Mississippi Coast

[Geoff Stormcloud]

The Mississippi Coast has become a great place to work and play. Casinos line the coast, talk of a regional airport, hell, you might even get the Saints. (not sure if you want that). Ocean Springs has become one of "the places" to live. Lots of good things have happened. Well my friends prepeare for a bad thing ....IVAN.
And if it comes to New Orleans and wipes us off the map. I know I have a nice place to move to.

[One Eye]

The southern hospitality, seafood, and of course the Saints on tv when New Orleans region is blacked out is just a few reasons. I'm temporarily working in New Orleans for the next few weeks but the thing I dislike the most is the traffic of rush hour. Just like last week with former President Bill Clinton in Town and also a few auto accidents on the roads made traffic a standstill. Another reason to relocate is how the New Orleans area is so vulnerable if a major hurricane strikes. It would be catastophic to that entire area.

[Sean in New Orleans]

Awww, but New Orleans is so beautiful. http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=101332&aid=3&sro=1 I know I live in one of the most beautiful cities in the US--I've traveled and seen other places and I'm always happy to come home. We, in New Orleans, are as prepared as possible for the next major hurricane. We've spent billions and billions on our levee protection system and our sophisticated "underground roadway"----hundreds of miles of huge drainage pipes underneath the city to drain the floodwaters of heavy rainfalls and hurricanes.

[BC]

I love living on the Coast.. Alot of the amenities of a bigger area without all the hassels.. And only an hour away from NO..

[PTPatrick]

If I lived in New Orleans I would be less worried about hurricanes and more worried about getting mugged and murdered...

Just a friendly stab at my neighbor to the west, actually it is a great city, love it there

[WeatherNLU]

OK, never talk about the Saints leaving New Orleans.

[Sean in New Orleans]

OK, never talk about the Saints leaving New Orleans.

We know they aren't leaving!...It's just a matter of months before the new stadium is announced, IMO!! BTW---I hope they never use the Dome for a Hurricane shelter again!!!! That was a disaster.

[frederic79]

Seems like, climatologically speaking, that the MS coast would likely be protected by a seasonal cool front. Actually, timing is everything and I would expect that if Ivan were to enter the Gulf it would be around Saturday. Does anyone know if the models show a front coming down around then or is the central Gulf fair game for landfall. I appreciate your thoughts.

[Sean in New Orleans]

We are expecting cooler weather in the next few days. I doubt it will be around, still, though, when Ivan is in the Gulf.

[MGC]

I was born and raised in New Orleans and will never live there again. I left when I was 18. Sure, New Orleans is a beautiful city if you can get past the trash, and falling down houses. I visit the city once a month or so and I fear for my life. The murder rate is just plain scary. If the Coast ever becomes like New Orleans then it will be time to move again....MGC

[PTPatrick]

Just read on the Mobile AWO discussion that laste week we will be under the effects of a trough, but by the weekend the trough lifts out and the area will be under he ridge...I think that means that ridge builds back west at the same time Ivan gets into the gulf...not good

[Sean in New Orleans]

I was born and raised in New Orleans and will never live there again. I left when I was 18. Sure, New Orleans is a beautiful city if you can get past the trash, and falling down houses. I visit the city once a month or so and I fear for my life. The murder rate is just plain scary. If the Coast ever becomes like New Orleans then it will be time to move again....MGC

You couldn't buy one of those "old falling down houses," in the city for under $250,000 if you wanted to MGC. There are selling like hotcakes and presently there is over $5 Billion of private investment in renovating them and making them permanent residences, again. You obviously haven't driven through Uptown, the Bywater, Central City, or Mid-City in some time. We prefer that people like you remain on the coast, anyway. You have nothing to offer us, so why come here? Nevertheless, I certainly don't wish a hurricane on the coast. I enjoy going to the coast several times a year and wouldn't want to see that place damaged. In a way, I consider the coast a part of New Orleans--half of the people I work with commute from the coast into New Orleans to work as it is.

