From: bwebb1104@cox.net   
      
   Tourism; no conventions, Harrah's still closed, tours of the disaster zones.   
   Under 2000 businesses reopened.  21% percent of restaurants reopened with   
   limited hours and limited menus.  10K hotel rooms open, not sure if that   
   includes the rooms occupied by FEMA.   
      
   French Quarter never flooded, but not everything is open.  However the midnight   
   curfew was recently lifted there.   
      
   Cruise ships, well we have a permanently docked one that houses police, fireman   
   and other essential personal that lost their homes.   
      
   Geo wrote:   
      
   > wow that just sucks,.........hows the tourism going, french quarter and the   
   > cruise ships that depart behind the convention center?   
   >   
   > GOMAN   
   > "Bonnie"  wrote in message   
   > news:43C4145C.5E097BCE@cox.net...   
   > > Hazmat suits and haul off your own fridge, or wait on FEMA.   
   > >   
   > > Of course here, with our weird since of humor, many fridges were   
   > graffiti-ed   
   > > for awhile then hauled off, and in the dead zone, they were even dressed   
   > up   
   > > for Christmas.   
   > >   
   > > You would love some of the Tshirts now, lol.   
   > >   
   > > Today will be a happy hour at a noisy place, as all I have heard is   
   > > helicopters all day long, which means more bodies, or they are securing   
   > (LOL)   
   > > for Bush's 9th friggin visit Thursday...gee talk about wasting fuel!  Got   
   > to   
   > > find out where he will be so I can avoid it.  Maybe I will clean toilets   
   > > Thursday.  Better to clean it than listen to it.   
   > >   
   > > Geo wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > And in one really bad area; they are still finding bodies, so....   
   > > >   
   > > > I saw that..........just cant imagine a body rotten in the sun down   
   > there   
   > > > and   
   > > > the smell alone has to be just ungodly.   
   > > >   
   > > > GOMAN   
   > > >   
   > > > "Bonnie"  wrote in message   
   > > > news:43C2DDDC.2B422752@cox.net...   
   > > > > It doesnt stink near as bad as it did in September. (Its only 72 now   
   > as   
   > > > > I type)   
   > > > >   
   > > > > But on a warm day, depending where you are at, and what way the wind   
   > is   
   > > > > blowing, yes there are odors.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > And in one really bad area; they are still finding bodies, so....   
   > > > >   
   > > > > I just want to see something 24/7 again; mainly a bar.  It would be   
   > > > > cheaper than a shrink....lol   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Geo wrote:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > Not to be 'funny or smart' but does it completely stink down there?   
   > > > > > I just can't imagine the horror...   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > GOMAN   
   > > > > > "Bonnie"  wrote in message   
   > > > > > news:43C266E8.5F11467D@cox.net...   
   > > > > > > Planet Dead Zone, formally known to the world as New Orleans LA,   
   > > > > > > USA   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > Geo wrote:   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > what planet would that be?   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > GOMAN   
   > > > > > > > "Bonnie"  wrote in message   
   > > > > > > > news:43C1B846.5B205D81@cox.net...   
   > > > > > > > > I can relate very well to wasted space, as I am on another   
   > > > > > > > > planet now, and its really dead...lol.   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > Geo wrote:   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > 3 yrs ago........   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > this place was jumping........   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > Now its nothing more then wasted 'net' space.   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > RIP the memories.   
   > > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > > Toodles,   
   > > > > > > > > > GOMAN   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > >   
      
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