http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/ Thoughtful, intelligent, entertaining, progressive discussion about politics, sports and whatever Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3704 ecthompson Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:48:42 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/#comment-3704 JT, I hope you are right BUT, I think only the French Quarter and some sections of downtown will be focused on by our government. You are 100% correct about the folks on the coast. I have blogged on the lack of attention and resources going to them on a number of occasions. JT, I hope you are right BUT, I think only the French Quarter and some sections of downtown will be focused on by our government. You are 100% correct about the folks on the coast. I have blogged on the lack of attention and resources going to them on a number of occasions.

]]> http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3657 Humid City v2.3 » Blog Archive » Next Verse, Same As The First Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:05:01 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/#comment-3657 [...] Next Verse, Same As The First Rains Flood New Orleans Streets - washingtonpost.com “Unbelievable,” said Pamela Borne, who waded in knee-high water with her daughter on her back to get to her house. “It’s very disappointing, that just with an overnight rain of this magnitude, that the city is so ill-prepared.” Joy of water. Lex got trapped at Tulane and I was at home surrounded by a 3-4 foot moat. Good thing this data floats, isn’t it? [...] [...] Next Verse, Same As The First Rains Flood New Orleans Streets – washingtonpost.com “Unbelievable,” said Pamela Borne, who waded in knee-high water with her daughter on her back to get to her house. “It’s very disappointing, that just with an overnight rain of this magnitude, that the city is so ill-prepared.” Joy of water. Lex got trapped at Tulane and I was at home surrounded by a 3-4 foot moat. Good thing this data floats, isn’t it? [...]

]]> http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3598 JT Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:10:29 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2006/12/21/new-orleans-sewer-system-needs-a-lot-of-work/#comment-3598 No, the nation is going to get New Orleans up and running. Why? Mardi Gras and money. The remainder of the Gulf Coast...they'll let that wallow in misery. The Parishes west of Jefferson don't generate enough money or have enough people to even warrant a news report. Those are the people that are suffering. I personally know of a family in Vermillion that has been waiting for a FEMA trailer for months. They are living in their church because their old trailer is so full of mold and mildew. No, the nation is going to get New Orleans up and running. Why? Mardi Gras and money. The remainder of the Gulf Coast…they’ll let that wallow in misery. The Parishes west of Jefferson don’t generate enough money or have enough people to even warrant a news report. Those are the people that are suffering. I personally know of a family in Vermillion that has been waiting for a FEMA trailer for months. They are living in their church because their old trailer is so full of mold and mildew.

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