Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/16/03 5:28:33 AM, knarf.theriault@sympatico.ca writes: << I think pretty much all of Toronto now has power back (may be a few pockets without), but it's kind of scary to realize how much we depend on electricity. Also neat to see how friendly everyone seemed to become, after being reduced to the same level, if you know what I mean. >> Frank, Before I escaped to the northwest US, I spent most of my life in NYC. During the blackouts and transit strikes I lived through the only benefits were the relaxation of the parking rules by the Holy Brotherhood and the twice daily march over Brooklyn Bridge to and from my home. Sure, I took shots of my fellow soldiers on parade. In NYC junk happens. We expect the sky to fall because it does. Sometimes I think NYC is held for ransom by the gods. Wall Street alone is Sodom. A short walk from City Hall, which is as corrupt. Then there's the NY Public Library, which is still free and for which NYC is spared by the Almighty. The WTC is no more. But the insurance money is. That's how NYC works. Money stored up by millions of hours of hard work by immigrants -- including my Mom - -- and slaves over 400 years have left a reinvestment account in the banks that is almost infinite. The magic of early and current capitalism does its thing. And the WTC rises again. br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html