[Realist]

In the last 90 years, New Orleans has only had 2 hurricanes (betsy in 1965 & katrina in 2005) which caused wide-spread 'replace everything' damage to the city. Yes, there has been a handful of Gustav-type storms, which missed hitting the city directly and caused some minor flooding, power outages, and minor structure damage, but every city gets that type of damage here and there from various types of weather events. Yes, the threat of major hurricanes is frequent, but that is no different than just about every coastal area from the outer banks of nc, down to fl, and around to texas. But people in new orleans aren't' replacing everything every 5-10 years. Far from it.

WEF is correct, of course, except for one thing I would dispute, even those storms weren't "replace everything" storms. They were bad storms with tons of damage, but plenty of people came through it with no damage at all. My father was in Betsy and no one he even knew in the city lost a house. In Katrina, I only know one person who lost a house, and about 15 others whose worst damage was lost shingles.

You guys really should try to understand what you are talking about before spouting off nonsense. It only makes you look like a fool.

actually i knew about 30 families that had their homes destroyed and half of them are still living in fema trailers so i would say that katrina was a replace everything storm...i went down there about 6 months after to visit and help some people and it looked like a warzone....as for new orleans (i lived there for 8 yrs) before and after katrina it is a complete dump....poverty is all over the place and most of the people dont wanna work and improve their quality of life...it is a very racist area from both blacks and whites and it really is a DEPRESSING place to be in[/quote

Sounds like someone is a little bitter they couldn't cut it in the city. Maybe you lived the poor ninth ward if you knew people that lost their homes.

[Realist]

Ok I'll buy that so why are they one of the leading cities in poverty? <----serious question


Another question are you saying that if you were one of these in poverty you would have no more problem living there rather than somewhere else? It still just doesnt make sense to me knowing that I do run this risk, but I think we've agreed to disagree on this part



And I think it's foolish to say "there's a lot of money there" when they are obviously one of the country's leading cities in poverty but I was a little nicer

I think I got through the 5th grade run-on sentences to get to your question. As stated before, New Orleans is like any other large city, it has it residents living in poverty in certain areas, it also has mansions scattered about, and also a large upper middle class population. There is plenty of money there like any other city. There are also plenty of welfare residents like any other city as well.

As for why would you want to live there? Well why do people like to live anywhere? It probably has the best entertainment and food of anywhere in the nation. Many people haven't had any losses ever to storms and make a good living there. Just like any other place, it's a personal choice of where you want to live.

I'll start constructing better sentences for you, however the only one I'm thinking right now would be considered "incomplete."

Get an education kid, and maybe you won't be mistaken for a moron for the rest of your life.

[Hold My Own]

and I suddenly remember why I wanted to kick your jerk last year


The tellers dont think I'm a moron and until they do I really dont care what you think until your the one counting it up for me....but thanks for the advice....kid

[BUSIMAN23]

naa the place just sucks...bunch of people who just do what they want and do not care about any other people or the consequences....i didnt live anywhere near lil wayne and and those in the 9th ward...im just enjoying life while abiding by the laws of the nation

[Realist]

and I suddenly remember why I wanted to kick your jerk last year


The tellers dont think I'm a moron and until they do I really dont care what you think until your the one counting it up for me....but thanks for the advice....kid

Sorry I don't tolerate morons well. And I have no idea what that post even meant, the tellers?? Are you relying on psychics to guide your life? If so, there are quite a few in New Orleans. Give them a try, and like the scarecrow, ask for a brain.

[Hold My Own]

and I suddenly remember why I wanted to kick your jerk last year


The tellers dont think I'm a moron and until they do I really dont care what you think until your the one counting it up for me....but thanks for the advice....kid

Sorry I don't tolerate morons well. And I have no idea what that post even meant, the tellers?? Are you relying on psychics to guide your life? If so, there are quite a few in New Orleans. Give them a try, and like the scarecrow, ask for a brain.

