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late night rants are great.
QUOTE(MsBrg722 @ Aug 30 2006, 06:30 AM) [snapback]335232[/snapback]
I still love you but...
had to do it 
Girl you are a nut. 
Why you gotta be so negative?
Why you gotta be so negative?
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hmmmmm....
there is only one problem I have with the survivors of Katrina and what is left of New Orleans...
....there are some areas of NO that haven't been cleaned up as yet...stop waiting for someone else to do it and do it yourself. You don't have a house yet? Don't wait on the gov't...build it up yourself (if you can). Clean your streets and take care of yourself.
(damn maybe I agree with smooky after all)
DISCLAIMER: this is in no way intended to offend anyone - whether you are a survivor of Katrina or you used to live in NO - I just needed to get that off my chest.
....there are some areas of NO that haven't been cleaned up as yet...stop waiting for someone else to do it and do it yourself. You don't have a house yet? Don't wait on the gov't...build it up yourself (if you can). Clean your streets and take care of yourself.
(damn maybe I agree with smooky after all)
DISCLAIMER: this is in no way intended to offend anyone - whether you are a survivor of Katrina or you used to live in NO - I just needed to get that off my chest.
this really ain't about the katrina people
QUOTE(smooky @ Aug 30 2006, 11:32 PM) [snapback]335635[/snapback]
very funny... but this really ain't about the katrina people... just tired of my people acting helpless and forsakenthat's what's up.
It's funny that people commenting on this are people that probably don't know anyone from N.O. Ever been to N.O. (before or after Katrina), nor know the real situation. If you really feel like goin off on the people from New Orleans, take your ass down there and see for yourself. All this talk about the white man not helping and waiting for the government, Who else are they supposed to wait for. The people that paid their insurance (this includes poor people) for 20+ years are still waiting for their claims. What are you supposed to do while you're waiting for the money? Start building yourself, don't wait for the government. OK so I clear all the debris from my house now what? I still have to wait for the city to haul it off. And for the small % of people that bought furniture and lived lavish on the fema checks, that's just what they are a small percent. The majority of people just want to get home and rebuild. Its bad enough that they probably won't seek or can afford the psychiatric help they desperately need and will turn to self medication for treatment then to have people on this board talking shit. 
Thanks Chuck, but to the rest of the uninformed @#%^ &*^.
Because of these comments I am trembling. I tremble with anger because YALL DON'T KNOW!!!!! Every night I force myself to sleep. Everyday I force myself to drive 180 miles 90 going and 90 to come back. I pass my house almost daily and I suffer. I suffer silently because no one understands. Yes, as AA we must take responsibility for our actions and ourselves and I cannot agree with the stupidity of those who still disgrace hardworking people like me, like my friends, and like my co-workers, But for five days I sat on the interstate bridge across from the Superdome; I was not rescued. I instead chose to walk away and save myself, my son, and my stepdaughter I did not wait for the government. But because I was strong enough, but very few other were.
Ya know we just got the insurance company to come out a month ago after they had deemed our home useful, undamaged, and intact. We had to fight tooth and nail just to get the damn adjusters to come back and actually look at the damage. The house is valued at 250k with 100% total damage and loss. This house used to be a brothel and has historic value the insurance co. is paying 65k after speaking with several contractors we have determined that we will either have to abandon the house, do it ourselves with inexpensive low rate materials, or try to sell like the white folks all are doing because to restore the home to its pre-K status will cost us around 120 to 175k.
