[chalmette70043]

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[bebop]

chal hon that is not a solution! is there anyway you can move from there for a little while?

[wickedwings]

i couldn't understand the video, since it's not closed captioned. hey, if it's so bad, why not move somewhere else? i know your home is your home and that it's difficult to move away from your cherished memories and all. sometimes, we need to move away from an environment that is contributing to our problems just to help ourselves in our mental health well-being. i understand, and living there is a rough deal for you (and many others) when the conditions are this bad. since solutions are too long in coming, i would move. i know it would be difficult, but you do need to take care of yourself. don't mind the "back in those days when we didn't have technology" because i do know plenty of us are environmentally sensitive that the environment affects our mental health (and even physical health). it might be better for you, even if you don't wish to do that. i do hope you get more help in that area. i don't know what i can do, especially in the depths of my depression.

[eskielover]

I can honestly say that I just up & moved from where I lived all my life....(from California to Kentucky). It has really changed my life (for the most part). Sometimes we just have to do things....make up our minds that change is the only solution & go for it.

Your post was deleted before I got to read it, but know that you are in a bad situation where you are living & have remade your home after the Katrina, but sometimes when we try everything in our capability to make things better, we have to honestly look at where we are & where we really want to be.....sometimes change & moving is the only answer no matter how difficult it is.

Hope things get better for you,
Debbie

[Fuzzybear]

(((((((((((( chalmette )))))))))))))

[(JD)]

[AAAAA]

I am not trying to be argumentative, difficult or an *** but I have some strong view on this topic. Initially, before speaking to Chal on this very topic, I thought “hey, just move. There are programs out there to help you do just that.” After speaking with Chal and thinking this through; I think it is absolutely criminal that there are people in the United States living in these conditions. As a country when a disaster hits in another part of the world, we’re right there with the taxpayer’s checkbook to lend a helping hand. We need to take care of our own citizens first!

I understand the 9th (correct?) district being repaired/rebuilt first. Economically it makes sense, it will generate revenue to help the state rebuild. But why should the other Parishes be forced to scatter to the four winds? Mom and Dad in California; a brother in Texas; Sister in Illinois; child in New York. I chose my residence for a reason. I am close enough to see family whenever I want, and far enough away that it requires a little planning before they can just drop in. Should a freak blizzard/ice storm wipe out my Village, I would not take very kindly to a nation of people saying “just move, it’ll be easier”. Easier for whom?

Chicago is built on a fault. Dallas is in tornado alley. There are many cities in this country that currently exist only because Mother Nature has not seen fit to destroy them yet (does no one else watch Discovery Science Channel?). Will it happen in my lifetime, probably not, but if it did, if it happened tomorrow, do we just add insult to injury and say, “you survived the storm, suck it up and relocate.”

[Dulcinea]

I agree AAAAA with you. It's not always easy to move, hard to come up with money, hard to find a decent place, etc...
Good luck Chalmette! I will be praying for you.