[Ixolib]

I was born and raised in New Orleans and will never live there again. I left when I was 18. Sure, New Orleans is a beautiful city if you can get past the trash, and falling down houses. I visit the city once a month or so and I fear for my life. The murder rate is just plain scary. If the Coast ever becomes like New Orleans then it will be time to move again....MGC

You couldn't buy one of those "old falling down houses," in the city for under $250,000 if you wanted to MGC. There are selling like hotcakes and presently there is over $5 Billion of private investment in renovating them and making them permanent residences, again. You obviously haven't driven through Uptown, the Bywater, Central City, or Mid-City in some time. We prefer that people like you remain on the coast, anyway. You have nothing to offer us, so why come here? Nevertheless, I certainly don't wish a hurricane on the coast. I enjoy going to the coast several times a year and wouldn't want to see that place damaged. In a way, I consider the coast a part of New Orleans--half of the people I work with commute from the coast into New Orleans to work as it is.

I agree - one is just an extension of the other. If one is impacted to any degree, it certainly affects the other...

[MGC]

You can keep New Orleans Sean. I was in New Orleans Friday night for the Saints game. New Orleans has turned into such a big dump in the last 35 years. I remember when the city could afford to cut the crass, pick up the trash, ect. Levee system is still way to inadequate to protect NO from a major cane. Crime rate is sky high. Thanks, but I'll keep my nice 4 bedroom house in Diamonhead where you can walk the streets at night and not worry about being murdered......MGC

[WeatherNLU]

You can keep New Orleans Sean. I was in New Orleans Friday night for the Saints game. New Orleans has turned into such a big dump in the last 35 years. I remember when the city could afford to cut the crass, pick up the trash, ect. Levee system is still way to inadequate to protect NO from a major cane. Crime rate is sky high. Thanks, but I'll keep my nice 4 bedroom house in Diamonhead where you can walk the streets at night and not worry about being murdered......MGC

LOL! Yeah, there aren't any criminals in Mississippi. Unless you built a 30 foot levee, you can't protect New Orleans from a CAT 4 hurricane. It's something that if it happens will cripple the city. Please don't take this the wrong way, I am not trying to flame you, but it's the people like you that I am glad left the city. If you think that poorly of the place, then you weren't going to do anything to make it better anyway. We'll survive without you. Diamondhead might be the safer place to leave, but it surely isn't more fun, more historical, or more beatiful.

Rant about New Orleans over.

[Lindaloo]

Have you checked the crime statistics lately, weather? New Orleans ranks number 1. Yes, there is crime everywhere, but New Orleans is well known for it. Although, I do think New Orleans is a beautiful city.

BTW, this is a no flame site. Have a great day!

[BReb]

A hidden weakness in New Orleans is billions of ravenous Formasan termites that have weakened the trees and houses in the city. The bill will come due when a hurricane strikes- expect to see weakened trees and houses collapase that wouldn't ordinarily do so under comparable winds.

[Sean in New Orleans]

Alright, alright...enough flaming. I know New Orleans has urban issues and crime. New Orleans is an older city, so, of course it does have deep urban issues that it must contend with and is contending with them. I have nothing against the coast and I think the coast is nice. I will say, that it's people like me that are keeping New Orleans going and bringing it back to the forefront. Many of us here, have taken the good with the bad, and we are slowly, but, surely bringing the city back to the beautiful, charming, and safe place it used to be. We have stayed because it's home, and we love home. We haven't fleed to the suburbs and other states. And I'm not knocking anyone for doing that, but, give credit where credit is due---for those of us who have stuck it out and stayed here because of our love for the city. The city is coming back and we are the ones who deserve the credit for this--not those who left and continuously trashed us to others--this has done nothing for us--but we contend with that, as well, by living here, loving it, and doing our best. The city will be a different place in the next 20 years--and it's because some of us stayed and fought to bring her back. And we've got the best levees we could come up with here---they should do just fine with a slow moving category 3, but, anything stronger than that we could have problems here.

[CFL]

New Orleans has a great zoo and the Aquariam of the Americas. I've taken my kids there a couple of times. In fact, the 5th graders are taking a trip to New Orleans this upcoming spring for their "graduation" trip.

[Agua]

Thanks for the compliments: re - Ocean Springs. We love it too.

New Orleans is a beautiful city. I think it ties with the Florida Everglades for the most oppresively hot place I've ever been, though.