My post will be one among many on this subject I'm sure, but if you only read one account of Hurricane Katrina, then make it this one from two paramedics from California that were attending the EMS conference in New Orleans.
"Eating, sleeping, procreating, laughing - and trying to create a world in which we can do these things unmolested - have all been far greater drivers of human ingenuity than time machines or battery-operated scooters."Barbara Gunnell - New Statesman, 26 July 2004"We may no longer hold high hopes of the state, but if the study of individuals reminds us of our common humanity and prompts us to reassess the merits of the collective, let’s welcome it."
Amongst all the hyperbole that was the coverage of Concorde's final flight, I found this gem of a recording.
Airband radio scanning has always had a certain bizarre attraction to me. However, the best bit in this case is near the end, where the pilot is clearly negotiating with Air Traffic Control to fly over his house .....
[Update: Dead link replaced, please be kind to my bandwidth!]
Some alternative and amusing pictures of the US blackout in NYC from World New York
There's also, a public moblog over at Text America.
