God Spare New Orleans

[Kitsune]

An excellent addition. I got stuck in evacuation traffic a couple years ago on I-75 and decided to skip over to US441. Traffic on that road was hell, too.

...because it was packed with people trying to get off the highway and on to the interstate. After that, the road was empty.

Back road evacuation is the way to go.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

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Back road evacuation is the way to go.

Colonoscopy due?



Buster, thanks for the update. We're travelling through your state in August -is that too late to stop and help? You'll have to watch the sprogs, though......

[busterb]

As someone said," Come on down." That stands for MOST dellars.
Welcome to the boars den. As Bruce stated, no horizontal surface will go uncluttered. Kick junk out of way and we'll put something in pot, on grill or in smoker. But August? Damn it's hot then. Not to worry, Ac.
bb

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'll bet Clodfobble's pictures are neither New Orleans nor below sea level.

Supposedly they're from the Ninth Ward, but a friend took them so I don't know for sure. Definitely from the city of New Orleans though.

[busterb]

Bruce your right. It's not down town. Maybe Plaqueimines or St. Bernard parish. I don't presume to speak for anyone from LA. But I lived and worked from the west bank of N.O. for many years. Mostly in Belle Chasse, plaquimines parish. one road in and out.

I think can state. Nothing will be done till the grease gets to where the squeak is. No matter who the Gov. is, until the money gets in the right hands, nothing will happen

[busterb]

That was late had a power outage and lost so had to retype. bb
too much open land for 9th ward IMHO

[xoxoxoBruce]

Power outage? Those chicken shit American contractors or the insurgents?

[zippyt]

This may be an unpopular opinion but I think this is a VERRRY good opertunity for the Gubment to step in and declair Emmenent Domain , get the corps of Enginers going , doze and BURN all that shit and build housing and schools and the such !
I meen Hell they have had a year + to do something , and there is STILL trash and the such , how long befor it turns into a health hazard for folks TRYING to rebuild ??

Just my 2 cents .

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by zippyt

This may be an unpopular opinion but I think this is a VERRRY good opertunity for the Gubment to step in and declair Emmenent Domain , get the corps of Enginers going , doze and BURN all that shit and build housing and schools and the such !
I meen Hell they have had a year + to do something , and there is STILL trash and the such , how long befor it turns into a health hazard for folks TRYING to rebuild ??

Just my 2 cents .

Or they could just turn it into a big dump. Wait, I think it already is. Very few areas have a bunch of people moving back in droves.

[Happy Monkey]

From Orcinus

[TheMercenary]

There is still time to fill it all in before the next storm season starts. Really.

[classicman]

This is too true to be funny.

The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in

One of it's releases.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain...

let's take a look at New Orleans ...

It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D) is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans.

Interesting number... What does it mean?

Well ... If you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
(every man, woman, and child) You each get $516,528.

Or... If you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.

Or... If you are a family of four...Your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington, D. C HELLO!

Are all your calculators broken??

Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax (Fed)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone20Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration T ax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

(And to think, we left British Rule to avoid so many taxes)

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by classicman

Or... If you are a family of four...Your family gets $2,066,012.

They'll need it, if they plan to live in a city with no infrastructure.
What does it cost to build a bridge? a sewer system? a water system? schools?

(And to think, we left British Rule to avoid so many taxes)

Wrong, it was taxation without representation.

Originally Posted by classicman

This is too true to be funny.

The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in

One of it's releases.

~ snip

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain...

let's take a look at New Orleans ...

It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D) is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans.

Interesting number... What does it mean?

~ snip

Oh man.....this is still floating around on conservative message boards?

It is from 2005 and of course is not entirely accurate about the funding request. More than hallf of that $250b was not in federal spending but in temporary tax abatements, shared leased revenue from off-shore oil facilities, etc.

I think Congress ended up apprpriating more than $100b and I would hope and expect the same for any city/region devasted by a disaster the scale of Katrina.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

I think Congress ended up apprpriating more than $100b and I would hope and expect the same for any city/region devasted by a disaster the scale of Katrina.

WOW! Congress really did a great job of dealing with the issue didn't they? Not.