New Orleans
I've said several times already to people that I can't wait to move back to New Orleans.
My question to myself is: why hadn't I moved back before? I guess my answer, to myself, would be that I was scared. Lots of bad things happened when I lived in New Orleans. I mean, lots. It's not the issue of living in a large city, but more the fact that I in the midst of finding myself and living my life. Sure, I contributed to some of the things that happened, but some were like a horrible bolt of lightning that was inescapable.
My friend, Daphne, asked me: What so great ever happened to you in New Orleans? In relation to the terrible things that happened, I was left speechless. Quickly, I decided, well, I just won't go back. I'll look elsewhere to start my life over, again.
But, when I truly think about it, and really I believe this isn't some kind of sympathetic response to the loss in New Orleans - when I think about it, maybe nothing so great happened to me there - I only graduated from college there, I had a long-term relationship there that is still my last relationship, I got my first real job - but more than anything, I was comfortable. If nothing else, I always felt completely comfortable.
I'm from a much smaller town, lived there and grew up there, and even though we visited New Orleans, I was told that it was like Sin City.
[continued later maybe, or maybe not. lately I'm just ambivalent about it all].
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posted by Maverick @ 12:01 AM
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I like to think New Orleans is the modern Atlantis, but this time we have proof, they even had a football team!
It’s very sad, I have to admit that I’m an opinionated asshole about the whole thing though. The amount of money they are talking about pumping into New Orleans is sickening. The place is below sea level, it’s going to happen again eventually. All that money could go for so many better causes, including rebuilding somewhere else and helping the displaced families, and still not come any where near the costs of rebuilding in the same place.
And, where is it that you grew up? Maybe we should sink that place instead. I would be in favor of that, as I have no attachment to it, whatsoever.
Using your theory, the beach communities either on the Gulf Coast, or the South Atlantic US should not be re-built either, because a hurricane will come eventually to wreck it all anyway. Don't rebuild SF or any other part of California after earthquakes. I mean, there's a fucking FAULT LINE out there, and we all KNOW it well enough to know its name. Don't bother. And, please God, don't waste your money rebuilding the WTC buildings in NY because, you know, they're only a target at this point!
While we're at it, let's blow up your house and just move you somewhere else. Besides, you can't afford to live there alone, and it's much too big for you, too. It's all dollars and cents anyway.
Unfortunately, you can blame the problems in N.O. today on poor planning, and selfish greedy-grabbing of not only Congress and the rest of the gov't but also the American ppl by proxy. 60+ years ago, ppl made sure that they were protected and started building the levees, for their future safety.
What did we limited vision greedy-grubbing nasty self-involved individuals collectively do? Cost benefit analysis on the levees to protect from a Cat 3 storm. It would have cost $5 Bill extra to make it Cat 5 proof, but NO, it was ripped out of the budget year after year, this past year included.
Now $5 Bill becomes $200 Bill. Does this teach us any lessons?
Nah, the short-sighted say just don't build it again, then you don't have to worry about it. Nice.
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