Mardi Gras in N.O.??? Exactly how insane is it to go?

[Sitarro]

Knowing what we know about New Orleans, it's geography, the fact that on Mardi Gras day they pack a million people downtown(a high percentage drunk), the proximity of the Mississippi River to downtown....would any of you even consider going.

I was speaking to a friend last night and discussing just how vulnerable it is to an attack that could easily be the biggest disaster imaginable, a disaster that would make Katrina a meaningless joke.

30 years ago, standing in Jackson Square, looking towards the Mississippi and seeing three quarters of a very large ship going by I realized just how bad of a position I was in. I was looking up at a ship that was way above my head, at the very least twenty - thirty feet, I decided then I would never go back. Now, when very evil people look for targets that would be seen by the world and do as much damage as possible with one act, Mardi Gras in New Orleans seems too perfect.

I hope that this isn't something that happens but it is definitely a chance I would never think of taking.

[Nienna]

Just the million drunk people is enough to keep me away.

[darin]

I'd go. And if Mary went, I'd expect her to get a LOT of beads.

[Mr. P]

Just the million drunk people is enough to keep me away.

Same here, I've never had a desire to go, in fact I've had overnight trips to NO and never left the hotel. Mr. P is boring.

[darin]

Same here, I've never had a desire to go, in fact I've had overnight trips to NO and never left the hotel. Mr. P is boring.

Naw...just OLD...not boring.

[Birdzeye]

I'd love to go back to NO someday and dine in some of their renowned restaurants such as K Paul's.

The one time I went there, I remember during the cab ride from the airport we drove past a levee (one of the ones that got breached during Katrina, I believe) where the water level inside the levees was higher than the rooftops of nearby houses. That gave me the creeps.

[darin]

I'd love to go back to NO someday and dine in some of their renowned restaurants such as K Paul's.

The one time I went there, I remember during the cab ride from the airport we drove past a levee (one of the ones that got breached during Katrina, I believe) where the water level inside the levees was higher than the rooftops of nearby houses. That gave me the creeps.

Did you flash anybody?

[Nienna]

I would have liked to have gone to NO (NOT during Mardi Gras), before Katrina. Some of the architecture there was beautiful. I wonder how much of it is gone forever and how much will be restored.

[Hagbard Celine]

Knowing what we know about New Orleans, it's geography, the fact that on Mardi Gras day they pack a million people downtown(a high percentage drunk), the proximity of the Mississippi River to downtown....would any of you even consider going.

I was speaking to a friend last night and discussing just how vulnerable it is to an attack that could easily be the biggest disaster imaginable, a disaster that would make Katrina a meaningless joke.

30 years ago, standing in Jackson Square, looking towards the Mississippi and seeing three quarters of a very large ship going by I realized just how bad of a position I was in. I was looking up at a ship that was way above my head, at the very least twenty - thirty feet, I decided then I would never go back. Now, when very evil people look for targets that would be seen by the world and do as much damage as possible with one act, Mardi Gras in New Orleans seems too perfect.

I hope that this isn't something that happens but it is definitely a chance I would never think of taking.

I'll go if I'm allowed to bring a knife and a pistol to protect myself from all the criminals festering down there.

[darin]

I would have liked to have gone to NO (NOT during Mardi Gras), before Katrina. Some of the architecture there was beautiful. I wonder how much of it is gone forever and how much will be restored.

If you went, would you flash anybody?

[Nienna]

If you went, would you flash anybody?

Not a chance. Not willingly.

[darin]

Not a chance. Not willingly.

I dunno - peer-pressure...a little alcohol...

[Birdzeye]

Did you flash anybody?

Ah, nope. Though I thought clothing should have been optional, since it was the middle of summer and hotter than hell. And humid to boot.

[avatar4321]

It's amazing. We essentially saw a city destroyed in one day and people havent learned a thing from it.

[Abbey Marie]

Just the million drunk people is enough to keep me away.

Exactly!