Disaster Struck! And Cragslist Was There.

Though New Orleans may currently be out of commision, it's Craigslist presence is still in a strange sort of operation.

As you'd expect, The Craigslist New Orleans Jobslist has been pretty quiet in the face of Katrina. Some stuff from obviously automated sources, calls for refugee CPAs, Hotel Clerks, etc., and someone looking for experienced Sattelite installers in New Orleans. They'll pay for your hotel, though you'll need to wait 2 weeks for your paycheck.

There's more activity on the The Missed Connections section; it's filled almost entirely by out-of-state people looking for loved ones: "Looking for Joe Tomkiewicz - w4m - 42" (San Francisco), "Looking for Charlie Aubert in NOLA - 54 (Hubbard,TX)", "did you evacuate? Debbie Phelps, Nemo & Marcella Purat, Bob Blake ? (hawaii)", and a brief debate on looting:

Pro "Shoot To Kill":
"One answer...D-con does not make poison strong enough for this breeding rodent. Lock and load, shoot to kill on sight. That is all these lawless muther fuckers understand. And, yes...whites and asians and mexicans are looting too. Shoot them all, please!! Thank George Bush, Bill Clinton and our government for the anarchy that will get worse. Civil war is coming soon!! Laugh at me if you like..No Jobs, No health insurance, no food, no hope....equals: the end of this country as you know it. It is on the way..SOON!"(Shooter for the looter (Back of your mind))

Con "Shoot To Kill":
"People aren't looting because they're 'lawless mutherfuckers' - they're looting because they're DESPERATE. They have no clothes, no water, no gas, no money, no nothing. Anything they grab is something they might be able to use as currency so that they can get food and water for their children.

What the hell is the matter with you, calling desperate people 'rodents' and suggesting they be KILLED? Is anyone's STUFF that important at this point? ...Have a little fucking compassion. The only 'rodents' out there are monsters like you who would shoot desperate refugees who got left behind to fend for themselves. Jeez."(Re: Shooter for the looter)

The craziest stuff, as usual, is in the Casual Encounters section (On a regular day, home to NSA sex, gloryholes, and dates with Tina.).

Some stuff was clearly the standard Spam (As one Craigslister put it: "Look at all this Bullshit posted by the SpamBots in the Middle of a Cat 5 Hurricane...Do you honestly believe that right this very minute there is some guy sitting in his French Quarter Apartment thinking 'Dammm.... I sure wish I could do some hot 69 with some woman on top of me, while her husband fucks her doggie style... The hell with all this rain pouring in through the broken window... I'm going to post on Craiglist... Maybe there is a hot sexy couple with a boat that could come motor up to my second floor balcony and tie their boat up to the railing'"(Holy Shit... Look at all the SPAM Posted for New Orleans in the - m4mw), but the rest broke down into two groups:

Gay Men
Nearly all the posts with the tag m4m are along these tender, humanitarian lines...

"Greetings and best of luck from the other LA (Los Angeles). I (heart) New Orleans. Donation made today to the American Red Cross." (Best wishes to a great city, and a wonderful people - m4m)

"If you need me to call anyone for you and leave a message, just send it to me here, and I will get the message to them. Sprint PCS (free long distance), Sorry I can't do more, if I had an extra bedroom, I'd offer that up to...good luck boys, and chin up." (I can help with phone calls too - m4m - 29)

"I'm Sitting here in Queens and hearing on CNN that the waters are rising in downton New Orleans because of the two block breech in the lake ponchetrain levee. My heart is with you New Orleans, stay strong I will visit soon."
(NYC stands with NOLA - m4m - 31 (Long Island City Queens) )

Straight Men
...while straight men (and sometimes their significant others) come across a bit more mercenary:

I will give you free shelter in New York and pay for you to get here - m4w - 25

"I will help you get back on your feet. You can come stay with me if you are a young attractive female that has just lost everything in the hurricane. Get out of there the worst is yet to come Disease famin etc. I live on Long Island and I am willing to open my home to you. Please send pic."

Temp Housing for Bi-Sub Female - mw4w - 40
"Professional white couple (40's) willing to help you get your life back together. You are welcome to stay as long as you need to. We have a nice home with pool. We will help you gain employment during your stay.

What we ask in exchange:

You must be white sub bi-female in relitively good shape & D/D free.
You pay utilities and 1/3 of food only.
Help around the house.
You will need to get transportation to here.

No pic, no responce.

this is in or around NH"

And my personal favorite, the 420-Friendly, Capslocked Pimp:

FUCHTHASTORM>R-U A SEXY WOMAN LOOKIN' FOR A REAL MAN & STAY IN CALI - 28

"I KNOW THE STORM IS FUCKED UP, AND THEY GOT A LOT OF GOOD WOMEN DOWN SOUTH... I HAVE ROOM AND I'M SINGLE BY CHOICE.........SO IF U WANNA COME OUT HERE TIL THE STORM IS OVER OR>>>>>THINK I MIGHT BE WHAT U WANT....WE CAN BE FRIENDS ,FALL IN LOVE , AND GET MARRIED..."IF" WE SO LUCKY... BUT IN "REALITY" MAYBE U JUST WANNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A REAL 9 OR JUST MEET A SUPA KOOL DUDE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH AND CHAT ON YAHOO , WHILE I SMOKE THE MEAN GREEN.....................EITHER WAY, I WOULD BE HONERED!!!
I'M 28 A CHOCOLATE/AMERICAN DUDE WITH VERY CLEAN LONG DREDS OUT HERE IN CALI ,DOING WAT I DO....AND DOING IT WELL I OWN A NEXTEL/SPRINT STORE, DO CASTING FOR ADULT COMPANIES,A ESCORT SERVICE,AND YES I HAVE PROOF SO U WILL/OR CAN HAVE A JOB,EITHER WAY. I'M HOPIN' TO FIND A WOMAN THE CAN APPRECIATE OR JUST ENJOY A REAL MAN !!!!!NO B.S AND NO GAMES , IF U JUST LOOKIN' FOR FUN ...WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AS WELL!!!! IM NO HATER, AND NO SQUARE TRICK/SUCKER , JUST A ADVENTURER LOOKIN' FOR EITHER MS RIGHT, BUT I'LL TAKE MS RIGHT NOW, AND CL IS JUST THAT.....A ADVENTURE!!! ............P.S...PLZ HAVE ALL YA TEETH .........BE VERY CLEAN....DISEASE FREE
SO WATS UP .................I HAVE NO COLOR LINES , AND I LIKE ALL TYYPES OF SEXY WOMEN , WETHER THEY ARE BIG BODY HOTTIES OR SWEET AND PETITE!!!! 420-DRANK, AND AL OTHER GOOD STUFF!!!
5'8-184
ATHLETIC BUILD
TATOOS
STR8 WHITES
->-9i!!!
If your up to it or really need a change of scenery
send pics(FACE AND BODY)/phone numbers OR YAHOO IM'S-------->I'M IN HOLLYWOOD CA. RIGHT OFF THE 101 FRWY, 90028, CHK YOUR YAHOO MAPS AND SEE WHAT CAN WHATS REALLY GOOD!!!"


"Maybe you just wanna take advantage of a real 9, or just a Supa Kool Dude to keep in touch with and chat on Yahoo, while I smoke the Mean Green."


Straight Men (And their Co-Dominant Spouses), the Fatties and Non-Submissives of New Orleans need your help too!

"Serious replies only, and no smokers, dopers, or fatties. Your pic gets many of me and my house. If you're wonderful, I'll help get you back down South." (Katrina screwed up your life? - m4w - 42)