New Orleans...

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Don’t stop until you finish reading all of this …

Note: I didn't check the math on this one but I assume it is correct.



A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases.

1. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

2. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

3. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

4. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

5. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes .... at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in your mind, let's take a look at New Orleans - It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division. Louisiana Governor, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress of the United States for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans.

Interesting number; what does it mean?

Well, there were 484,674 permanent residents of New Orleans prior to Katrina. That number, above, includes every man, woman, and child living in New Orleans.

If you were one of those 484,674 inhabitants, that $250 billion would provide $516,528.00 to each of you.

For a family of four, that would be a very nice $2,066,112.00 of our tax dollars.

Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your household gets $1,329,787.00

Dear Congress...................... ..... Are all your frigging calculators broken???

[Rodja]

If they only gave enough to adequately house the residents of NO, then there would not be any money left for them to embezzle.

Sadly, this probably not that far from the truth.

[FitnFirm]

Hell ya !!!!!! You tell em ageless!!!!!!

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Nice avatar...."DARLIN" you look PERFECT...WOW..How is that front comin along?

[FitnFirm]

Nice avatar...."DARLIN" you look PERFECT...WOW..How is that front comin along?

FnF is blushing I just finished bulking when that pic was taken on the 10th of sept. Here are my latest pics below. Im 15 days into cutting right now, wow its hard work!


FnF's BRUTAL TORTURE CONTEST PREP w- ALRI & TRAINER

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Damn..."DARLIN" I just looked at your pictures...I got goose bumps and chest pains... damn Im gettin old

[tsc]

Does the bill you reference actually state all of the $ is for rebuilding NEW ORLEANS? Most references to the bills that have passed or may soon all deal with louisiana at a whole. Many people focus too much on New Orleans and forget between Katrina and Rita pretty much the entire coastline suffered massive damage.

It makes for a nice show to divide the money up by the number of people and all, but where are the calculations for infrastructure, rebuilding schools, hospitals, and every other thing across the coast that has nothing to do with people's homes?

That said, there will be a huge amount of misused $. Anytime you get large amounts of federal $, and people involved scams will be done. Yes, much will be wasted, but this is unfortunately true anywhere in the US. In addition, the cost to rebuild anything in LA now is more expensive than it used to be due to the increased demand for construction etc but not enough people to do it. ie, prices go way up. In the first few months after the hurricanes, I knew construction workers and electricians etc that could easy charge 3X as much as before, and still have more business lined up than ever before.

Living in LA myself, I still think the amount of money going into New Orleans is way too much, as it trying to make it as big as before is useless. What happened can still easily happen again. A much smaller New Orleans makes more since, but too many people don't want to hear that.

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[jmh80]

TSC,
I'm also in LA.

I can only say the people running this state are some of the stupidest people period.

Don't give LA any money until we can PROVE that we can elect people that think with some form of logic and aren't corrupt.

I'm all for razzing the parts of NO that are below sea level and building it up above sea level.
As it stands now - in a few years, the city will be the same. And another big hurricane will come rumbling through and viola - deja vu.

I can't take the stupidity in this state much longer...

[tsc]

TSC,
I'm also in LA.

I can only say the people running this state are some of the stupidest people period.

Don't give LA any money until we can PROVE that we can elect people that think with some form of logic and aren't corrupt.

I'm all for razzing the parts of NO that are below sea level and building it up above sea level.
As it stands now - in a few years, the city will be the same. And another big hurricane will come rumbling through and viola - deja vu.

I can't take the stupidity in this state much longer...

as for the bolded part above, if that is the case... we'll be broke forever!! LA politicians are beyond unbelievable, and even worse is the fact that they get re-elected often!

I think it would be better to leave the low areas alone. There is the notion that once all of this is done, everyone will return. Why? Most people I know that moved out aren't moving back as they are established in their new cities/homes. Given our track record, I do imagine all of the trash that were looting and attacking rescuers will be given amnesty if they move back to the city (with some cash to do it too).

JMH80, your are in BR correct?

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[jmh80]

Yeah.

[tsc]

Yeah.

in that case you are a good 10 or 15 minutes away from me. SG, the jewel of LA

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[julius kelp]

how much did florida get in their last disaster?

[jmh80]

Probably not nearly as much - they are merely run by idiots who won't allow offshore oil drilling.

Not complete retards as in LA.

I'm not sure what SG is - I'll have to think on that (no need to reveal....).

[tsc]

Probably not nearly as much - they are merely run by idiots who won't allow offshore oil drilling.

Not complete retards as in LA.

I'm not sure what SG is - I'll have to think on that (no need to reveal....).

easy hint, head south on nicholson.

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[anabolicrhino]

I am no mathematician but,... 1 billion seconds or 60 x 60 x 23.95 x 364.325 = ~31.83(31+301days) years. Today 2006years,265 days - 31.301 days = ~1975 (around the time of the thrilla in manilla)

1 billion minutes would be 31.83years x 60(seconds in a minute) = ~1909. 8 years
2006-1909 = ~97 A.D. I am no theologian but, if its the same jesus I have read about I think he left around 33 A. D.

