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