Am I Wrong?

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by FGFan

HaHa, where winning, had to turn the TV on back here, little tv not my 65" hd...
Sean Peyton rocks....

Hell yeah he does (I love Drew Brees too )... I'm watching LSU as well.

Oh, and for those who haven't seen this (it's on my myspace page too):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seGhTWE98DU

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by FGFan

No Not an idiot. Actually good point. But as some of the others said, when it is home it's home and people want to come back.
And don't believe all you see on CNN or any other media. Parts of the city are coming back. You should plan a trip to THE Fairgrounds when sumwon is here.

Other than the Spa..it's one of my favorite places to play the horses. That long stretch provides many thrilling finishes. Maybe I'll have to overcome what I've "heard" about the area and pay a visit sometime.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Other than the Spa..it's one of my favorite places to play the horses. That long stretch provides many thrilling finishes. Maybe I'll have to overcome what I've "heard" about the area and pay a visit sometime.

You should... I'm going and am planning to stay in the French Quarter. I can't wait.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by Scav

I really am an idiot for starting this thread.

damn Scav, nothing like starting a bar fight amongst your buddies and leaving when the first punch gets thrown and then show up afterwards to see how much damage is done.....lmao

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

and damn right I was drinking beer...didn't want it to get warm!!!

sacreligious to drink warm beer.
This thread made me get a cold one.
Got to stay off these political threads.
How are the tigers doing?

[Cajungator26]

LSU is shutting the Bulldogs out so far 24-0. They've still got 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

[estreetposse]

Originally Posted by FGFan

sacreligious to drink warm beer.
This thread made me get a cold one.
Got to stay off these political threads.
How are the tigers doing?

Me too...no more politics tonight...just tastes great vs. less filling!!

[Cajungator26]

Touchdown LSU!

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Other than the Spa..it's one of my favorite places to play the horses. That long stretch provides many thrilling finishes. Maybe I'll have to overcome what I've "heard" about the area and pay a visit sometime.

Well you should. I'll even give you a tour. Tourists don't know the good spots.
Yes The Fairgounds does provide thrilling races, Especially the stretch. And we have a great jockey colony, good horses and barns, lots of colorful characters and a ball at the Paddock bar.
BTW the French Quarters has a new waste managament team they even spray the streets with perfume now so it's cleaner and smells prettier. But it still is a bawdy laissez la faire town.

[Samarta]

I have tried real hard to play nice on this one because it is a sensitive subject and I do kinda understand where everyone is coming from. The bottom line is race, income level, crime rate, education level, religion, or anything that has to do with the makeup of the city of New Orleans should not be in question period! The only thing that should be in question here is how did this happen in our country?!?

So you get a blizzard (yes I saw the pictures) and let's say it destroys your town. You have no food, no money, no home, and no one is coming to help you, then you are told "oh I know it's where your home is, but you know what, we think you would be better off on a cot in a gym somewhere in Idaho. Oh and don't worry about your things, they're gone, you don't have the blizzard insurance, so you aren't going to get anything for your years of labor, and we really don't know what happened to the rest of your family and neighbors, but hey, good luck to you."

The inconvenience of the winter snows and associated power outages doesn't come close to what those people went through. I lived on the Gulf Coast and went through a pretty significant Hurricane (Elena) and just not having power, water, gas, etc for those 2 weeks was horrible. But again it all comes back to the fact that when a community in our country was in dire need of help, the people that were elected to provide that help were not there to answer the call.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

You should... I'm going and am planning to stay in the French Quarter. I can't wait.

Uh OH...another get together in the works.
Now listen we run a tight drunken ship down here..so no fussing and fighting afterwards...everyone is supposed to get in trouble.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by FGFan

Well you should. I'll even give you a tour. Tourists don't know the good spots.
Yes The Fairgounds does provide thrilling races, Especially the stretch. And we have a great jockey colony, good horses and barns, lots of colorful characters and a ball at the Paddock bar.
BTW the French Quarters has a new waste managament team they even spray the streets with perfume now so it's cleaner and smells prettier. But it still is a bawdy laissez la faire town.

