Just freaking great…
While my Mid-City business remains trashed, most of its heavier equipment (commercial refrigeration etc) remains locked inside. I have no place else to put it and, frankly, any damage has already been done by the flood. At least the stuff is out of the rain and the place is as safe as any in this town for now. Or at least I thought so until today.
For the time being, I’m actually earning a fair living selling BBQ off a trailer to the recovery workers out in the Lakeview area. I’m meeting a lot of nice folks, and they’re glad to have someone bring the food out to them, as opposed to having to drive to Metairie or the Quarter or wherever. I stopped by my business to get a trash can and my licensing and stuff this morning, then dropped back by the place about 90 minutes later…..
….to discover someone had stolen my ($1,000) generator, along with a tall ladder I used fairly often. I have no idea when this theft took place. I have no idea how they got in or got out with these large, unwieldy items. But nonetheless, they are gone.
Granted, the neighborhood wasn’t a very good one pre-K. A few residents have returned, but the area is largely abandoned like most of Mid-City. Maybe someone really needed this generator and….
Bullshit. Whoever took it had to spend a good amount of time inside the building and needed help getting this stuff out. And they needed some strong lighting to see their way around. In other words — they went in there specifically to take shit.
Thanks for your help in the recovery effort, you dicks.
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I’ve heard that a lot of people are having their building materials stolen.
I’m starting to think New Orleans is the native land of the North American Asshole - they’re indiginous here.
I would say that I am surprised but that would be a lie … pre-K and post-K.
Wow. That is just such a shitty thing to do. It’s a damn shame that you can’t just sit in your own building with a shotgun and take care of the problem in a very permanent way.
This very story is why we need the National Guard and or better Police protection. Areas like yours there in Mid City are wide open to traffic all hours of the day. We have plenty of Mardi Gras barricades to close off most streets leaving main drags like Broad, Bienville, Canal, Carrollton open. We just shouldn’t permit it to be so easy for this to happen.
I’m not sure, but it seems that I’m seeing less National Gard around. Also, I think the police need to change their approach. I know they’re doing the best they can and that they’ve been through a lot, but I’m not sure they’ve completely adjusted to new prioritization in this post-K shit-world we’re living in. I’d like to see them in a more military type patrol pattern and more frequent questioning of people especially in devatated areas. This could be done in a friendly way that would help foster a better relationship with the community- especially as people return.
I must have just lost my mind….lol