Another Idea for what to do about the flooded areas of New Orleans.

A few blogs back I said that the areas of New Orleans that are flooded should not be rebuilt. No-one should be living in such an area.

No change to that part, but.....

I had another idea as to what to do with the area.

After they have salvaged everything that is salvageable, and removed the houses building, etc...


Build levies around the areas that didn't flood to give them a bit more protection then....

Let nature take it's course. Let Lake Ponchetrane or the Mississippi fill it in and let fish live there.

There is no reason my tax dollars should be used again to rescue, rebuild, etc... when anyone can clearly see that living there is a bad idea. No matter how high or strong they build the levies there is no guarantee that they won't breach again.

We were lucky this time. The death toll looks to be remarkably small. We may not be so lucky next time.

This is just a third option. I still think a hotel and convention center and recreation area are the best idea.

AND!..

An e-mail accused me of being a heartless bastard for not wanting to allow people to return to their homes.

If I were a heartless bastard I would say "Let them and I don't care if they drown."

That e-mailer's kind of thinking is like allowing a friend to drive drunk.

The name of my blog says it all. Common Sense isn't.

If I were what he accused me of, I wouldn't have contributed the money I did. I wouldn't have contributed three pick-up loads of goods that I had planned to sell at my own garage sale to a community garage sale AND spent two days helping run that garage sale.


It's a sad day when it's more important for people to feel good than for them to stay alive.