tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post112584601545226562..comments2023-10-02T15:26:38.866+01:00Comments on Nog's Blog - I blog therefore I am: New Orleans againNogbadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125993955985362702005-09-06T09:05:00.000+01:002005-09-06T09:05:00.000+01:00Don't let it be forgotten. Hurricanes, tsunamis, e...Don't let it be forgotten. Hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, famine - They are not ifs - they are whens. Home content insurance simply isn't enough. <BR/><BR/>People working in the rescue and relief services are the best and I hope that they will maintain sufficient and continued support and that the people of NO will be properly looked after and rehoused /re-allocated.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358545109794655543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125970888291679832005-09-06T02:41:00.000+01:002005-09-06T02:41:00.000+01:00kat, you have more patience than I do. I wasn't g...kat, you have more patience than I do. I wasn't going to waste my time with explaining anything to squid. The government was too little too late. And they do need to be held accountable. But now is not the time. There is STILL people that need to be rescued. There is STILL people dying due to being trapped.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027052626297699261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125963427945584372005-09-06T00:37:00.000+01:002005-09-06T00:37:00.000+01:00I can't say that I agree with that sentiment Squid...I can't say that I agree with that sentiment Squid. A relief effort does take time but they knew this hurricane was coming and I think it was forecast long ago that the scale of the disaster would be this big if one ever hit. Shouldn't there have been some proper and efficient contingency plans put in place. A Plan! A Very Big and well prepared Plan. Helicopters and water ready to go. Didn't the president himself admit that the response had been slow? Weren't aid and rescue agencies from other countries turned away? I am not of course saying anything that hasn’t already been said. Personally, I would like to think that governments and aid agencies will learn a lot from this and that defenses and relief efforts for future generations will be vastly improved and coordinated throughout the world. There is always room for improvement and I think we should all push for it. Money and resources should be available for release and action should be as swift as possible. When people are dying the priority should be on saving lives and not the politics. I don't think there is anything wrong with telling politicians and governments throughout the world that we expect them to take more responsibility and assist the aid agencies rather than hinder them. If the only place that some of us can do it from is an armchair Squid, than so be it. I am not just referring to this disaster or to the US Government. <BR/><BR/>Countries may also wish to learn to respect and repair coastlines too. Save money or save lives, which is it to be? <BR/><BR/>When a disaster happens in a country or on a continent, it doesn’t just affect its citizens. Stuff politics or defending governments, let’s work together and save lives.<BR/><BR/>On the whole I think that news reporters do a good job of highlighting the need for help. Without them we probably wouldn't know that disasters had even happened. I don't think we can blame the fact that the government decided to tackle the looters before the need to save lives on the news reports. The government should have had there own means of accessing the area and assessing the situation.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358545109794655543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125962581476426312005-09-06T00:23:00.000+01:002005-09-06T00:23:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358545109794655543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125910458853522622005-09-05T09:54:00.000+01:002005-09-05T09:54:00.000+01:00I saw that Rob - he was appointed as deputy to a b...I saw that Rob - he was appointed as deputy to a bloke who actually knew what he was doing but got the job when the other guy went into industry. Sad that he gets found out like this!<BR/><BR/>GW - Yes, the sums involved are not that great when compared to the cost of war or the rescue effort (and this is in simple money terms rather than the wider cost of life and such like). For the want of a nail........Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125907863051150862005-09-05T09:11:00.000+01:002005-09-05T09:11:00.000+01:00As I purchased my newspaper from the shop at the w...As I purchased my newspaper from the shop at the weekend and the lady behind the counter was trying to flog me a EuroMillions lottery ticket, it occurred to me that the top prize in the draw was much in excess of the figure they asked for to sort out the problems with the levees in NO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125905046157827252005-09-05T08:24:00.000+01:002005-09-05T08:24:00.000+01:00You've actually done alot with all your links. :)You've actually done alot with all your links. :)Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027052626297699261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125891244706274242005-09-05T04:34:00.000+01:002005-09-05T04:34:00.000+01:00LOL Nog at your lovely comment to the spammer :)An...LOL Nog at your lovely comment to the spammer :)<BR/><BR/>Angie - ok i'm heading over. Normally I avoid political stuff because it's not my thing really. But this is human tragedy. I wish I could help more :(Echomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125866526015014362005-09-04T21:42:00.000+01:002005-09-04T21:42:00.000+01:00You two really need more political people on your ...You two really need more political people on your blogrolls then! LOL Cause those on mine are equally as obsessed as I am. And we've done nothing but talked of this.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027052626297699261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125861061104030852005-09-04T20:11:00.000+01:002005-09-04T20:11:00.000+01:00Thanks Mike! A ringing endoresment from a spamming...Thanks Mike! A ringing endoresment from a spamming ars*hole like you means a great deal to me. Can I just say that I think you are a complete scumbag?Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125859546499361672005-09-04T19:45:00.000+01:002005-09-04T19:45:00.000+01:00Mouse - thanks for the link, that site is a great ...Mouse - thanks for the link, that site is a great find! I know I'm out of my blogroll! :-) I'm only obsessed about this in so far as being amazed that it's so simply screwed up and every day sees it deeper in the mire rather than being sorted. Were it not for those countless thousands, hundreds of thousands, suffering so terribly it would be funny in a grotesque way. This is Theatre of the Absurd being played out with human misery and it's sickening but it would be even worse if the world didn't learn from it.Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125853175945007522005-09-04T17:59:00.000+01:002005-09-04T17:59:00.000+01:00Nog, you and I are equally obsessed about this. Th...Nog, you and I are equally obsessed about this. Thank God for that. I was beginning to feel like the only one out of my entire blogroll ;)<BR/><BR/>This is an excellent post! There will surely be negative repercussions within the USA as a result of how this was handled. It's starting and I can only imagine how bad it's going to get and how long that will last. With Rehnquist dying .... things are going to get even worse they say.<BR/><BR/>Such a tragedy.<BR/><BR/>Btw, you would probably like Matthew Good's blog. He's a musician here in Canada and writes exclusively on world developments (or lack of them). Just in case you're interested here is his link:- http://www.matthewgood.org/mblog/index.phpEchomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125849241092442982005-09-04T16:54:00.000+01:002005-09-04T16:54:00.000+01:00I spent all yesterday, and will probably do so for...I spent all yesterday, and will probably do so for the best part of today, watching news on how inept our government is at handling this disaster.<BR/><BR/>It should not have taken as long as it did. And so many people should not have died while waiting for help.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027052626297699261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1125847438164095042005-09-04T16:23:00.000+01:002005-09-04T16:23:00.000+01:00...and it turns out that the boss of FEMA has no e......and it turns out that the boss of FEMA has no expertise in this area (yeah, we spotted that) and got the job because it was in the gift of an old college buddy. Great!<BR/>See http://www.themoderatevoice.com/posts/1125772483.shtml<BR/>among loads of othe places for the detailsRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.com