Another apology to Houston
Houstonians:
You probably can’t read this right now, you’ve probably got other things on your mind, but on behalf of everyone in the 504, I want to apologize for the insensitive, assholish comments of our Numbskull-in-Chief–you know, when he encouraged you to seek shelter from Hurricane Ike at a hotel in New Orleans and to ask for the “Mayor Ray Nagin special rate”.
Based on Hizzoner’s previous nonsensical outbursts, I’d hoped that none of you would take him seriously, but sadly, I’ve been proven wrong. Unlike the rest of us, who have learned to ignore the schmuck, you took him at his word–hell, you don’t live with him, you’re in a pinch, so I can totally understand.
Of course, it’s just as frustrating (to us, anyway) that his damn press secretary–She of Who Rarely Speaks, Ceeon Quiett–can’t even be bothered to make a public apology on chrome-dome’s behalf. No, poor Steve Perry, whose office at the CVB has essentially been running PR for the city since Katrina, has had to cover his ass. That is not an easy thing to do, because Nagin is SUCH A BIG ASS.
But this isn’t about us, it’s about you. Again, I’m sorry that you misunderstood him. I’m also sorry that the hotels themselves didn’t step up to the plate and offer cut rates to evacuees on their own. We pride ourselves on being a thoroughly hospitable city, and if there’s anyone we should feel hospitable toward, it’s y’all.
If you need anything from us–aside from a hotel room, obviously, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Richard
Howdy! Thanks soooo much for the apology (that will NEVER come from seen-ray), and any of us that have any delight from loving New Orleans know that the Y’ats are not to blame!
I’m in the Spring area north of Houston, but power is still out. Gonna have to go throw my laptop on the car charger or pull some from the generator if the folks will allow.
I LOVE New Orleans and New Orleanians!!! Best folks out there, and I wish that someday I can be one of you! :)
Hugs!
Elspeth
Thanks for your heartfelt apology, but it isn’t the responsibility of the people to speak for their leaders, it’s the other way around. Still just know Texans still very much love Louisiana and New Orleans, but we’d very much like to rip the trachea out of your mayor’s throat and give him a hydrochloric acid enema through it.
What’s interesting to me is…I thought the Nagin special was to not provide your city with evacuation plans & buses then blame the whole mess on federal officials. No thanks, I’ll take the Bill White special…cut through the red tape, get things done and take full responsibility.
Texans will take care of Texans (AND Louisiana if ya’ll ever need help again), Nagin AND federal logistics be damned. Nagin would be wise to not set foot in Texas unless he wants to wear a Columbian necktie.
Hi, Richard. Thanks so much for the kind words to us, your cousins to the west. The greater Houston/Galveston area is messed up, but I know that I don’t need to tell yall what it’s like to be in a city post massive hurricane.
So many trees are gone, so many houses were flooded and a lot others were dragged out to sea or pushed so far inland that you can’t find anything at all. I’m sure yall seen the photos of Gilchrist on the Bolivar Peninsula. A good friend had a house there. Only ONE house remains in that community. Everything of the homes is gone. Three quarters of a million people still don’t have power; mine came on Saturday. I stayed with a friend to avoid being in total darkness at night. I still hear generators in my neighborhood. And traffic…ohmygod…it’s 10 times worse than usual. Street lights still are flashing, and the HOV lanes are closed - so with all these people on the freeway, it takes hours to get anywhere. I don’t want to get on a freeway again here…ever!
For so long, a quarter of a century, no hurricane hit Houston, so people here got deluded about one actually coming our way. And now, I’ve heard countless people say, "oh, they only come every 25 years." Cripes…that’s nuts! We could get another one next week or next month…It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature, so these idiots had better stop saying that!
However, we survived. So few people died, and that is testament to a good evacuation. I rode out the storm at home, but I live inside the city and not near the coast. We did fine, we’ll limp along for awhile and we’ll recover.
In the mean time, aint nothing wrong with people going to NOLA to spend money. I encourage that all the time!
From the messed up Bayou City,
Liz
(a former Crescent City girl)
OH, and can we PLEASE get the Saints to win??