Comments | mythgene: writing and erasing

mythgene

writing and erasing

Sep 01, 2005 01:01

I have been glued to, reading and watching and reading and watching, with very little in the way of words.

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natural disasters, nola, isms

Comments 9

susansbeeswax September 1 2005, 06:26:42 UTC

It seems so obvious to me -- barter/pawning in where ever they end up next. Why is that such a difficult notion to grasp for people? While the initial taking may not be in the spirit of "for future barter", I would lay some serious cash down that what they go on to do with it is exactly that.

Pretty dang sure it's what I'd be doing...

mythgene September 1 2005, 06:50:41 UTC

Yeah. Thing is, I don't know what I'd be doing if I were in that situation, left behind to essentially die. And maybe that's part of it, too; if I'm dying might as well get while the getting's good. And then you have addicts and alcoholics and well, that's where some kind of PLAN would've come in nicely, you know?

Then again, if I thought I were going to die, I'd definitely be trying to "find" some beer. Most definitely.

hq447 September 1 2005, 08:06:20 UTC

Where are you? Do you and FF need anything?

mythgene September 1 2005, 08:16:13 UTC

Well, if I recall correctly, there was a bag and maybe some clothes for Our Young Shero on the way once upon a time? ;) But we're fine. We're in Houston. We've been back since mid-June. Thanks for checking on us!

Oh, I got your card! Such a lovely image. Good luck in your new home!

Doh. hq447 September 1 2005, 08:18:27 UTC

There is, there is. I've been a bit distracted in the move . . . .

Re: Doh. mythgene September 1 2005, 08:40:07 UTC

Haha. It's okay. I know how tiring moving and getting settled in can be...

ambeaux September 1 2005, 09:09:24 UTC

You know what further bothers me about this? All that shit that people are taking from stores? In areas where it's flooded the water damage on all that merchandise is very likely to render in unsaleable anyway. And the majority of store owners (thinking here that the majority are owned by corporations) will be reimbursed by their insurance companies whether that shit was water damaged or it was stolen so why the hell do they care? It's like, the picture with the now infamous case of pepsi, that shit wasn't likely to ever be sold after all this anway. They should be GIVING it away if people are trapped by natural disasters. Fuckers.

sholanda September 1 2005, 16:12:29 UTC

i want to rent a fucking van and drive down there and just start hauling people out.

mamitamala September 1 2005, 16:39:37 UTC

The whole shit is making me sad and angry