Comments on: The tornado hit East Atlanta hard http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:26:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sherry Schwabacher http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66920 Sherry Schwabacher Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:10:01 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66920 As CNN stood around gaping at the destruction wrought in downtown Atlanta, I turned to my husband and asked, "Doesn't this look familiar? Two and a half years ago, reporters stood in downtown New Orleans and exulted that the worst was over and New Orleans had "dodged a bullet" even as many residential neighborhoods - and their residents - were being drowned. I wonder if they think the tornado fell out of the sky on top of them?" As one who lost everything (material) to Hurricane Katrina, my heart goes out to the people of Atlanta who had their homes ripped apart by the tornado. As CNN stood around gaping at the destruction wrought in downtown Atlanta, I turned to my husband and asked, “Doesn’t this look familiar? Two and a half years ago, reporters stood in downtown New Orleans and exulted that the worst was over and New Orleans had “dodged a bullet” even as many residential neighborhoods – and their residents – were being drowned. I wonder if they think the tornado fell out of the sky on top of them?” As one who lost everything (material) to Hurricane Katrina, my heart goes out to the people of Atlanta who had their homes ripped apart by the tornado.

]]> By: Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66863 Andisheh Nouraee Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:44:30 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66863 Here's a large one: http://tinyurl.com/ytgmbw Here’s a large one:

http://tinyurl.com/ytgmbw

]]> By: Ann http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66856 Ann Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:48:08 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66856 The map isn't any larger on the Flickr page. It looks like a Google Earth screenshot -- is it possible to share that somehow on Google Earth? Thanks! The map isn’t any larger on the Flickr page. It looks like a Google Earth screenshot — is it possible to share that somehow on Google Earth?

Thanks!

]]> By: Victor Jones http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66725 Victor Jones Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:30:47 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66725 In the meantime, here is a contribution from down south in the holy land. www.macon.com/198/story/299766.html In the meantime, here is a contribution from down south in the holy land.
http://www.macon.com/198/story/299766.html

]]> By: Sellout http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66709 Sellout Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:32:38 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66709 I will try to specifically identify some this weekend and shoot you an email Monday. I will try to specifically identify some this weekend and shoot you an email Monday.

]]> By: Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66704 Thomas Wheatley Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:23:40 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66704 Sellout, Could you send me an e-mail and let me know where some of these trees are located? thomas.wheatley@cln.com Sellout,

Could you send me an e-mail and let me know where some of these trees are located?

thomas.wheatley@cln.com

]]> By: Sellout http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-66691 Sellout Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/21/the-tornado-hit-east-atlanta-hard/#comment-66691 I live in East Atlanta and we were hit very hard (although my house was generally spared any damage save for a couple of trees). Some of my neighbors had damage to their homes or cars and a handful lost their homes all together because of big trees that fell. The Village also sustained a decent amount of damage. BUT as a whole, you can't compare the damage in EAV to the damage in Cabbagetown or Vine City. (I think CL and the AJC have done a very admirable job of covering the tornado damage). The huge trees in EAV (and other neighborhoods) really worry me. Some are clearly dying or sick and the drought has weakened their roots. That's a recipie for disaster. I believe in saving old trees too, but doesn't there come a point where safety needs to take over and those trees need to come down? I live in East Atlanta and we were hit very hard (although my house was generally spared any damage save for a couple of trees). Some of my neighbors had damage to their homes or cars and a handful lost their homes all together because of big trees that fell. The Village also sustained a decent amount of damage.

BUT as a whole, you can’t compare the damage in EAV to the damage in Cabbagetown or Vine City. (I think CL and the AJC have done a very admirable job of covering the tornado damage).

The huge trees in EAV (and other neighborhoods) really worry me. Some are clearly dying or sick and the drought has weakened their roots. That’s a recipie for disaster. I believe in saving old trees too, but doesn’t there come a point where safety needs to take over and those trees need to come down?

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