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. :)

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[brian1789.livejournal.com]

The folks in the trenches have been given poor direction and were starved of resources beforehand by the current administration. *And* have to bear the brunt of the anger and cynicism that rightfully should be pointed up the chain of command...