary Redneck!

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Something shiny! more...

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Anybody had word whether people in other countries give two shits about the worst disaster to strike America in the last hundred years or so?


***Update***

Of course I've donated. You?

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