Wednesday, August 27, 2008

New Orleans Facing Another Potential Disaster

In Buddhism its called the suffering of suffering. Something goes wrong, you get sick, and then you get a phone call and learn that a relative is in trouble. Its misery upon misery. Who does not know about this.

Best case is that Gustav goes long a different path.

Reuters: New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms
Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again confronted the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed.

Not since Katrina struck on August 29, 2005, have residents faced a forced departure from their homes and businesses...

3 comments:

Glynn Kalara said...

People that live in parts of N.O. that are well below sea level are just tempting fate.

Jim Sande said...

Yeah, I gotta think living below sea level and right on the Gulf of Mexico is not the best idea.

Glynn Kalara said...

Many lack commonsense. That's what Gov't is suppose to remedy. But, it seems that most Gov'ts lack it as well these days.