Comments on: Supply & Demand - The Curse of Hurricane Katrina http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060214/supply-demand-the-curse-of-hurricane-katrina & Other Discombobulated Thoughts Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:52:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Big Dog http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060214/supply-demand-the-curse-of-hurricane-katrina#comment-1567 Big Dog Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:09:57 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060214/supply-demand-the-curse-of-hurricane-katrina#comment-1567 Someone found out you can't put trailers in flood zones. There are 10,000 plus trailers and no place to put them. Instead of protesting in DC they can go push a broom. The reality is there are people in Florida who are trying to rebuild years after hurricanes. The Katrina folks stand to get $250,000 for each household. Probably more money than they have had in their lives. But they will probably spend it on booze and gambling. The other thing to consider is why is NO preparing for Mardi Gras? What kind of message does that send? Someone found out you can’t put trailers in flood zones. There are 10,000 plus trailers and no place to put them.

Instead of protesting in DC they can go push a broom. The reality is there are people in Florida who are trying to rebuild years after hurricanes.

The Katrina folks stand to get $250,000 for each household. Probably more money than they have had in their lives. But they will probably spend it on booze and gambling.

The other thing to consider is why is NO preparing for Mardi Gras? What kind of message does that send?

]]> By: n. mallory http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060214/supply-demand-the-curse-of-hurricane-katrina#comment-1568 n. mallory Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:51:55 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060214/supply-demand-the-curse-of-hurricane-katrina#comment-1568 O.K. First of all, I am aware that there are people in Florida still rebuilding. I spent part of this past weekend with family friends who just moved back into their house after Ivan ripped the roof off. The roof-work is still not complete. Second, who's getting this $250K per household? Certainly no one I know down there. Where did that number come from? Third, what a rude generalization about the booze and gambling. Not everyone down there are drunk gamblers. Certainly none of my friends fit into either category. They're just trying to get back on their feet and on with their lives. One friend is working on his PhD from a school in Florida and drives back into New Orleans every other weekend to help his family rebuild their home. One of my friends has been driving back and forth between New Orleans and near Baton Rouge every day since the hurricane to do his job and try to work on his house. It's easy to sit all comfy in your own living room and make judgements. As for Mardi Gras, I haven't been a fan of it since I was a kid but I have mixed feeling about this year's festivities. On one hand it's a show that they aren't beaten and on the other it looks like they are ignoring the bigger problem. O.K. First of all, I am aware that there are people in Florida still rebuilding. I spent part of this past weekend with family friends who just moved back into their house after Ivan ripped the roof off. The roof-work is still not complete.

Second, who’s getting this $250K per household? Certainly no one I know down there. Where did that number come from?

Third, what a rude generalization about the booze and gambling. Not everyone down there are drunk gamblers. Certainly none of my friends fit into either category. They’re just trying to get back on their feet and on with their lives. One friend is working on his PhD from a school in Florida and drives back into New Orleans every other weekend to help his family rebuild their home. One of my friends has been driving back and forth between New Orleans and near Baton Rouge every day since the hurricane to do his job and try to work on his house.

It’s easy to sit all comfy in your own living room and make judgements.

As for Mardi Gras, I haven’t been a fan of it since I was a kid but I have mixed feeling about this year’s festivities. On one hand it’s a show that they aren’t beaten and on the other it looks like they are ignoring the bigger problem.

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