I figured you wouldnt frequent one to often...sorry for your confusion and for leaving you in the dark.

[flamesbball84]

This guy does a nice job describing some of the sentiment down there: http://blog.nola.com/editorials/2008/09 ... leave.html

And considering NO is one of the poorest places in the US, I imagine the expense for one family is even worse than it would be if Lynchburg, for example, would be forced to evacuate, which if his sentiment is indicative of most of the poorer folks down there, there will be a pretty high percentage of people not evacuating then.

Oh, and Ike isn't forecasted to hit the US according to the weather channel this morning, so unless Hurricane J comes through there I dont think they'll be getting something in the next couple weeks.

Median family income, New Orleans: 46,000

Median family income, Lynchburg: 40,000



Again, you are a complete and total idiot.

and the few comments below your original post proved you are a complete and total idiot.

Median family income is about the worst possible determinant you can come up with for how prosperous a certain area of the world is. $46,000 in Mexico makes you a rich man; $46,000 in LA makes you relatively poor. Median family income is a completely useless statistic on it's own, you have to take into account spending power, cost of living, etc. Seeing as how you deem yourself to be so much smarter than everyone else on here, you knew that, right?

[flamesbball84]

and I suddenly remember why I wanted to kick your jerk last year


The tellers dont think I'm a moron and until they do I really dont care what you think until your the one counting it up for me....but thanks for the advice....kid

Sorry I don't tolerate morons well. And I have no idea what that post even meant, the tellers?? Are you relying on psychics to guide your life? If so, there are quite a few in New Orleans. Give them a try, and like the scarecrow, ask for a brain.

What makes you think you are so much more intelligent than everyone else on here? You can't make a post on here anymore without insulting people. How does that make you more intelligent than everyone else? Last time I checked, intelligent people didn't have to result to name calling in every single argument they make. Apparently for you an argument isn't an argument unless you insult someone. So how does that make you more intelligent than anyone else on this board? It's not like you go to a college that is a bastion for intelligent thought, we're not exactly talking even Washington & Lee or William & Mary level when Winthrop is discussed. Are you that arrogant, or are you just trying to compensate or hide something?

[Realist]

and I suddenly remember why I wanted to kick your jerk last year


The tellers dont think I'm a moron and until they do I really dont care what you think until your the one counting it up for me....but thanks for the advice....kid

Sorry I don't tolerate morons well. And I have no idea what that post even meant, the tellers?? Are you relying on psychics to guide your life? If so, there are quite a few in New Orleans. Give them a try, and like the scarecrow, ask for a brain.

I figured you wouldnt frequent one to often...sorry for your confusion and for leaving you in the dark.

I got it, the mere fact you would say something like that reveals you are a complete tool. Besides, you might want to upgrade to modern banking and use the web. And I'm pretty sure I have more wealth than you, though I don't see what the relevance of that is, other than you proving to the world how big of a moron you are.

[Realist]

and I suddenly remember why I wanted to kick your jerk last year


The tellers dont think I'm a moron and until they do I really dont care what you think until your the one counting it up for me....but thanks for the advice....kid

Sorry I don't tolerate morons well. And I have no idea what that post even meant, the tellers?? Are you relying on psychics to guide your life? If so, there are quite a few in New Orleans. Give them a try, and like the scarecrow, ask for a brain.

What makes you think you are so much more intelligent than everyone else on here? You can't make a post on here anymore without insulting people. How does that make you more intelligent than everyone else? Last time I checked, intelligent people didn't have to result to name calling in every single argument they make. Apparently for you an argument isn't an argument unless you insult someone. So how does that make you more intelligent than anyone else on this board? It's not like you go to a college that is a bastion for intelligent thought, we're not exactly talking even Washington & Lee or William & Mary level when Winthrop is discussed. Are you that arrogant, or are you just trying to compensate or hide something?

I'd say I'm somewhat arrogant , and have already proved my points. Now I'm just calling the idiots out for what they are.

