[Rhodes22-list] Katrina Update

[Joseph Hadzima]

Rik,

You got it, that was pretty much my point. BTW, when I took
a look at the SuperDome.com website and checked their
events calendar, I didn't see much.  Looks like the Saints
played 31-Dec-06, and the next scheduled events are the
Mardi Gras Marathon (exterior of Dome) the end of February,
and then the Home & Garden show on MARCH 29th. 

Anyone think we can get Strictly Sail to hold an event
there to help them out?  I guess if the hotels were rebuilt
then some out of town money might make it into the city
too! 


I know it's still pretty sad down there, I wish them well. 
After Isabelle hit the Chesapeake Bay my CAP squadron was
passing out water and applications for assistance to people
stuck in flooded homes.  the destruction wasn't as wide
spread, but if it's your house that is gone - well that is
just about everything.  

When Katrina hit our squadron was on standby, but at that
time I was too big a chicken to let the kid go. As parents
we were way too uneasy about letting our son go if the
squadron got the okay.  My uncle lives there, and between
him and the news media; there were just too many stories of
crime and crazy stuff to give the okay (We were secretly
happy school had started and could use that as
justification). So we sent some money to he RC and didn't
get our hands dirty.




--- Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Joe,
> 
> >I did notice that the Super Dome has been repaired! I
> guess
> >since "it" makes tax revenue for the city, that would
> put
> >it on a higher priority, or perhaps local leadership
> just
> >likes football 
> >
> 
> Makes sense to me. They have to generate the revenue it's
> gonna' take to 
> fix the rest of the stuff somehow. I wouldn't imagine
> their property tax 
> revenue is holding up too good these days.
> 
> This isn't much different than the two bridges in the
> article, earlier. 
> One is necessary to make a profit, the other is just an
> expense.
> 
> Rik
> 
> 
> 
> Joseph Hadzima wrote:
> 
> >Hi Brad,
> >
> >I guess I need to drawn more attention to the tounge in
> >cheek icon at the bottom of my post.  :-)
> >
> >Personally, I think FEMA did do a fair job considering
> >there were over 100,000 square MILES of destruction. 
> >Sadly, I recall how people (media & congress) were upset
> >with Brown for drawing "org" charts, but since FEMA
> >coordinates efforts from state and local; private and
> >public organizations, and this huge group of groups
> didn't
> >seem to have a clue about lines of communication or
> chain
> >of command, so the org charts may have been necessary.
> >
> >Some split second decisions by local leardership, like
> >putting people in the Super Dome may have saved
> thousands
> >of lives - though it would be nice to have the necessary
> >number of police to protect them too.  
> >
> >I did notice that the Super Dome has been repaired! I
> guess
> >since "it" makes tax revenue for the city, that would
> put
> >it on a higher priority, or perhaps local leadership
> just
> >likes football :-)
> >
> >    :^)
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Joseph,
> >>
> >>I'm no  big fan of FEMA but in their defense, they did
> a
> >>good job of living
> >>up to their title:  they responded to the emergency. 
> >>They didn't stop the
> >>hurricane at sea, they didn't get people out of NOLA
> >>(local responsibility)
> >>and they didn't rescue people off of rooftops.  The
> Navy,
> >>Marines, Army,
> >>Coast Guard, and especially the local state Guard and
> >>Reserve units did
> >>- wonderfully.  The Red Cross and Salvation Army were
> >>almost immediately on
> >>the scene and need to be recognized.  A lot of private
> >>and public companies
> >>poured millions of dollars and man hours into the
> initial
> >>efforts and
> >>deserve to be recognized as well.  Now we're down to
> the
> >>nitty-gritty work
> >>of rebuilding.  Who's responsibility is that?  Not
> mine,
> >>not yours, and not
> >>the federal governments!  We work with commercial
> >>property owners every day
> >>who say, "we're ready to sign a contract but we we're
> >>waiting to see what
> >>FEMA is going to do".
> >>
> >>How about this for a solution.  FEMA ain't goin' to do
> >>shit!  Grow up!  You
> >>either had insurance or you didn't, you either planned
> >>for this or you
> >>didn't.  You'll either clean-up your shit or you'll be
> >>fined by the city
> >>government for the cost to do so.  If you can't afford
> to
> >>keep the property,
> >>there's plenty of East and West coast investors who
> will
> >>buy your property
> >>and make it happen.  Got it?  Shit happens!  Get over
> it!
> >>
> >>BTW, we could use at least two more reliable employees.
> 
> >>By reliable I mean,
> >>you want out of your FEMA trailer, you are not on
> >>disability or looking for
> >>an opportunity to get on disability.  If you have a
> >>drivers license it would
> >>help.  My apologies if you are Mexican, we can't hire
> you
> >>though no one
> >>knows better than us that you the hardest working son's
> a
> >>bitches on the
> >>coast.
> >>
> >>Brad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On 1/30/07, Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Originally, I thought the problem was that there were
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>TOO
> >>    
> >>
> >>>MANNY people in govenment attempting to be leaders -
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>sort
> >>    
> >>
> >>>of too many cooks!  I recall one Senator calling for
> an
> >>>investigation because FEMA just reacted, and got
> crusie
> >>>ships as temporary housing for people, and not get
> bids
> >>>first (this was within a week after Katrina made
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>landfall)!
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Anyone recall how long it took for OUR government to
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>start
> >>    
> >>
> >>>spending money and people power on other
> investigations
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>and
> >>    
> >>
> >>>hearings?  There was lot of flack over the $2,000
> debit
> >>>cards, and who was given the initial contracts. Who is
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>left
> >>    
> >>
> >>>to do the work if everyone is leading?  Next time I
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>guess
> >>    
> >>
> >>>we need to declare Marshall Law, and just let all the
> >>>King's men take care of it.
> >>>
> >>>Yes, when the leardership isn't interested, things
> just
> >>>don't get done.  I even heard on TV during a fund
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>raiser,
> >>    
> >>
> 
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