Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bloody politicians! B. On 24-feb-2006, at 0:17, Jeffery Smith wrote: > What they have spent on blue, vinyl roofs, trailers, and hotel > costs could > have rebuilt our levees to category 5. The problem is that the current > thinking is that it's better to have a pound of cure rather than an > ounce of > prevention. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > bruce > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 5:09 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] New Orleans > > > This evening. on the Dutch television news, there was about two > minutes devoted to NO, six months later. Reportedly, the 100 billion > ($/??) that has been earmarked by the US government for help has ? > not been touched. The black community wants back to its roots, but, > as somebody said, they're all over the place. So, what's going to > happen? > > A week or so ago, I spend some hours Googling at satellite pictures > of the area. Brutally, it would seem that the best answer is to > bulldozer all the wrecked areas towards the sea, to form part of new > barriers against the following incursion. But, before that's done, > they need to know how, where and at what cost. Who has the best > experience ............... and is, should be or has been consulted, > the Nederlanders. > > Not a joke, if the city is to be returned to its old self, then first > it must be purged of the disaster areas. Then, maybe, the community > (official and populus) may work together to decide what replaces it > all: copies of the past, adaptions to the modern, super- > modern .................. but really to let those who were evicted > return to a new "home". > > Easy to say, particularly afar ............. but at least we give it > some thought, unlike others ............. it would appear. > > B. > > > On 23-feb-2006, at 22:43, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> Yesterday was sort of bizarre. In the middle of the nothingness of >> the area, >> a group appeared to be shooting a music video, camera crane and all. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> GREG >> LORENZO >> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:47 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] New orleans >> >> >> Chris Williams writes: >> >>> Yes if only everyone could still see what's going on down there. >>> TV shows almost nothing. 6 months later. >>> >> >> Ophra (yes Ophra!) did a whole hour on it yesterday. Watched it >> with my >> girls (1st time I've ever watched Ophra - drinking to forget. >> >> Regards, >> >> Greg >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information