Jeebus Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I wasn't here in 2001 for TS Allison. Was there looting? Was it bad? What about this time around? With Hurricane Rita as a CAT 5 bearing down on us, do you think some Houstonians will take this limited opportunity to increase their wealth.. illegally?Secondary Question: If there is looting going on in Houston, where do you think it would be most prevalent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 No, but I might put a cap in your helmet if I ever meet you in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 lol.. why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 he gets moody like that, don't mind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouCityGirl Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Alison had no looting. Everyone's car was stuck on the freeway. Who'd want to plunge in Gulf Water anyway Wait the people in Louisana already did But seriously, I don't remember any looting. I remember a lady dying in an elevator from drowning (after she was told by security to move her car to a higher level at a business) I remember alot of the "Art District" business places being flooded. Well if you don't get blown away like Mary Poppins do you think there'd be looting? If anything the only place to loot around Houston is "CVS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I don't recall looting during Allison. I don't know if there will be looting during Rita. I'm just not the clairvoyant type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 If it does happen I think it will be in areas that are easiest to navigate without the use of vehicles (i.e. the densest parts). I can't imagine anyone in my neighborhood wading or kayaking the 1 1/2 or so miles to the nearest CVS to loot, and then going another 2 miles to Kroger.The non-flooded parts will probably have police protection so I guess there wouldn't be looting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouCityGirl Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 CVS might be open. They are open 24 hours. Beat that Walgreens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominax Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 CVS might be open. They are open 24 hours. Beat that Walgreens! Houston hopefully don't become into a bad situation like New Orleans and Mississippi. Not just the flooding i mean the crime people stealing wrong materials in stores. And are people in the Astrodome are willing to follow with the Gal-HOU Citizens as they leave for shelter into a new area. Will there be more of domations if it becomes really occupied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 And are people in the Astrodome are willing to follow with the Gal-HOU Citizens as they leave for shelter into a new area.They were all shipped out yesterday to Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 The real question is will there be an abundance of looting opportunities? If so, then there will be an abundance of looting. Some people will take advantage of lawless situations. Who are those people? The ones who have criminal tendencies and who are ate up with "demons".A hurricane is fairly quick and, although possibly very destructive, will be over and "the law" can move in fairly quickly.I'm afraid someone will loot my plywood on my house since many didn't make the cut. That would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saigon_2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Odds are it will not happen. Sure there will be an isolated incident or two, but not the large scale like there was in NOLA. The dynamics in NOLA are much different than Houston. We lack the downtown retail that NOLA has. Not too much in the way of glass storefronts. I'm sure the folks at "Just a Dollar" and Chester Fried are just trembling in fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I remember an amusing looting scenario at a XXX video store on the East Fwy during Allison. Otherwise, there was very little. I don't really expect much here, especially since we took this one so seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 If anything I would think that there would be more burglaries. Especially at apartment complexes where there is a higher density of people.I've got family that are paranoid to leave their apartment complex because of this. They swear that just as soon as they leave, neighbors will break-in and loot their apartment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I wasn't here in 2001 for TS Allison. Was there looting? Was it bad? What about this time around? With Hurricane Rita as a CAT 5 bearing down on us, do you think some Houstonians will take this limited opportunity to increase their wealth.. illegally?Secondary Question: If there is looting going on in Houston, where do you think it would be most prevalent?Only looting I noticed during Alicia was from young white male firefighters. Man, they were the worst! No shame whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 The looting in Houston ended when Bill White took office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Only looting I noticed during Alicia was from young white male firefighters. Man, they were the worst! No shame whatsoever.Seriously? Oh man. Kind of like the firefighters who looted during the WTC disaster. What a bunch of jerks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Someone I worked with was among those who had to abandon his car in the water on the Katy Freeway. Someone stole the golf clubs out of his trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 didn't a blockbuster up 290 get looted post-allison? whenever it was, it was on the local news a bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Well, if looting becomes widespread and I absolutely *cannot* resist being caught up in it all, I will make a beeline straight for Barnes & Noble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I wish there was a Fry's near my house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 i need a plasma TV and there's a microcenter, bestbuy and the galleria with in a stone's throw. decisions, decisions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I say go for the Galleria. Apple store, Sony store, Sharper Image... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown 4.2 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Looting at a triple-x vid and Blockbusters?!! What the . . .?!! That's like looting a wig shop or florist or carwash or sumthin. Those looters must have been die-hard movie fans.Oh . . . forgot to add, that if things had degraded to the point that the city is looting, I would head straight to Oshmans or Academy for their camping gear . . . this was my back-up Y2K plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I wonder if anyone's guarding that Rembrandt at MFAH. (rubs his hands together) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Only thing they can loot at my house will be the five or six shotgun slugs I'll pop off into them, They can make off with as many as they can carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 i seriously doubt there would be any opportunities to loot after this. Oh well. im up in college station anyways. There are a bunch of evacuuees camped out at the exxon station down the street from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 quite an imaginative bunch stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 They've already had two different store break-ins. Lowlife losers taking advantage. One cleaned out the register and got away. The other was caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecal_in_Taipei Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 They've already had two different store break-ins. Lowlife losers taking advantage. One cleaned out the register and got away. The other was caught.They should double the fine and prison sentence for lowlifes like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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