Hi Bob;
I hope your feeling much better.
Take Care
Anthony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: Ham Calls and General Braille Text
>I just got back from a vacation to Key West Florida and one of the most
> anticipated stops along the way was New Orleans. We walked all over the
> French quarter looking for Dixieland coming out of clubs and bars but all
> I
> herd was too loud rock and role. The Gumbo was really good!!fantastic!
> but
> at the 31 mile marker in Florida, I had to be transported by ambulance
> from
> a rest stop to the nearest hospital. I sure wish I could have seen New
> Orleans years ago before my body let me down and I could have enjoyed the
> food. . The big Catholic church was worth the stop all by itself.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 7:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Ham Calls and General Braille Text
>
>
>> It is true that New Orleans is below sea level, but they have advocated
>> that
>> people should raise their houses, but again, that takes money that a lot
>> of
>> people don't have. Remember that many of them not only lost their
>> houses,
>> but all their possessions as well.
>>
>> And if people talk about not rebuilding New Orleans, then let them not
>> enjoy
>> our benefits. They talk about that, but they want to come down and enjoy
>> our food, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Bourbon Street and generally party and
>> accept our hospitality.
>>
>> But you're right, it has been said that history repeats itself, and those
>> who don't learn from it are doomed to relive it. No one listened after
>> Hurricane Betsy in 1965 when there was a small levy break. They should
>> have
>> built and maintained stronger levies then, but they kept saying it was
>> too
>> expensive. But now, how does the expense of building stronger levies
>> compare to the outlay in reconstruction costs?
>> Harvey
>
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