I have no job I have no income. all that Fema gave is now gone it has been gone for 5 months now. Mines lasted because I had some money put aside so my hurt was a little less. But how can you ask someone to survive off of $ 4,500.00 I replaced my vehicle since my man is an independent car dealer that did'nt hit me too hard I got a 2002 Jeep for 2,500. his cost. okay that was transportation. Now get kids new school clothes and supplies (2) about 500. Now food we did have foodstamp allotments for three months but to re-apply they came up with stricter guidelines, so food cost on average for a household of 5 on the cheap end 500 a month ( Sam's and Walmart specials). Rent the cheapest we found, Friend of the family, $ 750.00 now lights water gas I had to pay Entergy $ 1100.00 just to get service where I live now and I was not the only one. average montly bill $ 225.00 gas $ 100, water $ 75. Gas for my car averaged from December to May 3,300.00 in fuel costs. Fema didn't pay for that my student loan did. So how could you have the nerve to say that someone should have taken their money and started trade school with it. (JackASS)
I WANT TO GO HOME!!!! even though I am fortunate enough to be in my home town I have been treated like shit. I have an education, I lived in a nice house, wore nice clothes, my son and stepdaugter both went to private school, but here I'm seen as a project nigger and I use the term loosely because that mentality does resonate through our communites, but not all of us still swing from trees,but yet my family, my neighbors, and the community all look at me strangly, they listen to my New Orleans slangy but proper prose and they back up. I have been fired twice both times within two weeks because my white co-workers were afraid of me. My son has filled out applications everywhere, but when they see the (504) area code no one calls. Both children have had horrible school experiences. My son was put in the 10th grade, he was a senior and had his shoes stolen ( by white kids). My stepdaughter had her scholarship monies mis-appropiated by the school here( all white) and had to be sent to another school 50 miles away.
These are just some of the daily crappy things that I experience, and I'm strong, got a man, got an education and I have tenacity. So what about Takisha and Shaniqua. where do they fit in, and what about John John , and Travis they had a life too even if they worked at the Sheraton or Burger King and paid their $ 25 dollars rent, caught the (RTA) bus, and walked to the River Walk for entertainment theycan't come back cause thier Fema money, like mines, is gone they don't have cars, and where they live may not have bus service to get them to work and in New Orleans they have no place to live.
Finally, and I'm sorry I wrote so much, NEVER EVER judge a man or woman because of the media this has been white folks' way of de-classing us and inviting exaclty what you promoted, hatred. COME WALK IN MY WATER LOGGED SHOES!!!!!!! so that you'll see and feel me.
Because of these comments I am trembling. I tremble with anger because YALL DON'T KNOW!!!!! Every night I force myself to sleep. Everyday I force myself to drive 180 miles 90 going and 90 to come back. I pass my house almost daily and I suffer. I suffer silently because no one understands. Yes, as AA we must take responsibility for our actions and ourselves and I cannot agree with the stupidity of those who still disgrace hardworking people like me, like my friends, and like my co-workers, But for five days I sat on the interstate bridge across from the Superdome; I was not rescued. I instead chose to walk away and save myself, my son, and my stepdaughter I did not wait for the government. But because I was strong enough, but very few other were.
Ya know we just got the insurance company to come out a month ago after they had deemed our home useful, undamaged, and intact. We had to fight tooth and nail just to get the damn adjusters to come back and actually look at the damage. The house is valued at 250k with 100% total damage and loss. This house used to be a brothel and has historic value the insurance co. is paying 65k after speaking with several contractors we have determined that we will either have to abandon the house, do it ourselves with inexpensive low rate materials, or try to sell like the white folks all are doing because to restore the home to its pre-K status will cost us around 120 to 175k.
