Re: Ping

And I think that Ray Nagin has gotten too much blame. Since he has been in office, hurricane warnings have gotten 10X more attention from his office than any of his predecessors from the past 31 years (the length of time since I have been in NOLA). We weren't expected to be hit by Katrina on Friday at noon. By 4:00 pm on that day, we were at the very edge of the predicted landfall cone. The next morning, we were definitely IN the cone, and Nagin immediately ordered the contraflow and recommended evacuation.

In my years in NOLA, every single hurricane has gotten considerable press only to turn out to be minor. There's definitely a "boy who cried Wolf" syndrome that happens as a result. We all knew that nothing could be worse than Camille, but now we know better. If I were the president, I would absolutely put major oversight into what FEMA spends its money on, and would veto pork barrel until we get this mess straightened out. If Ralph Nader would veto pork barrel, I'd vote for him in an instant.

And I hope we don't send someone to the moon 40 years after we already did that.

Jeffey



Let me explain it a little further, now that I have calmed a bit.

I lived in New Orleans from 1968 to 1991. I love the city, and loved the city.

Harry Connick Jr. was a classmate of my daughter. Pete Fountain was a neighbor of mine. Ellen Degenerers was our baby sitter. I taught her brother animation so he could do Mr. Bill.

The house I lived in before I left had 9 feet of water in it, the house where my oldest son was born had ten feet.

Safe neighborhoods with "good" flood protection. They raised the levee by my old house to 15 feet. It was no longer possible to see the red wing blackbirds and Nutria that were just across the street from me.

All that is gone, and Fox says it is our Governor's fault for not making a phone call to a man who was on vacation, then went to California before he did anything.

Seems he's taking care of Texas, though Louisiana has felt the brunt of Rita.

 Am I banned yet?


Regards,
Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane
égalité, liberté, crawfish



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