Will took lee and i out today when i got done work... long story short had to go to wal mart to get stuff for my new snake... (btw he needs a name)
anyways... we dropped the snake stuff off at my house (along with the other junk lee and i threw in the cart...) and headed to will's house in the 9th ward.
I'm pretty much a quarter rat as it is. Its hard to make me leave the quarter but hey sometimes we all gotta...
SO to get my ass back to the story we left for will's house. Will lives in part of the 9th ward that is being built back up. the house he lives in had 8ft of water sitting (water was actually higher than that but sat at 8ft) It was a nice house actually.... the inside was completely redone i loved it... Then we went on our drive a few blocks away.
It actually made me want to cry looking at these cement slabs and stairs that would lead to nothingness for blocks... This is my home... I live here.... I love this city. I can't imagine how it must be to go back to your home and see it washed away. Will has been posting pics from the lower 9th ward from while he was cleaning it up. Got to see one of the levees too. i was shocked how high the water was even today... Everything just hit home today and blew my mind. Im sitting in the car as we are driving ready to ball my eyes out.
Tourists come down here all the time.... they walk into my bar and wanna go see the devistation. And other bartenders and staff have given them directions. Ill admit i was a little curious... When i arrived here I saw it around the outside of the quarter and it was quite erie to say the least. While in the 9th ward i saw a sign that said something like tourists should be ashamed to come down here. Shit i couldnt imagine going to a city and wanting to go out to the ghetto and look at the damage. Its insane. Why do you want to go see people hurting. Many people lost everything they ever owned. I dont know. i mean its extremly overwhelming... in fact im tearing up right now just thinking about it...
if you want to see the pics check out my friend will's ct page.... He is a great friend and has an awesome sense of humor..
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