Hmmm…

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called Gustav “the mother of all storms,” saying its destruction could outstrip that from Katrina, which flooded much of his city.

“You need to be scared,” Nagin said of the Category 4 hurricane tearing along Cuba’s western coast. “You need to be concerned, and you need to get your butts moving out of New Orleans right now. This is the storm of the century.” cnn

Now I hate to say this, and my brother tells me he is spending Christmas in New Orleans, but has anyone thought that, perhaps, The Big Easy would make a better theme park than actual city what with the broken levees and hurricanes and all?

Of course, realistically, there are people living on the slopes of Vesuvius.

Written by jay on August 30th, 2008 with 6 comments.
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Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com the lone stranger
#1. August 31st, 2008, at 3:42 AM.

Yes, but Vesuvius did not suffer a disaster about 3 years ago.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com Kathy Shaidle
#2. August 31st, 2008, at 8:20 AM.

Yep. But I think that’s “racist” or somethin’
People can live where they please, as long as I don’t have to subsidize their stupidity.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com The LS from SK
#3. August 31st, 2008, at 10:46 AM.

Oh I agree Kathy..subsidizingTO and Ontario has been one of my life long bugs.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com Alan
#4. August 31st, 2008, at 5:51 PM.

[club soda spews on screen] Subsidizing Ontario! Now I have seen every fantasy spelled out on the internet.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com stephen.reeves
#5. September 1st, 2008, at 5:03 AM.

No Toronto and Ontario have been subsidizing much of the rest of this fair nation for much of it’s history.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com dcardno
#6. September 1st, 2008, at 10:03 AM.

Not quite, Stephen… does “National Policy” ring any bells? Protection of “infant industries” or “preferential tariffs?” How about Trans Canada Pipeline? National Energy Policy?

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