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Subject: [Leica] New Orleans
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Thu Feb 23 15:19:42 2006
References: <000101c638cf$5023ff80$656c0e44@newukolbqveo9i>

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
>>
>>
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