I don't know who to be pissed at.
My family and friends in N.O. made it out of the city safely. My heart breaks when I think about what they're going to find when they're able to return. The important thing is that objects can be replaced but people can't. Despite that, the road to rebuilding is a long and hard one... and paved with questions like, "Why did this happen?"
I grieve for the city itself. The roads on which I learned to drive are now rivers. The grounds on which I stomped are now under water. The landmarks that made me feel at home are gone. All my little moments and memories, washed away. The Esplanade Mall and the movie theaters where we spent our teenage years... Uncle Al's shop where we would watch the parades... the stoop in the French Quarter on which I puked many times... Those mechanical legs popping out of "Big Daddy's Topless Bottomless Club"... The great po-boys at 'Come Back Inn'... What will I show my little girl when I take her to New Orleans?
If any good can come from this situation, it would be that New Orleans will be rebuilt stronger. Much of the city was old and decrepit. It was a testament to the city's heritage. Those testaments may be gone, but that heritage will never be lost. I can only hope that the architects of New Orleans 2.0 will keep in mind the mistakes of the past, to prevent the need for a New Orleans 3.0. New Orleanians, unlike folks in other big cities, have a reluctance when it comes to change. The mentality is: things in the Crescent City have been one way for many many years, its worked, so why change it. I hope that doesn't become a hindrance when its time to move the city forward.
I still don't know who to be pissed at.
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I blame Washinginton they need to get their heads out of their butts and do something. Lets face it,it is about color. I don't care what anyone else says. When things happen in other countries we are on the bandwagon. We give money to people that hate us and don't even want our help. But at home hey just let everything take care of its self. This is what one dumbass said-Hastert wasn't the only one questioning the rebuilding of New Orleans. The Waterbury, Conn., Republican-American newspaper wrote an editorial Wednesday entitled, "Is New Orleans worth reclaiming?"
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Like people have control over nature. These are the fools running this country. I feel so much better now. I cry everytime I see the news. I know people are suffering and the goverment is not moving fast enough to save lives. Kat.