In the U.S., after San Francisco, NOLA is my favorite place I have ever been. The people are beautiful (and I mean on the inside), the history is breathtaking; the atmosphere is a living, breathing thing. Now all I see is devastation and despair.
When Carmen and I went to NOLA we took a day trip to Mississippi. We swam in the Gulf. We drove over Lake Pontchartrain in our rented SUV. We dwelled in the warmth and comfort of the South.
When D and I went we stayed pretty centrally in NOLA with only a side trip to the swamps. This is a place (NOLA, not the swamps) that, if I wanted to retire without D, I would have moved to. The South, its people and all its charm feel welcoming to me.
I am terribly saddened by what has happened in the South. I am sickened by the lack of IMMEDIATE action by our government. Had this been a place with a huge amount of wealthy, white Americans, I believe the time tables would have been very different.
I am outraged by the pure insensitivity I am reading all over the internet and hearing on the television about people looting. Does anyone realize that these people have NOTHING? Absolutely nothing; no food, no water, no clothes, no diapers, no medicine, nothing; and those of us, sitting in our big houses, on our expensive computers, hanging out on the internet have the gall to make a comment on “inappropriate behaviors”. People are dying there and we care anything about stolen items. Go sit on your roof for five days in wet clothing with no supplies and then bitch about theft.
I am at a loss of what to do. Although sending money is imperative, I am sure it isn’t enough. I have friends who have family in NOLA and my love and support is with them and everyone else brutalized by this disaster.
Love to you all
When Carmen and I went to NOLA we took a day trip to Mississippi. We swam in the Gulf. We drove over Lake Pontchartrain in our rented SUV. We dwelled in the warmth and comfort of the South.
When D and I went we stayed pretty centrally in NOLA with only a side trip to the swamps. This is a place (NOLA, not the swamps) that, if I wanted to retire without D, I would have moved to. The South, its people and all its charm feel welcoming to me.
I am terribly saddened by what has happened in the South. I am sickened by the lack of IMMEDIATE action by our government. Had this been a place with a huge amount of wealthy, white Americans, I believe the time tables would have been very different.
I am outraged by the pure insensitivity I am reading all over the internet and hearing on the television about people looting. Does anyone realize that these people have NOTHING? Absolutely nothing; no food, no water, no clothes, no diapers, no medicine, nothing; and those of us, sitting in our big houses, on our expensive computers, hanging out on the internet have the gall to make a comment on “inappropriate behaviors”. People are dying there and we care anything about stolen items. Go sit on your roof for five days in wet clothing with no supplies and then bitch about theft.
I am at a loss of what to do. Although sending money is imperative, I am sure it isn’t enough. I have friends who have family in NOLA and my love and support is with them and everyone else brutalized by this disaster.
Love to you all
1 comment:
Kim
I have only been to New Orleans one time and didn't even see the City I was in a hotel late at night on the out skirts of town just passing through on a cross country trip to NC. It was raining so hard I didn't even leave the hote. Reading your story about the love you have for the area touched my heart. You have such a big heart. I too feel so badly for the loss of life and the suffering. We can send money an hope that helps. I will say it is a huge blessing to open your home and all the families that have done that in TX are angels.
Today on the news it looks like the gov is finally getting things to happen.
Love
Mom2 :)
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