On 31-Aug-05 10:11, Dan Luke wrote:
CNN video: NEW looks bad; partially under water. Heavy damage to most
buildings, particularly the large Millionaire FBO west of 18/36.

Wonder how long it will be before we make the $100 muffaletta trip to
Lakefront again--if indeed we ever do?


This is so sad, really. Especially the seemingly lack of
efficiency in helping these people. It is even more sad to
observe all this scavenging and the violence in the city of
New Orleans.


We did landed on NEW I believe 2001 on our way home from
LAL Sun'n'fun to California. We landed on Monday late
afternoon. lake Pontchartrain was soaked in purple and
was looking so peaceful...

Our FFO was Million Air. Because on Monday it is so quiet in
New Orleans, we got from them a transport to French Quarter
and a room in Royal Senesta at the Bourbon St for $110, if my
memory serves me. The regular rack price posted on the door
was some $390 or a similar insane value. The room was very
plain, like a nice $80 hotel someplace else.

We did walked the night along the Quarter, got the Jambalaya
and the pieces of a Gator, and the next day we walked toward
Jackson Square and took breakfast in one of the French style
bakeries, was the name Madelaine? It was excellent, we did
not wanted leave. But the schedule was to be observed! We
left around noon and we took off, heading west.

Next landing Junction, Texas. Than El Paso for the night.

I really feel so awful for the people of New Orleans and
of all the countless other places around the Golf. It is
so attractive and serene, so Mediterranean, until, well
until the nature shows its devastating side. This makes
me think about "the next big one" here in California.
We do not have such winds on the West Coast, but we know
that it will shake violently again one day... It might
than shake up our existence at a similar scale!

Thomas, PAO

Thomas