[lit-ideas] Re: New Orleans
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:12:10 -0400
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I, too, will take a stab at this. I don't recall Andy questioning what God
was up to when the Tsunami hit Asia......
A.A. I didn't have to question it. Marlena confirmed that the reds were
gloating that God smote the heathens. It was around Christmas, remember? What
was there to question?
but nonetheless.....I don't know if you recall, Andy, but in the tsunami there
was a village on a remote island which we westerners would call "primitive" --
thoroughly non-industrialized. No phones, computers, radios, tv..... The
knowledge of the ways of the sea had been taught generation after generation,
wisdom about their earth-home passed down for centuries. When the sea gasped
and the tide went out for miles, the elder of the village knew from the
passed-down wisdoms what the sea would do next, and he called for all the
villagers to run for high ground. When the walls of water came in, the
villagers were safe. No one was lost.
A.A. Is this a paragraph out of Steinbeck? Last I looked a lot of people were
killed during the tsunami. God gave animals the wisdom to know what to do, and
one kid who was taught in school what a tidal wave looks like. BTW, what was
the sea gasping at?
Just something to think about.
A.A. According to Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel, 70-80 miles of the Gulf
coast is lost to us for years. According to CNN, the Army Corps of Engineers
is doing their best right now putting in 3,000 pound sandbags. Cantore thinks
the area has to be air lifted out by [overstretched, exhausted] military
personnel. We're also light on money because Bush took care of those who
needed it most, the ultra wealthy, the haves and have mores. Lots to think
about.
CNN just said that Governor Blanco declared today a day of prayer. The irony
of it all. It's strange how we want smaller government except when something
like this happens, when it's only the government who can do anything. CSPAN
said FEMA had had their funding cut. I miss Clinton.
Andy Amago
Julie Krueger
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Date:8/30/05 10:18:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time
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I think now is an appropriate time to ask Marlena what the religious folks
think about this. The reds are convinced God smote the heathens with the
tsunami. Well, what's the explanation for destroying the biggest port in
this country, sixth in the world? It's going to cost staggering amounts of
money, money we don't have, to rebuild that area, not to mention the damage
to the oil industry and the effect that higher oil prices will have. All
that contaminated water could spread disease too. Humans can choose evil,
but nobody chose this except God. Well, Marlena, what's the deal? What's
God up to? Reds not praying hard enough or what?
> [Original Message]
> From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 8/30/2005 10:48:18 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: New Orleans
>
> Julie wrote:
>
>
> > <<60,000 people in the Superdome>>
>
> > How did it get to be that many? Yesterday they were reporting roughly
> > 10,000..... I heard NPR say they were going to have to evacuate the
> > superdome -- how in the world do you evacuate even 10,000 people?! And
> > to where??
>
> The latest figure I heard (I'm half-listening to CNN right now) is
> 20,000, with more making their way to what's the only remaining shelter
> in New Orleans. It was 90º (32º C) today in New Orleans. It's hotter
> inside the Dome. No toilets. No electricity. There is no drinking water
> in the city, none.
>
> Eighty-percent of New Orleans is under water. Some areas are not yet
> accessible even to rescue craft. The mayor would like all 800,000
> residents to evacuate the city, although as Julie says, where would they
> go, and how would they get there? In any case, those who did leave won't
> be able to return for a very long time.
>
> Flood water is not like water from your bathtub only deeper: it's filled
> with human waste, dead animals, trees, mud, logs, boards, plastic
> containers, gasoline, diesel fuel, toxic chemicals, germs?and in this
> case, poisonous snakes. The city's pumps, which were designed to remove
> accumulations of rainwater, etc., don't work, of course, and if they're
> ever functional again they won't be able to cope with such a mass of
water.
>
> They're unable, as of now, to repair the breached levies, and the water
> is still rising.
>
> On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, there is equally terrible destruction.
> Many deaths.
>
> Robert Paul
> Reed College
>
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