I have no job I have no income. all that Fema gave is now gone it has been gone for 5 months now. Mines lasted because I had some money put aside so my hurt was a little less. But how can you ask someone to survive off of $ 4,500.00 I replaced my vehicle since my man is an independent car dealer that did'nt hit me too hard I got a 2002 Jeep for 2,500. his cost. okay that was transportation. Now get kids new school clothes and supplies (2) about 500. Now food we did have foodstamp allotments for three months but to re-apply they came up with stricter guidelines, so food cost on average for a household of 5 on the cheap end 500 a month ( Sam's and Walmart specials). Rent the cheapest we found, Friend of the family, $ 750.00 now lights water gas I had to pay Entergy $ 1100.00 just to get service where I live now and I was not the only one. average montly bill $ 225.00 gas $ 100, water $ 75. Gas for my car averaged from December to May 3,300.00 in fuel costs. Fema didn't pay for that my student loan did. So how could you have the nerve to say that someone should have taken their money and started trade school with it. (JackASS)
I WANT TO GO HOME!!!! even though I am fortunate enough to be in my home town I have been treated like shit. I have an education, I lived in a nice house, wore nice clothes, my son and stepdaugter both went to private school, but here I'm seen as a project nigger and I use the term loosely because that mentality does resonate through our communites, but not all of us still swing from trees,but yet my family, my neighbors, and the community all look at me strangly, they listen to my New Orleans slangy but proper prose and they back up. I have been fired twice both times within two weeks because my white co-workers were afraid of me. My son has filled out applications everywhere, but when they see the (504) area code no one calls. Both children have had horrible school experiences. My son was put in the 10th grade, he was a senior and had his shoes stolen ( by white kids). My stepdaughter had her scholarship monies mis-appropiated by the school here( all white) and had to be sent to another school 50 miles away.
These are just some of the daily crappy things that I experience, and I'm strong, got a man, got an education and I have tenacity. So what about Takisha and Shaniqua. where do they fit in, and what about John John , and Travis they had a life too even if they worked at the Sheraton or Burger King and paid their $ 25 dollars rent, caught the (RTA) bus, and walked to the River Walk for entertainment theycan't come back cause thier Fema money, like mines, is gone they don't have cars, and where they live may not have bus service to get them to work and in New Orleans they have no place to live.
Finally, and I'm sorry I wrote so much, NEVER EVER judge a man or woman because of the media this has been white folks' way of de-classing us and inviting exaclty what you promoted, hatred. COME WALK IN MY WATER LOGGED SHOES!!!!!!! so that you'll see and feel me.
QUOTE(BIGFINEWOMAN @ Sep 5 2006, 08:18 PM) [snapback]337392[/snapback]
Thanks Chuck, but to the rest of the uninformed @#%^ &*^.
Because of these comments I am trembling. I tremble with anger because YALL DON'T KNOW!!!!! Every night I force myself to sleep. Everyday I force myself to drive 180 miles 90 going and 90 to come back. I pass my house almost daily and I suffer. I suffer silently because no one understands. Yes, as AA we must take responsibility for our actions and ourselves and I cannot agree with the stupidity of those who still disgrace hardworking people like me, like my friends, and like my co-workers, But for five days I sat on the interstate bridge across from the Superdome; I was not rescued. I instead chose to walk away and save myself, my son, and my stepdaughter I did not wait for the government. But because I was strong enough, but very few other were.
Ya know we just got the insurance company to come out a month ago after they had deemed our home useful, undamaged, and intact. We had to fight tooth and nail just to get the damn adjusters to come back and actually look at the damage. The house is valued at 250k with 100% total damage and loss. This house used to be a brothel and has historic value the insurance co. is paying 65k after speaking with several contractors we have determined that we will either have to abandon the house, do it ourselves with inexpensive low rate materials, or try to sell like the white folks all are doing because to restore the home to its pre-K status will cost us around 120 to 175k.
