Lilah ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Canadian agencies are saying that foreign aid is probably not being permitted into Louisiana and Mississippi because of "mass confusion" at the U.S. federal level
So what they're saying is we'd be CRAZY not to accept their help? Sounds about right to me...
Howell Raines on New Orleans and the Bush administration's response: [link]
That said, blankets have a lot of uses. People in shock need them. They can be torn and used as substitutes for bandages, slings, tourniquets, ropes, etc. They can be used to carry stuff. People need something to lie on. They can be strung up for a modicum of privacy. I can see blankets right there after water, anti-biotics, and food.
OK, that's fair. Though even better for definitions of "blankets" that include bedsheets.
If there is land there when the waters receed, people will build. Better to help them rebuild and do it properly.
Not to mention, NOLA is a major port. In practical terms, it will be necessary either to rebuild NOLA (at minimum, to get its port facilities back to where they were, plus necessary supporting infrastructure), or to find a new port/increase the capacity of existing ports to take up the slack. Unless we want the U.S. to become more self-sufficient/less dependent on imports, which would have its upside but doesn't appear likely in today's zeitgeist.
10:34 A.M. - Hoss: Stories of armed, roving gangs going around town looting every business they come across have been overexaggerated by the national media.
Again, not surprised. There have been a lot of unverifiable rumors.
It's New Orleans. You have to put it back.
On the other hand -- it's New Orleans. You can't really put it back.
Hey, will it be Newer Orleans? Newer But Not Improved Orleans?
New Orleans Lite?
Canadian agencies are saying that foreign aid is probably not being permitted into Louisiana and Mississippi because of "mass confusion" at the U.S. federal level
I know on the news this morning, there's been offers of help made from many levels of Gov't, but they have to wait until help is asked for.
I Can't Believe It's Not New Orleans?
That guy in Galactic is Howell Raines's son? Wow. I crashed with those guys (they had a different name then) back around New Year's 1995 for almost a solid week.
Upper West Orleans?