Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Live From New Orleans: Riding My Bicycle To The Office
Like the Picayune Times reporting, there is an article, a diary, by Marc Ellis which conveys on a real level, what it was like ( August 29th - ) just following Katrina. A few abstracts follow. The full text may be found at:
Riding My Bicyle by Marc Ellis
"I'm writing this on September 5th, and the only word we have from lower Plaquemines Parish is that the Gulf of Mexico has reclaimed the towns in that area. A good friend of mine is from down there."
"I needed to go back to my office in New Orleans East.... I'd have to make the trip by bicycle."
"...another wall of debris. This one was comparable to the one I crossed in Slidell. But the Lake Catherine debris piles were more unpleasant than the ones in Slidell. There were large numbers of dead animal carcasses in the debris of Lake Catherine. Mostly dead Nutria and Cottonmouths."
"...the Chef Menteur Bridge. Like the Rigolets bridge, this bridge was not open also. A barge had been lifted up from the storm surge and had come to rest on the east side of the bridge in the middle of the road, tilting on a rail. But on a bike, I could get across."
"Here I met a young Vietnamese-American, Louisiana-born, riding his bike. He owns a shrimp processing plant there and a fleet of shrimp boats. He told me he's lost around 1.5 million. He was awfully cheerful though. Always had a smile and was helpful."
"Alligators on Chef Highway?", he said.
I told him I was going to my office in the Vietnamese Village. He said he was going there too, to visit friends. So we decided to ride back through the gators together. Two of us had a better chance than one.
Can someone contact Hollywood to get Marc Ellis a movie deal?
Addendum - The Times Picayune is currently running the 2002 study on hurricane damage - an incredible prediction with unbelievable facts and graphics. See:
WashingAway
Riding My Bicyle by Marc Ellis
"I'm writing this on September 5th, and the only word we have from lower Plaquemines Parish is that the Gulf of Mexico has reclaimed the towns in that area. A good friend of mine is from down there."
"I needed to go back to my office in New Orleans East.... I'd have to make the trip by bicycle."
"...another wall of debris. This one was comparable to the one I crossed in Slidell. But the Lake Catherine debris piles were more unpleasant than the ones in Slidell. There were large numbers of dead animal carcasses in the debris of Lake Catherine. Mostly dead Nutria and Cottonmouths."
"...the Chef Menteur Bridge. Like the Rigolets bridge, this bridge was not open also. A barge had been lifted up from the storm surge and had come to rest on the east side of the bridge in the middle of the road, tilting on a rail. But on a bike, I could get across."
"Here I met a young Vietnamese-American, Louisiana-born, riding his bike. He owns a shrimp processing plant there and a fleet of shrimp boats. He told me he's lost around 1.5 million. He was awfully cheerful though. Always had a smile and was helpful."
"Alligators on Chef Highway?", he said.
I told him I was going to my office in the Vietnamese Village. He said he was going there too, to visit friends. So we decided to ride back through the gators together. Two of us had a better chance than one.
Can someone contact Hollywood to get Marc Ellis a movie deal?
Addendum - The Times Picayune is currently running the 2002 study on hurricane damage - an incredible prediction with unbelievable facts and graphics. See:
WashingAway
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