I have no job I have no income. all that Fema gave is now gone it has been gone for 5 months now. Mines lasted because I had some money put aside so my hurt was a little less. But how can you ask someone to survive off of $ 4,500.00 I replaced my vehicle since my man is an independent car dealer that did'nt hit me too hard I got a 2002 Jeep for 2,500. his cost. okay that was transportation. Now get kids new school clothes and supplies (2) about 500. Now food we did have foodstamp allotments for three months but to re-apply they came up with stricter guidelines, so food cost on average for a household of 5 on the cheap end 500 a month ( Sam's and Walmart specials). Rent the cheapest we found, Friend of the family, $ 750.00 now lights water gas I had to pay Entergy $ 1100.00 just to get service where I live now and I was not the only one. average montly bill $ 225.00 gas $ 100, water $ 75. Gas for my car averaged from December to May 3,300.00 in fuel costs. Fema didn't pay for that my student loan did. So how could you have the nerve to say that someone should have taken their money and started trade school with it. (JackASS)
I WANT TO GO HOME!!!! even though I am fortunate enough to be in my home town I have been treated like shit. I have an education, I lived in a nice house, wore nice clothes, my son and stepdaugter both went to private school, but here I'm seen as a project nigger and I use the term loosely because that mentality does resonate through our communites, but not all of us still swing from trees,but yet my family, my neighbors, and the community all look at me strangly, they listen to my New Orleans slangy but proper prose and they back up. I have been fired twice both times within two weeks because my white co-workers were afraid of me. My son has filled out applications everywhere, but when they see the (504) area code no one calls. Both children have had horrible school experiences. My son was put in the 10th grade, he was a senior and had his shoes stolen ( by white kids). My stepdaughter had her scholarship monies mis-appropiated by the school here( all white) and had to be sent to another school 50 miles away.
These are just some of the daily crappy things that I experience, and I'm strong, got a man, got an education and I have tenacity. So what about Takisha and Shaniqua. where do they fit in, and what about John John , and Travis they had a life too even if they worked at the Sheraton or Burger King and paid their $ 25 dollars rent, caught the (RTA) bus, and walked to the River Walk for entertainment theycan't come back cause thier Fema money, like mines, is gone they don't have cars, and where they live may not have bus service to get them to work and in New Orleans they have no place to live.
Finally, and I'm sorry I wrote so much, NEVER EVER judge a man or woman because of the media this has been white folks' way of de-classing us and inviting exaclty what you promoted, hatred. COME WALK IN MY WATER LOGGED SHOES!!!!!!! so that you'll see and feel me.
if I had a hug smiley, I would definitely use it now.
Like I said before, I wanted no one to take offense to my comments because I do understand where you are coming from. It's definitely hard and I'm glad that you are one of those people who is living with the cards that have been dealt to you in the best way possible. Please do not take what I say personally because I do know of people who are in the situation that I speak, talking about what's going on (and they have been through it supposedly) and are doing nothing about it. It's something that ALL black people do...
....me personally, I have donated monies to charities I feel that do good for the survivors of Katrina. Between this and prayer, this is all I can do, given my situation. I do not judge, at least I do not try to. Especially in your situation. Stay blessed and keep your head up.
Once again, I didn't mean to offend anyone. My apologies if i did.
It doesn't surprise me how the author of the thread is speaking sideways out of her ass again.
A friend of mine was affected and I sent money to Red Cross (which I wish I didn't do, since the majority of money was used for those in more affluent areas) and David Banner's Heal The Hood.
It's strange how those affected are not supposed to Blame these crackas and I agree, but as stated in Spike's Documentary, when you have homeless citizens on a bridge and not allowed to cross, because White armed police and citizens don't want those of color coming thru their neighborhood to get to safety is some bullshit and it seems there is no difference between those people and these boot-lickin' ass niggas who try to talk the talk, but still sleep or have slept with the enemy. Yea.....Blaq people
A friend of mine was affected and I sent money to Red Cross (which I wish I didn't do, since the majority of money was used for those in more affluent areas) and David Banner's Heal The Hood.
It's strange how those affected are not supposed to Blame these crackas and I agree, but as stated in Spike's Documentary, when you have homeless citizens on a bridge and not allowed to cross, because White armed police and citizens don't want those of color coming thru their neighborhood to get to safety is some bullshit and it seems there is no difference between those people and these boot-lickin' ass niggas who try to talk the talk, but still sleep or have slept with the enemy. Yea.....Blaq people
This thread is stupid. I would never insult individuals who have lost everything from their homes to their loved ones. It is wrong to insult people when you will never come close to walking in their shoes. It is the government's responsibility to take care of these people but as all you Bush lovers can see there is no love out here for the poor black people. If those were white people they would not have to complain a year later about what isn't being done for them.