[LUconn]

Alright guys, lets get this over with... whip them out and let's get them sized up.

[flamesbball84]

Sorry I don't tolerate morons well. And I have no idea what that post even meant, the tellers?? Are you relying on psychics to guide your life? If so, there are quite a few in New Orleans. Give them a try, and like the scarecrow, ask for a brain.

What makes you think you are so much more intelligent than everyone else on here? You can't make a post on here anymore without insulting people. How does that make you more intelligent than everyone else? Last time I checked, intelligent people didn't have to result to name calling in every single argument they make. Apparently for you an argument isn't an argument unless you insult someone. So how does that make you more intelligent than anyone else on this board? It's not like you go to a college that is a bastion for intelligent thought, we're not exactly talking even Washington & Lee or William & Mary level when Winthrop is discussed. Are you that arrogant, or are you just trying to compensate or hide something?

I'd say I'm somewhat arrogant , and have already proved my points. Now I'm just calling the idiots out for what they are.

So you are intelligent because you can insult people? That's a good job if you are five years old, which fits with the fact that your IQ and maturity is about that of a 5 year old, and that's being a bit liberal. They must do a great job of teaching over there at Winthrop if you are supposed to be so intelligent, I'd hate to see how moronic the "average" person is at Winthrop. The "average" ones probably have to speak in tongues because they are too moronic to understand any established language if you consider yourself to be one of the smarter ones.

EDIT: your school pretty much ranks in the same territory as my school in the princeton review and us news and world report and other rankings (LC ranks higher in some things, winthrop ranks higher in some things, it all pretty much evens out). so if I need to go to a "better college" like you say, then what's that say about your school? To me it means one of three things. The organizations doing the rankings have zero clue what they are doing, the students the survey to help compile these rankings are morons, or the schools are truly of similar ilk. if i need to go to a "better college", sounds like you need to as well.

[Realist]

Realist wrote:
I've read everything you posted. Basically you've said two things: You don't care for people who live in areas that are threatened by natural disasters, and you don't like taxpayer money paying for rebuilding it.

#1 is stupid because over half of America lives in disaster prone areas. You are essentially saying over half of America shouldn't live where they live. It is also stupid b/c if no one lived in those areas, the country wouldn't function as we know it. You wouldn't get food you are accustomed to, gas to drive, and you would have a much lower standard of living.

#2 is stupid because for one thing, many people have insurance. There isn't a ton of government bailouts for individuals. The cost is mainly tied up in infrastructure and repair for government owned buildings and infrastructure.

Your viewpoint is idiotic from an economic perspective as well, as if we didn't rebuild areas affected by natural disasters, the revenues lost for good from these areas would far outweigh any cost associated with repair. This is especially true of New Orleans.






I don't like typing things twice, but since you are a complete idiot, I figured I'd spell it out nice for you again.

Maybe you should attend a better college and get a real education.



no, I said I don't think much of these people. never said I don't care about them. further proving you like reading comprehension skills. how many times do you want me to point this out to you? maybe you should revisit the English classes you had to take at winthrop, or are those even required winthrop? if they are, they obviously can't teach.




This is pointless, you are too stupid to even understand basic english.

I guess I'll have to quote myself again so you understand. I said, "you don't care for people who live in areas that are threatened by natural disasters."

To 99% of people who can read, this means exactly what you just typed, that you don't think much of them. Honestly, I can't decide whether to laugh at your stupidity, or to shake my head in sadness.


"or are those even required winthrop?"

I'm not Winthrop, by the way, I'm Realist. Nice to meet you.

I also find it ironic you have no less than 5 errors in your post talking about English. Irony, look that one up, I think it may be the word of the day PeeWee.





Here are the posts from the other thread. I've showed you how your stance on the subject is idiotic-refer to #1 and #2. You've failed to respond to it, since you can't. I noticed you avoided that thread because you have no ground to stand on.


