On Mon 29 Aug 2005 10:03:23a, Ariane Jenkins wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Erik and I were fortunate enough to visit New Orleans last year, it's
> a lovely city and (of course!) it has fantastic food. A lovely lady who
> ran a B&B and several other properties there was a gracious host, and
> couldn't have been more friendly. Unlike many in NOLA, she does have a
> car and the resources to leave... but if she had stranded guests, I'm
> sure she would not want to leave them behind, and she doesn't have a
> vehicle that can transport that many and their belongings. Erik also
> has distant relations who live in the area who are older, and may or may
> not have their own transportation or the good health to make possible an
> evacuation. As of yet, we have no news.
>
>
> I don't really have a problem with when people have less empathy
> for
> people who could leave but don't, for the reasons you stated above. The
> problem occurs when people imply that those are the ONLY reasons why
> people wouldn't leave New Orleans. That assumption is just plain
> ignorant and could be easily avoided by thinking before one speaks. You
> would not dream of doing such a thing, I know, but others don't always
> offer the same courtesy.
>
> Ariane
>

Yes, I agree with you Ariane.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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