QUOTE(BIGFINEWOMAN @ Sep 5 2006, 08:18 PM) [snapback]337392[/snapback]
Thanks Chuck, but to the rest of the uninformed @#%^ &*^.
Because of these comments I am trembling. I tremble with anger because YALL DON'T KNOW!!!!! Every night I force myself to sleep. Everyday I force myself to drive 180 miles 90 going and 90 to come back. I pass my house almost daily and I suffer. I suffer silently because no one understands. Yes, as AA we must take responsibility for our actions and ourselves and I cannot agree with the stupidity of those who still disgrace hardworking people like me, like my friends, and like my co-workers, But for five days I sat on the interstate bridge across from the Superdome; I was not rescued. I instead chose to walk away and save myself, my son, and my stepdaughter I did not wait for the government. But because I was strong enough, but very few other were.
Ya know we just got the insurance company to come out a month ago after they had deemed our home useful, undamaged, and intact. We had to fight tooth and nail just to get the damn adjusters to come back and actually look at the damage. The house is valued at 250k with 100% total damage and loss. This house used to be a brothel and has historic value the insurance co. is paying 65k after speaking with several contractors we have determined that we will either have to abandon the house, do it ourselves with inexpensive low rate materials, or try to sell like the white folks all are doing because to restore the home to its pre-K status will cost us around 120 to 175k.
I have no job I have no income. all that Fema gave is now gone it has been gone for 5 months now. Mines lasted because I had some money put aside so my hurt was a little less. But how can you ask someone to survive off of $ 4,500.00 I replaced my vehicle since my man is an independent car dealer that did'nt hit me too hard I got a 2002 Jeep for 2,500. his cost. okay that was transportation. Now get kids new school clothes and supplies (2) about 500. Now food we did have foodstamp allotments for three months but to re-apply they came up with stricter guidelines, so food cost on average for a household of 5 on the cheap end 500 a month ( Sam's and Walmart specials). Rent the cheapest we found, Friend of the family, $ 750.00 now lights water gas I had to pay Entergy $ 1100.00 just to get service where I live now and I was not the only one. average montly bill $ 225.00 gas $ 100, water $ 75. Gas for my car averaged from December to May 3,300.00 in fuel costs. Fema didn't pay for that my student loan did. So how could you have the nerve to say that someone should have taken their money and started trade school with it. (JackASS)
I WANT TO GO HOME!!!! even though I am fortunate enough to be in my home town I have been treated like shit. I have an education, I lived in a nice house, wore nice clothes, my son and stepdaugter both went to private school, but here I'm seen as a project nigger and I use the term loosely because that mentality does resonate through our communites, but not all of us still swing from trees,but yet my family, my neighbors, and the community all look at me strangly, they listen to my New Orleans slangy but proper prose and they back up. I have been fired twice both times within two weeks because my white co-workers were afraid of me. My son has filled out applications everywhere, but when they see the (504) area code no one calls. Both children have had horrible school experiences. My son was put in the 10th grade, he was a senior and had his shoes stolen ( by white kids). My stepdaughter had her scholarship monies mis-appropiated by the school here( all white) and had to be sent to another school 50 miles away.
These are just some of the daily crappy things that I experience, and I'm strong, got a man, got an education and I have tenacity. So what about Takisha and Shaniqua. where do they fit in, and what about John John , and Travis they had a life too even if they worked at the Sheraton or Burger King and paid their $ 25 dollars rent, caught the (RTA) bus, and walked to the River Walk for entertainment theycan't come back cause thier Fema money, like mines, is gone they don't have cars, and where they live may not have bus service to get them to work and in New Orleans they have no place to live.