Just can't trust those advertizing companies, always count your loose change!!!

[jmh80]

Ahhhh.

Yeah - not far at all.
Unless I wanted to get shot or something...

(Got a manager at one of our contractors that lives in University Club right before the city - that's as far down as I've been.)

[bulls**t]

I spent a month volunteering in Buras LA this summer, and Ive got to agree with some of you guys, the amount of corruption and squandering is inconceivable.

And it goes farther than that. The government is essentially kissing southern Plaquemines Parish goodbye and not doing a damn thing down there. Not even running water and electricity.

Im from Jersey, so I cant compare NO now to what it used to be, but it seemed like everything was doing all right when I was in town, especially relative to 2 hours south.

[tsc]

Ahhhh.

Yeah - not far at all.
Unless I wanted to get shot or something...

(Got a manager at one of our contractors that lives in University Club right before the city - that's as far down as I've been.)

you wouldn't get shot here, much greater chance in the big city... however, whoever shoots you in BR will be housed in one of our two jails. The club is about 3 or 4 miles from me.

Bull@#$,

I hadn't been down to buras or further to Venice since the hurricane but heard it was pretty horrible. I had a bunch of aerial photos from plaquemines parish that I got from a friend at the school of the coast and envir. at lsu. There were some pretty unbelievable scenes.

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[ralph4u2c]

money is getting "lost" and squandered no doubt. MANY of the people doing that arent just from new orleans area, they are from every part of the map. why? fema was giving any construction/demolition crew a contract and paying retarded amounts for them. its not just "us" squandering. i believe they were SO overwhelmed they began giving away way to much "free money." we were offered thousands on end every little thing, anyone would jump on that chance, specially if you didnt have much to come home too. its sad what has happened to many, i dont live in NO anymore but visit often as i have two homes there and things are very slowly getting better. granted no hurricanes come - in 10 years NO will be a very nice place. only thing pissing me off is these illegal immigrants coming in looking for work, which is fine, but they are committing way to many crimes. just last week my bestfriend's girlfriend got raped @ the hotel she worked at because there were no more rooms for a crew of illegal mexicants.

we all have to pay our taxes, all our money goes to the same place, and believe me - things are easier said than done so just keep paying your taxes and working

its sad it had to happen to us but you throw a hurricane into L.A. or NYC or any major city for that matter and the EXACT same thing will happen w/o a doubt.

o btw guys, im living in lafayette now - hands down the best city in louisiana. tons of millionaires, beautiful homes, oil fields, job opportunities, bars, and restaurants. i love it out here. enjoy it more than BR & NO.

[anabolicrhino]

money is getting "lost" and squandered no doubt. MANY of the people doing that arent just from new orleans area, they are from every part of the map. why? fema was giving any construction/demolition crew a contract and paying retarded amounts for them. its not just "us" squandering. i believe they were SO overwhelmed they began giving away way to much "free money." we were offered thousands on end every little thing, anyone would jump on that chance, specially if you didnt have much to come home too. its sad what has happened to many, i dont live in NO anymore but visit often as i have two homes there and things are very slowly getting better. granted no hurricanes come - in 10 years NO will be a very nice place. only thing pissing me off is these illegal immigrants coming in looking for work, which is fine, but they are committing way to many crimes. just last week my bestfriend's girlfriend got raped @ the hotel she worked at because there were no more rooms for a crew of illegal mexicants.

we all have to pay our taxes, all our money goes to the same place, and believe me - things are easier said than done so just keep paying your taxes and working

its sad it had to happen to us but you throw a hurricane into L.A. or NYC or any major city for that matter and the EXACT same thing will happen w/o a doubt.

o btw guys, im living in lafayette now - hands down the best city in louisiana. tons of millionaires, beautiful homes, oil fields, job opportunities, bars, and restaurants. i love it out here. enjoy it more than BR & NO.

There wasn't a hurricane but there was some big thing that happened in NYC about 5 years ago. There was some looting but that kind of took care of itself as there were more people volunteering to protect the city than there were looters. Oddly enough FEMA was there too. They got there a day early if I remember correctly. Which is really unusual because there wasn't much advanced notice of this event, where as in New Orleans there about a weeks notice and FEMA was still late!

I think now that Halliburton and Wackenhut have gotten the advanced contracts on the N.O. rebuild it won't be long....until they get paid(that is)... as far as the rebuild it will have to wait until they decide who gets, what money, when!

I have been to New Orleans many times('94,'97,'98.2000) and really enjoyed the local flavor, it reminded me of NYC without the "edge". Although late night grove(Superdome area) walks were a little scary.

It is suspiciousy convienent that the lowest third of the city was levelled and 100,000 or so of the lowest economic factor of citizens were displaced.

When lower Manhattan(juciest real estate in the world) was damaged it took about 6 months to get it back up to speed.

I think because of the "advanced" planning

Good Luck Nawlins..I miss you!