Around New Orleans today

[jay]

I may never look at the letter "X" in quite the same way again. Or "blue roofs". Or "dat ain't dere no-more", colloquially.

It wasn't just the abandoned and ruined homes... it was the scale of it. Miles and miles of it.

Downtown and the Quarter aren't much affected. Outside, though... whew. tenacious_snail's childhood home has mold growing 4' up the walls. And is structurally sound. Many trailers. Many empty trailers, and FEMA's still a joke.

Still... nice lunch and dinner, met Les's family, and beignets. :)

Comments

[pure-agnostic.livejournal.com]

I would feel so depressed looking at all those homes.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

Yes. Exactly. I don't think I could move (back) to a home unless most of the neighbors were already doing likewise. There needs to be a critical mass moving towards revitalization and renewal in order to not be mired in the sadness, loss and despression.

I have been feeling "nesty", and I know some of that is because of having seen what is left of New Orleans.