on Preparing For The Worst at 21:29 08/31/2008

instead of bush and his administration pumping so much money into a pointless war in iraq blowing up innocent peasants and children - they should have used that 12 billion a year on fixing those levees and helping rebuilt and SECURE new orleans one of the OLDEST cities in the united states that BY THE WAY - IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO U.S. ECONOMY - THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROVIDES OIL - so do your research all those who say that new orleans should cease to exist. Maybe if everyone would recycle, stop polluting as much, stop using non degradable PLASTIC and making global warming a worse problem every year - these hurricanes wouldn't get so damn strong and big in the warmer waters. We need to respect and care for this planet that we all live in. We are all accountable. :(

on Preparing For The Worst at 19:19 08/31/2008 as a reply on the comment by oldtiredqueen

You are doing a huge disservice to the HUGE prosperous gay community that resides in new orleans and the greater new orleans area. In fact - this weekend was "southern decadence" it's one of the largest gay pride event and festival in the U.S. They had to cancel all their plans and flee including all the faithfull tourists that visit every year for this event. How pathetic and said that you take jabs at people when they are already down. You are a coward and should be ashamed. Let's see how you can take it if there is any misfortune in your life. Good luck with your awful atitude in your life. Noone will help you when you need it and everyone needs help sometimes. Why don't you move you fucking fascist!

on Preparing For The Worst at 17:57 08/31/2008 as a reply on the comment by sarahnola

TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU! I want to ask "crazzy" have you ever even been to new orleans? How can you judge people so easily. If you insult the people of new orleans about why they live there you can ask the same question about hundreds of locations around the world that are vulnerable to nature's harsh weather conditions. You should really choose your words more carefully and be more sensitive when a huge number of people are already full of anxiety and distress over this. It's people like you, so jaded and cynical, that make needy populations even more doubtfull, suspicious and segregated from everyone else. Which diminishes their chances of rehabilitation. You and your atitude about this subjbect are part of the bigger problem.

on Preparing For The Worst at 17:02 08/31/2008

I left yesterday, its the worst feeling to have to decide in a few hours what are the most important things to take because you don't know when or if you can come back. Or what you're going to come back to. I'm so nervous and depressed about this - new orleans was finally getting back into shape. It's not fair...it's really such a special city that's so full of character. Everyone please hope and pray that it doesn't flood as badly as 3 years ago. xo