Ed,
I got in at 2:30 this morning after driving for sixteen hours. Give me a  
little time to recoup, but I am headed out to sail.
I'm not a political person, never have been, but there are people in  
positions that take responsibility for this crap and they should. I have a ton  of 
questions, starting with: why were those people there in the first place and  
ending with, why did it take longer for help to arrive than Harry Conniff jr? He 
 simply drove to the center of town and this was on Friday. Food and medical  
supplies should have been placed in strategic locations to get them to those  
people as soon as the storm was over. NO had a drill less than a year ago  
preparing for just this scenario. To many people dropped the ball in my opinion. 
 It's a shame those people had to go through what they did. I hope the 
rebuilding  of NO goes smoother.
Thena, Glad all is well for you, but I'm sure your life will  not return to 
normal for quite some time. I will hoist a rum and coke for  you and Ben and 
everyone in harms way today.
 
Rummy......goin sailing.