They are saying they don't want anyone to even touch the water. Now I know how a flounder feels. I was getting tossed all over the place.

His answer trickled through my head - Like water through a sieve

A couple of years ago, they were just putting their toes in the water. Now they're saying the water's nice and jumping in.

It's flooded. I've been getting text messages saying the water was going through the second floor. I'm sure everything is gone.

He says it's gang warfare inside the Superdome. There's like 12 National Guard guys - not enough, ... They have water, but they are not eating because they don't want to have to use the bathroom, because it's so horrible.

It was kind of scary. You're saying, 'What's going on?' It's frightening, it's really frightening.