New Orleans

I've had it with the place.

Really. My boss and his son have been trying to make money down there with
debris removal. My husband worked for them and someone else for awhile - saw
the mess that's going on.

They can't get the houses torn down because of paperwork required by the
city (for a huge fee). And when my boss and husband went down there to
retrieve their trucks and trailers to bring them home, they found out that
while they were going down there to get them, someone broke into his house
trailer and several others in the area, stealing TVs and other items.

They've called the police, but after almost an hour, they still haven't seen
a police car. I told Frank that if they contacted the local media about it,
maybe then someone would take note of what's going on down there.

I really don't think that city will *ever* be rebuilt, with the way things
are going. Too much corruption and local politics involved. I'm wondering
if the best thing that could happen would be for another hurricane/flood to
hit and simply wash everything out to sea.

Sorry if that upsets people, but from where I sit, having heard the horror
stories of people who have been down there *trying* to help get things ready
to *start* rebuilding - it's the way *I* feel.