New Orleans
Just got back from a 4,500 or so mile motorcycle trip, including a 5 day stay in New Orleans. I hadn't been there since 2001, and swore I'd never go back, except the new girlfriend had never been and wanted to, so I caved in.
Gotta say that it is much improved AFTER the storm. The tourist areas are almost all up and running, and the thieves and goblins are apparently all still in Houston, and the other areas that they got dumped in. The people were pleasant, and the locals actually stopped and thanked us for coming to visit.
Went on to San Antonio after that, enjoyed the great steaks and barbecue, and had the pleasure of experiencing 7.3" of rainfall in one day while trying to travel towards Austin. Ended up riding a mere 62 miles in 4 hours, got a hotel room, 12 pack of beer, had a pizza delivered and called it a day.
Went to Memphis, remembered why I don't go there more often, went to Bedford Virginia to the National D-Day Memorial, over to Appomattox, then back home.
Had the good fortune to meet up with a few forum members along the way, do some shooting, and enjoy a cold beverage with.
Will post some pics of Bedford when I get the chance to put them on photobucket. Very nicely done memorial.
Gotta say that it is much improved AFTER the storm. The tourist areas are almost all up and running, and the thieves and goblins are apparently all still in Houston, and the other areas that they got dumped in. The people were pleasant, and the locals actually stopped and thanked us for coming to visit.
Went on to San Antonio after that, enjoyed the great steaks and barbecue, and had the pleasure of experiencing 7.3" of rainfall in one day while trying to travel towards Austin. Ended up riding a mere 62 miles in 4 hours, got a hotel room, 12 pack of beer, had a pizza delivered and called it a day.
Went to Memphis, remembered why I don't go there more often, went to Bedford Virginia to the National D-Day Memorial, over to Appomattox, then back home.
Had the good fortune to meet up with a few forum members along the way, do some shooting, and enjoy a cold beverage with.
Will post some pics of Bedford when I get the chance to put them on photobucket. Very nicely done memorial.
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Business as usual in NO Why we couldn't save the people of New Orleans The New York Daily News, Sept. 4, 2005 (Excerpted)
In the late 1990s, the state's school systems ranked dead last in the nation in the number of computers per student (1 per 88), and Louisiana has the nation's second-highest percentage of adults who never finished high school. By the state's own measure, 47% of the public schools in New Orleans rank as "academically unacceptable."
These government failures are not merely a matter of incompetence. Louisiana and New Orleans have a long, well-known reputation for corruption:
as former congressman Billy Tauzin once put it, "half of Louisiana is under water and the other half is under indictment."
That's putting it mildly. Adjusted for population size, the state ranks third in the number of elected officials convicted of crimes (Mississippi is No. 1). Recent scandals include the conviction of 14 state judges and an FBI raid on the business and personal files of a Louisiana congressman.
In 1991, a notoriously corrupt Democrat named Edwin Edwards ran for governor against Republican David Duke, a former head of the Ku Klux Klan.
Edwards, whose winning campaign included bumper stickers saying "Elect the Crook," is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for taking bribes from casino owners. Duke recently completed his own prison term for tax fraud.
The rot included the New Orleans Police Department, which in the 1990s had the dubious distinction of being the nation's most corrupt police force and the least effective: the city had the highest murder rate in America. More than 50 officers were eventually convicted of crimes including murder, rape and robbery; two are currently on Death Row.
Ten billion dollars are about to pass into the sticky hands of politicians in the No. 1 and No. 3 most corrupt states in America. Worried about looting? You ain't seen nothing yet "New Orleans has a Democrat Mayor, a Democrat City Council, and a Democrat Chief of Police.
Louisiana has a Democrat Governor, a Democrat Lt.
Governor, a Democrat Attorney General; 24 of 39 Louisiana State Senators are Democrat, 67 of 105 Louisiana State House Representatives are Democrat, there's a Democrat Representative in the House from New Orleans, and one of two U. S. Senators is a Democrat."
SO YOU CAN SEE WHY IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT [:D] [:D]
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I know we have had this
before, N.O. is below sea level.
I know the people in Netherlands
live below sealevel, But with all
the places that we have dirt/rock.
If youtake into account the billions
that are spent to rebuild. WHY not
fill in with rock/dirt. just think
over the years how much money could
be saved.
the joke was, use illegals aliens to
dig a moat, from california to texas
use the dirt to fill in N.O.. then
put gators from florida, we have more
than enough to stop any more illegals.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcinffxva
Just got back from a 4,500 or so mile motorcycle trip, including a 5 day stay in New Orleans. I hadn't been there since 2001, and swore I'd never go back, except the new girlfriend had never been and wanted to, so I caved in.
Gotta say that it is much improved AFTER the storm. The tourist areas are almost all up and running, and the thieves and goblins are apparently all still in Houston, and the other areas that they got dumped in. The people were pleasant, and the locals actually stopped and thanked us for coming to visit.
Went on to San Antonio after that, enjoyed the great steaks and barbecue, and had the pleasure of experiencing 7.3" of rainfall in one day while trying to travel towards Austin. Ended up riding a mere 62 miles in 4 hours, got a hotel room, 12 pack of beer, had a pizza delivered and called it a day.
Went to Memphis, remembered why I don't go there more often, went to Bedford Virginia to the National D-Day Memorial, over to Appomattox, then back home.
Had the good fortune to meet up with a few forum members along the way, do some shooting, and enjoy a cold beverage with.
Will post some pics of Bedford when I get the chance to put them on photobucket. Very nicely done memorial.
Sounds like a great bike ride. Thats a lot of miles on ones backside! I get sore after about 300 miles and thats about all I can stand at my age. Off to Sturgis next month for the first time.
Ride safe and often!0 -
Very good, must've been a nice ride. Never been on a long ride like that, but all i had was a sporty, and a few radical choppers. 0 -
How long did the trip take?
Going to tell us who you met up with?
Sounds like a heck of a ride. [:)]0 -
Glad you enjoyed New Orleans. The people that are there are the people that want to be there. Next time your down here let me know and I'll show ya where all the good Irish bars are. Bring hangover meds.[:D] 0 -
Like everyone else, I can't edit to put the pics in the original post, but here are a couple from the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va.
We were on the road for about 2 1/2 weeks, and SCorvers, would be glad to meet up and get a tour of the local establishments [8D]
I should have looked at the map on the sticky to see who all was along the planned route, but just didn't think about it at the time.0 -
quote: and the thieves and goblins are apparently all still in Houston,
I can guarantee that. So much trash from that pathetic poophole here now that it's rediculous. Go home trash!0
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