Montblack wrote:
Hurricane Rodney King ...I shake my head at the area's local, city,
state and federal govt officials more though, WRT those levees ...and
about ten other issues.
It's like the potato famine in Ireland, when do you say 'enough is
enough' and make the decision to leave all that you've ever known? (Now
would be a good time)
Head north, or west, on foot and I'm sure that over a distance of 30-40
miles people will have garden hoses that you can drink from - 15 hour
walk for someone out of shape. Next day walk another 30-40 miles and I
bet a family, or a church, would take you in. I'd take in someone who
walked 75 miles over two days!!
Walk another 25 miles the third day - I bet your accommodations would
improve the further away from NO you'd get. By day four you should be
able to catch a ride. To where? I don't know - where do Mexicans go when
they walk across the border? To jobs...
This isn't for everyone, but I would think 10%-20% of the needy
refugees(?) left in the flooded city could make it work for them.

Very good analogy, Paul!
Thousands of Mexicans cannot be wrong.
They walk for miles with very little food and water.
And it is amazing how many jobs there are for them.
Just think, if only 50% of those Oleanders struck out on foot, they
would be gainfully employed, food in their bellies and have a roof over
their heads within a week!