Re: ot - n'awlins

In article <nKSdnZ2dnZ0WQa27nZ2dnV8yiN6dnZ2dRVn-yp2dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"George Leppla" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "howie" <howie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> >i am so bummed about n'awlins. my 2nd fav city in the usa has been
> >devastated. my son in boston (lived in nola for 7 years) knew this would
> >happen, as soon as the storm hit. it's amazing how clueless the media
> >were.
> >
> > the really sad thing is that it will never come back. sure they'll
> > rebuild the quarter and downtown area. but i fear that my favorite parts
> > of this great ciy (the marinay, garden district, and uptown) will never
> > return. it sucks!
>
> Howie, I disagree. I think we are made of tougher stuff than we give
> ourselves credit for. I think that in a few weeks parts of New Orleans will
> be operational. In a few months many people will have moved back home and
> started to either repair or re-build, and in a few years I think New Orleans
> will be better than it ever was. The people there will learn from this...
> and their rebuilt community will be better able to handle future events like
> this while still maintaining the flavor and atmosphere that is uniquely New
> Orleans.
>
> They'll fix the levee, get the power back, pump out the water and get on
> with putting things back in order. It will take time.... but you just watch
> and see.

I think your timeframe is too short, but otherwise agree.

That said, as long as NO is lower than the river and ocean, the
potential for a disaster like this one will always be there. I cannot
think of anything that would allow NO to retain its flavor that could be
done to change that.
.

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