[Rebelbase]

This storm has been a good diagnostic for revealing the true character of people's hearts here at FR.

We have racists, selfish folk, and folks who are so caught up in politics that they have lost touch with reality and the ability to think beyond what they see on the media. It's a drunkards bar in a sort of way, you can come here and associate with like minds--and we are all not of the same mind.

Case in point has to do with those people like you are are in Louisiana/Mississippi or Alabama and are living, breathing and experiencing this tragedy, a historic national event. Families are disrupted, property destroyed, careers lost, dreams shattered, deaths, injuries, pollution and sheer havoc on a regional scale, beyond anything that has ever happened in the country's history.

What you are and others are experiencing is the story. The welfare exposure, and the misuse of FEMA cards(A fraction of a percentage of abuse) is all some folks can talk about, because it feeds their political ego and validates their "better than that" attitude and then they have the audacity to tell you "how it really is" when you are the one living it! They are armchair keyboard warriors--THE HYPOCRITES! What shallow minded people whom are FReepers to boot. It's an embarrassment to be publicly associated with such loons.

And I'm not even going to get into the racist bigots that have already driven good people away from this forum.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

All I can say is when you get this many people together, you get all types. But boy, there are a lot of good people here, too, which is why I hang out here so much.

[Liberty Valance]

bttt. Needed to be said Rebelbase.
Good morning :o)

[cajungirl]

I agree.

And I am watching the build back NO versus the Plow it under debate with so much sadness.

NO is gone, it is gone. A port can be built back, the Quarter can be preserved, uptown will be okay. But NO is gone.

The people I am seeing, alot of them too, don't want to go back. They are finding other places, looking for other places. Making other plans. Actually maybe it is like Reconstruction after the Civil War.

I don't think I am pessimistic, I just think that nature had its way with a place that was built on shaky ground. And somethings are too expensive to be redone. And you cannot rebuild and old city, just can't.