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pws - 28 Jul 2006 19:40 GMT

From my local list. 4700 Mazdas, probably underwater. The insurance
companies must be going nuts.

http://tinyurl.com/fuz3j

At least there were no reported casualties of humans or miatas. :-)

Pat

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Remove This - 28 Jul 2006 20:14 GMT

No prob; Everyone here knows that White Miatas "walk on water" !!!!

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> From my local list. 4700 Mazdas, probably underwater. The insurance
> companies must be going nuts.
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> Pat

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Leon van Dommelen - 29 Jul 2006 16:02 GMT

>No prob; Everyone here knows that White Miatas "walk on water" !!!!

Don't be silly. You think Mazda is going to entrust *White Miatas* to
a captain whose competence they are not fully convinced of?

Leon

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>2K6 Nordic Green GT (and lovin' every minute of it)

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Lanny Chambers - 28 Jul 2006 23:55 GMT

> From my local list. 4700 Mazdas, probably underwater. The insurance
> companies must be going nuts.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/fuz3j

If the tiedowns are holding, some cars are certainly underwater, but
it's possible that most will just be a bit messy from spilled fluids.

OK, a lot messy. So far, the ship isn't in apparent danger of sinking or
running aground. With luck, salvers will be able to right the ship and
tow it to port. Then the damage can be assessed. I doubt anyone is keen
on entering a hold at present.

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pws - 29 Jul 2006 01:15 GMT

>>http://tinyurl.com/fuz3j
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> tow it to port. Then the damage can be assessed. I doubt anyone is keen
> on entering a hold at present.

The article says that the cargo ship is not in danger of sinking, and
the salvage ship is only 7 days away....

How much damage could sitting under saltwater for 8 or more days do to a
vehicle anyway? ;-)

Pat

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Iva - 29 Jul 2006 02:34 GMT

Pat wrote:

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> How much damage could sitting under saltwater for 8 or more days do to a
> vehicle anyway? ;-)

Hmmm, how about we ask the folks down in New Orleans? <g>

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Fabiano - 29 Jul 2006 03:38 GMT

> Pat wrote:
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>>>>http://tinyurl.com/fuz3j

Yikes!

At least no MX-5s were involved. That would be a shame..

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Remove This - 29 Jul 2006 16:14 GMT

Well, It's possible MX5's were involved. The released figures only account
for 90% of the vehicles onboard. The rest (10%) is possibly the period
allotment of "special orders", maybe?

I know White MX5's were heavily in demand, allegedly because of a few
newsgroup "overloads"..
The mind is a funny thing. There's an understatement!

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> At least no MX-5s were involved. That would be a shame..

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BAK - 29 Jul 2006 05:09 GMT

> Pat wrote:
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> '90B Classic Red.)
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Plenty.......you want pictures?

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Thomas Misek - 29 Jul 2006 16:41 GMT

I used to live in New Orleans at 7th and Constance. Our old house (1902)
was not flooded but plenty of places that we know were flooded. I have seen
some photos but if you have URL's with their locations, I would like to know
about them.

Thanks

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> > Hmmm, how about we ask the folks down in New Orleans? <g>
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> Plenty.......you want pictures?

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BAK - 29 Jul 2006 19:20 GMT

> I used to live in New Orleans at 7th and Constance. Our old house (1902)
> was not flooded but plenty of places that we know were flooded. I have seen
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> > Plenty.......you want pictures?

Just off the top of my head I remember www.katrinadestruction.com should
keep you busy for a while. The thing is, pictures just don't show it like
seeing it in person. After one year there are many LARGE areas that look
like the week after the storm. It still amazes me, and I live here
(fortunately on the west bank).

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Dana H. Myers - 29 Jul 2006 20:22 GMT

> Just off the top of my head I remember www.katrinadestruction.com should
> keep you busy for a while. The thing is, pictures just don't show it like
> seeing it in person. After one year there are many LARGE areas that look
> like the week after the storm. It still amazes me, and I live here
> (fortunately on the west bank).

We were in Gulfport last December, and the Katrina destruction
there was still highly evident; we drove into NO for a day trip,
exiting I-10 into the city was like driving into an abandoned
movie set. It was stunning. We drove for blocks before finding
an area with electricity; there, we saw people leading what looked
like fairly normal lives - still surrounded by a lot of debris
and destruction.

Dana

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