Finally, and I'm sorry I wrote so much, NEVER EVER judge a man or woman because of the media this has been white folks' way of de-classing us and inviting exaclty what you promoted, hatred. COME WALK IN MY WATER LOGGED SHOES!!!!!!! so that you'll see and feel me.
so glad you posted this because reading the comments in this thread pissed me off to no end....
sorry smooky, whatever you call yourself now, but i really hope that nothing tragic happens to you and you have to depend on the gov't for assistance because if so I HOPE YOU GET FUCKED SO YOU CAN FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF HOW HARD IT IS TO just pick up and do all this shit that you think is so easy to do...pretty hard to enroll in trade school when you have no record of your birth because it got lost in your house and the state is too jacked up and backed up to issue you a new one...
and see, you know i luh you like my cuz but what are ppl expected to use to clean up when they have no trucks or places to dump? we're not talking about one block that's still fucked up...we're talking about entire neighorhoods that are completely destroyed...streets blocked so you can't even drive down them to get to the blocks to clean up...entire houses in the middle of the streets...it's really not as easy as it seems...
QUOTE(loveseqcc1 @ Sep 8 2006, 11:58 AM) [snapback]338916[/snapback]
This thread is stupid.
c/s
But wait did anyone see homegirl with her LV purse held high out the water?
QUOTE(SashaThumper @ Sep 8 2006, 05:49 PM) [snapback]339071[/snapback]
and see, you know i luh you like my cuz but what are ppl expected to use to clean up when they have no trucks or places to dump? we're not talking about one block that's still fucked up...we're talking about entire neighborhoods that are completely destroyed...streets blocked so you can't even drive down them to get to the blocks to clean up...entire houses in the middle of the streets...it's really not as easy as it seems...
true...I realize that now but when I heard those people talking (they were friends of friends and they were talking about this) this is what came to my head...I wasn't just talking out of my ass. If I had enough dough and I knew how to drive, I'd get a truck or two down there with the quickness. But that's just me! whatever man...thanks for talking to me with civility instead of getting all upset and coming at me with emotion.
Bigfinewoman... how is what I said any different from what you said here?
Maybe you will find something useful.
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/
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Truth be told our people are at fault for not keeping it real with each other. Instead of crabbing one another we should be lifting each other. White folks are always helping each other whether they're right or wrong, and it is not their responsibility to help us, and even when we are in a crisis even less
Maybe you will find something useful.
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/
i said whatever you call yourself because i could not remember your old name at the moment, but thanks for pointing out the name change for me as well smooky...
you typed another essay and i still think your post is stupid...i think you have deep rooted issues that for some reason are preventing you from seeing that it is not as cut and dry as you think...but i won't go back and forth w/ you on a board...a pat on the back for the efforts you made, but i do not take back what i said...i hope that if you ever have to depend on the govt for anything, you get shitted on so that you can see that it is not always as easy as it seems on the outside looking in
you typed another essay and i still think your post is stupid...i think you have deep rooted issues that for some reason are preventing you from seeing that it is not as cut and dry as you think...but i won't go back and forth w/ you on a board...a pat on the back for the efforts you made, but i do not take back what i said...i hope that if you ever have to depend on the govt for anything, you get shitted on so that you can see that it is not always as easy as it seems on the outside looking in
YOUR POST WAS VERY STUPID
fuck it. the point was lost. have to revisit this later when I get some sleep.
The problem with black folks is that we complain about everyone else and DO NOTHING. We collectively should be outraged....and blame the country we pay our taxes to..... to do the higher level planning we expect.
If this happened in NY.. I would be assed out. My life would be a shell of what it is. I know my shit isn't at 100%.
BigFineWoman...keep your head. Your a strong woman. I don't know how you do it... but your in my prayers nightly from now on!
If this happened in NY.. I would be assed out. My life would be a shell of what it is. I know my shit isn't at 100%.
BigFineWoman...keep your head. Your a strong woman. I don't know how you do it... but your in my prayers nightly from now on!
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