I think we're going to book one of these hotels (Prince Conti or Hotel St. Marie)... have you heard of them?

http://valentinoneworleanshotels.com/HotelStMarie.html

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

The Mohawk & Otsquago don't compare to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, Cat. 4 or 5 hurricanes...and damn right I was drinking beer...didn't want it to get warm!!!

Don't tell that to Emery Giovannone!

http://capitalnewsnine.com/content/h...33&ArID=219133

Used to just love all his letters to the editor about how everything is wrong in this country...he should be happy now!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

Me too...no more politics tonight...just tastes great vs. less filling!!

For you & fpsoxfan...it's down to "5" !

great card for Saturday...anybody want to go over???

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

For you & fpsoxfan...it's down to "5" !

great card for Saturday...anybody want to go over???

Phuck no... LSU is on! LMFAO

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Phuck no... LSU is on! LMFAO

Football season, college or NFL ...starts after the Spaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by Samarta

The only thing that should be in question here is how did this happen in our country?!? EXACTLY, for the life of me I will never understand it.

Oh and don't worry about your things, they're gone, you don't have the blizzard insurance, so you aren't going to get anything for your years of labor, and we really don't know what happened to the rest of your family and neighbors, but hey, good luck to you." People with lots of insurance got left with nothing. And we are screwed, I'm afraid to change my insurance company even though I've never made a claim

The inconvenience of the winter snows and associated power outages doesn't come close to what those people went through. I lived on the Gulf Coast and went through a pretty significant Hurricane (Elena) and just not having power, water, gas, etc for those 2 weeks was horrible. But again it all comes back to the fact that when a community in our country was in dire need of help, the people that were elected to provide that help were not there to answer the call.

We were prepared, and went 2 weeks without power. Florida got reimbursed for gas the year before but they decided on Katrina they weren't reimbursing us. I spent over $1000 to run generators and help the older folks around here that just couldn't deal with going to Baton Rouge to get supplies. We were fine though, people came to our house but it cost a small fortune to keep things going. Jeb Bush's state got gas reimbursement but we couldn't.

Uh did you not get the memo were all drinking beer now and giving up on how our country sucked in it's moment to shine?

[Danzig]

it's odd that the media continues to chase a story that isn't there. the workers, the ones who are motivated, are rebuilding. but the ones being interviewed are the ones who took handouts before, and want to continue to do so now. they aren't the ones who will rebuild, as they aren't builders! they are takers, not workers.
the workers don't get interviewed, as they are busy building. as for depending on the govt, they don't get anything right, so why would they get this right? when a disaster is headed your way (and it's not like hurricanes pop up out of nowhere) make a plan and prepare. but those sucking from the govt teat know nothing other than to continue to expect to be taken care of.

'they' should rebuild--but 'they' isn't the govt--'they' are the people actually rebuilding--not waiting for grants, loans, subsidies, and red tape being cut. new orleans is probably a mistake, but other cities and countries exist in that type of environment, and new orleans can as well. hopefully, this time they get it right.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by Danzig

it's odd that the media continues to chase a story that isn't there. the workers, the ones who are motivated, are rebuilding. but the ones being interviewed are the ones who took handouts before, and want to continue to do so now. they aren't the ones who will rebuild, as they aren't builders! they are takers, not workers.
the workers don't get interviewed, as they are busy building. as for depending on the govt, they don't get anything right, so why would they get this right? when a disaster is headed your way (and it's not like hurricanes pop up out of nowhere) make a plan and prepare. but those sucking from the govt teat know nothing other than to continue to expect to be taken care of.

'they' should rebuild--but 'they' isn't the govt--'they' are the people actually rebuilding--not waiting for grants, loans, subsidies, and red tape being cut. new orleans is probably a mistake, but other cities and countries exist in that type of environment, and new orleans can as well. hopefully, this time they get it right.

You are kidding.................................right?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Samarta

You are kidding.................................right?

about what?