I have no idea what your school is, I know it's something no one has heard of, but your intelligence level does not speak highly of it.

[flamesbball84]

I avoided that thread because you are incapable of reading comprehension, there's no point in arguing with a person who is incapable of understanding English.

Your arrogance does not speak very highly of the quality of person or character that is attracted to or produced by Winthrop. There's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it. Apparently you and the rest of Winthrop needs to learn a little something called "humbleness" or is that a foreign concept for that sham school?

Me avoiding a topic? What do you call me raising the topic that questions your character and the quality of your school, both of which you have refused to address? Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me...

[RagingTireFire]

Your arrogance does not speak very highly of the quality of person or character that is attracted to or produced by Winthrop. There's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it. Apparently you and the rest of Winthrop needs to learn a little something called "humbleness" or is that a foreign concept for that sham school?

"Humbleness" is indeed a foreign concept to Winthropians. This, of course, is as it should be since "humbleness" is not a word.

Perhaps you meant something more along the lines of "humility" which is defined as "a modest opinion of one's own gifts, intelligence, importance or rank".

Here, allow me to use the term in a sentence.

"Shuk's utter lack of humility resulted in him stating that "there's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it." Thus, did Shuk personally define irony.

[Hold My Own]

VERY funny post...but you have to admit...it does seem as if it could have just as easily come from skittles!

[Realist]

Your arrogance does not speak very highly of the quality of person or character that is attracted to or produced by Winthrop. There's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it. Apparently you and the rest of Winthrop needs to learn a little something called "humbleness" or is that a foreign concept for that sham school?

"Humbleness" is indeed a foreign concept to Winthropians. This, of course, is as it should be since "humbleness" is not a word.

Perhaps you meant something more along the lines of "humility" which is defined as "a modest opinion of one's own gifts, intelligence, importance or rank". Here. Allow me to use the term in a sentence.

"Shuk's utter lack of humility resulted in him stating, "There's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it." Thus, did Shuk define irony.

Man, he beat me to it.

[RagingTireFire]

VERY funny post...but you have to admit...it does seem as if it could have just as easily come from skittles!

Just because you can't personally tell the difference between the English language and Speidi-speak is no reason to insult a guy.

[Hold My Own]

[flamesbball84]

Your arrogance does not speak very highly of the quality of person or character that is attracted to or produced by Winthrop. There's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it. Apparently you and the rest of Winthrop needs to learn a little something called "humbleness" or is that a foreign concept for that sham school?

"Humbleness" is indeed a foreign concept to Winthropians. This, of course, is as it should be since "humbleness" is not a word.

Perhaps you meant something more along the lines of "humility" which is defined as "a modest opinion of one's own gifts, intelligence, importance or rank".

Here, allow me to use the term in a sentence.

"Shuk's utter lack of humility resulted in him stating that "there's nothing worse than a guy who thinks he's smart and toots his own horn about his intelligence when he is highly lacking in it." Thus, did Shuk personally define irony.

Actually, THE Princeton University disagrees with you. I think I'll believe Princeton before some guy on a message board. See for yourself.

http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=humbleness

[Hold My Own]

[flamesbball84]

Merriam-Webster also disagrees. Yes THE Merriam-Wesbter Dictionary.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humbleness

And the New York Times.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A963958260

And the American Heritage Dictionary

http://www.bartleby.com/61/97/H0319700.html

[RagingTireFire]

[Actually, THE Princeton University disagrees with you. I think I'll believe Princeton before some guy on a message board. See for yourself.

http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=humbleness

Well, THE Princeton University, huh?

THE Touche', then.

See? This is how we demonstrate THE humility.

[Hold My Own]

Did you just declare Shuck the winner of this round?

[RagingTireFire]

Are you kidding? I'd rather declare YOU the winner and that ain't happening.

Shuk just gets a single point in the ongoing battle. At this point, it's RTF/assorted LU folk/Winthropians 5,328 - Shuk 1. (HMO 12.)