Hurricane Katrina

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Vaidun,

 

Louisiana is essentially marshland. This is probably one of the

reasons why the French sold this land to the US in a historical event

called the Louisiana Purchase.

 

It took American ingenuity to develop this area for economic reasons,

such as development of New Orleans as a city.

 

Regards,

 

John R.

 

 

 

 

 

valist, "Vaidun Vidyadhar" <vvidya@o...> wrote:

> I can't understand how they can build a coastal city where 90% of

it's area

> is BELOW sea level in a HURRICANE-PRONE zone. This is a disaster

WAITING to

> happen. I am surprised it hadn't happened earlier.

>

> Vaidun Vidyadhar

> Tamworth, NSW

> Australia

> Email: vvidya@o...

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I can't understand how they can build a coastal city where 90% of it's area is

BELOW sea level in a HURRICANE-PRONE zone. This is a disaster WAITING to

happen. I am surprised it hadn't happened earlier.

And not surprisingly, it’s the city known for being the biggest ongoing

“party”, place of dancing and drinking.

It’s known for it’s ongoing annual street parties or “Carnival”

Crazy partying is in a shallow watery grave, for now.

This event is very depressing for Americans for a variety of reasons touching on

the plast slavery issue, poverty, levees, power of hurricanes, the American

infrastructure, gun problems, and on and on.

I saw one picture where the suffering masses were all black, and in the middle

you could see two white police officers clearly standing out- they were white,

and clean, and fed, bathed, and in uniform, and talking on radios that worked,

and “saving” the black people, of course. No opinions or axes

grinding here, just plain observation.

In the sands of time, this will wash, as all things do. George Bush will get a

number and a frame on the wall, and Katrina will be in a list of “big

ones”.

Once again we will build the titanic, and the players will all assemble.

Again we have a reminder of “predeterminism” as we think of the dead

floating off our southern coast. Something happened to them the other day that

they just didn’t “will”.

When our enemies become friends,

because our city has joined atlantis,

Who we gonna look to for lovin and affection?

Our own inner self stands ready at attention!

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Hello everyone,

I don't really understand the logic behind this myself. I live in the

Houston area & the radio station that I listen to has been begging

local businesses & residents to help the hurricane disaster victims in

various ways. I am usually a very kind-hearted person. I mowed my

next-door neighbor's grass a few weeks ago after he had surgery on his

shoulder & I do various other things for others on usually a daily

basis & I am amazed by my lack of feeling for the hurricane victims.

One of my first thoughts was to pass out easy-to-read-maps to them &

my second thought was to send geography teachers to the

area...*before* they attempt to rebuild their cities & schools. I

truly believe that the victims were well aware of the possibility of

flooding & hurricane damage but chose to live & work there...in their

resort residences, hotels, & casinos anyway...and then... when a

tragedy does strike...Cry wolf... For me, it's just hard to hear them

knocking...

Robin

 

valist, "Vaidun Vidyadhar" <vvidya@o...> wrote:

> I can't understand how they can build a coastal city where 90% of

it's area

> is BELOW sea level in a HURRICANE-PRONE zone. This is a disaster

WAITING to

> happen. I am surprised it hadn't happened earlier.

>

> Vaidun Vidyadhar

> Tamworth, NSW

> Australia

> Email: vvidya@o...

[Guest guest]

Hi John & everyone,

As a person who has grown to despise the government over the past several years

& even more so in the past 6 months, I am happy to see, John, that you no

longer work for them :-) As an American taxpayer, I have to wonder if those

same millions of American dollars in grants might have been better spent on

educating the public on the likely dangers of flooding & relocating those in

the flood zones to a more suitable location. My mind has just reminded me

again of the old saying..that you can bring a horse to water but you can't make

him drink. So, if I offer my horse many drinks of water & he refuses...should I

be responsible for paying the thousands of dollars to rehydrate him & to store

his physical well-being in a vet's office?? Even if I chose to do it

once...his stubborn will still remain & it's been said that history repeats

itself.

 

I heard yesterday on a local radio station (KILT) that our Houston Astrodome has

been filled to capacity (20,000 + people) & can hold no more hurrican victims.

Other hurricane victims are being transported to other cities that surround the

Houston area. My question is, what about the other parts of the state of

Louisana...is the entire state devastated & under water by an event that took

place on their coast?? My thinking suggests that Texas is a Bush state & he is

using the state of Texas & it's facilities as a pawn in a political game to

further his own importance & power. It was also stated on the same radio

station yesterday, that there currently existed a need for someone to volunteer

to haul away the mounds of trash that has accumulated in the Astrodome. I doubt

that our president will arrive in Air Force One & volunteer to do that

personally. In a game of chess, a king has to

win...and uses his pawns to do so.

 

Meanwhile, pawns are paying close to $5.00 if not more..in some areas for a

gallon of gasoline to get to often low-paying jobs. I saw in the local

newspaper very recently an article stating that the increase in fuel is causing

more people to make their purchases with credit cards...which means paying back

even more money after factoring in the interest rate. I would be interested to

see accurate records stating how much our president pays for fuel out of his own

pocket with his very own income. It's my guess that the accuate record would be

$ 000 if anyone were even allowed to see it. It all seems to be a game that is

designed to have one winner & that winner will make sure that the history books

of the future clearly state that it was his very own home state of Texas that

came to the rescue of thousands. I guess that I should feel proud...but all I

truly feel is used...and what's even worse...is used by people that should have

known

better...or just didn't care.

Anyine up for a game of chess??Robin...John <jr_esq > wrote:

Hi, Robin and DasYour statements are interesting. Yes, there will be constant

change in this relative world.As a side note, I used to work for the government

and have seen grant documents amounting to millions of dollars that were given

to the State of Louisiana for mitigating the effects of erosion and land loss

due to the water flow of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. So, there

is creation and destruction at play on a continual basis. And at a cost to the

American taxpayers...Regards,John R.valist, "Robin"

wrote:> I would tend to agree with this message until the last line...which >

in my mind would read as...That which is created, is eventually >

destroyed...**in its current form**. I believe that any creation...of > any

type...is eternal...and will never cease to exist. If there is > any constant in

the universe...it is that of *change*.> Just a few of my thoughts...> Robin...>

> valist, Das Goravani wrote:> > > > > ingenuity> > > >

In janma uity> > > > Genuis> > > > Janma-ishness> > > > Ability to create> > >

> Janma - Genius> > > > To create a city on a marshland - to "give birth to" it

- ingenuity> > > > That which is born, also dies.> > > > And death sometimes

comes suddenly, and sometimes from nature, in > the form> > of storms,

diseases, etc., "Adhi-Devic", originating from the > demigods as> > the elders

would say.> > > > Ingenuity leads to death, as all of passion creates life,

which

> must die.> > > > That which is created, is eventually destroyed.> > > >

Signed,> > > > Shay T. Rugya:

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