AFJF Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Post Katrina, I keep hearing that things haven't improved as much as some folks are leading on. Anyone been lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Post Katrina, I keep hearing that things haven't improved as much as some folks are leading on. Anyone been lately? Went in March of this year- the feeling among residents I got was the tourism areas are bouncing back but other sections outside are not any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 Went in March of this year- the feeling among residents I got was the tourism areas are bouncing back but other sections outside are not any better. Thanks Faba, How'd you like it? Did you think it was worth the trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thanks Faba, How'd you like it? Did you think it was worth the trip? I go on record as saying you can not have a bad time in New orleans. Good music food and friendly people all over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I've been on two mission trips in New Orleans the last 2 summers, one to the lower 9th ward and the most recent one in the 8th ward. Its definitely still rough. Houses in various stages of rebuilding, abandoned lots, etc. And as for the levees, all they did was rebuild them back to pre-Katrina levels. If another major hurricane comes through, it'll do a similar amount of damage. Its no wonder only 20 % of the pre-Katrina population in the lower 9th has returned. But as faba said, the rest of New Orleans is doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Ive been told by friends the tourist areas are doing well. Just dont wander too far away from all that. 1 friend says an area he saw looked as if nothing has been touched since Katrina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Restaurants just got murdered this year because of it. Turning an actual profit anywhere aside from Bourbon Street itself is one nightmare of a dilemma for owners and they've been struggling there as well. Aside from that, the market's actually expecting an adverse impact nationwide due to perceptions affecting consumer demand for seafood. And most of it is a perception problem at this point, but as anyone who's ever worked in the restaurant business probably knows, perception is everything. The truth is people are just afraid to eat the food. I remember reading that an influx of freshwater into the Gulf played hell with the year's oyster supply. There's only something like 20% of the fishing waters still closed down though, and they reopened up a huge patch last month. There's also some mixed sentiment towards how well the government's doing in terms of testing the actual seafood when caught, which could be disastrous on so many levels if anything were to actually happen. If BP really wanted to do something productive, they'd help develop and finance a marketing strategy for Louisiana and the rest of the Gulf. Payouts only can do so much at this point. What these people need is business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Restaurants just got murdered this year because of it. Turning an actual profit anywhere aside from Bourbon Street itself is one nightmare of a dilemma for owners and they've been struggling there as well. Aside from that, the market's actually expecting an adverse impact nationwide due to perceptions affecting consumer demand for seafood. And most of it is a perception problem at this point, but as anyone who's ever worked in the restaurant business probably knows, perception is everything. The truth is people are just afraid to eat the food. I remember reading that an influx of freshwater into the Gulf played hell with the year's oyster supply. There's only something like 20% of the fishing waters still closed down though, and they reopened up a huge patch last month. There's also some mixed sentiment towards how well the government's doing in terms of testing the actual seafood when caught, which could be disastrous on so many levels if anything were to actually happen. If BP really wanted to do something productive, they'd help develop and finance a marketing strategy for Louisiana and the rest of the Gulf. Payouts only can do so much at this point. What these people need is business. I would say that the Gulf area couldn't have been hit at a worse time. Hurricanes are never fun to deal with having been through several myself, but with the shambles the economy is in, who in their right mind would want to start up business at this moment? Being a small business owner myself, sales have really plummeted this past year making it nearly impossible for me to invest in new products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I would say that the Gulf area couldn't have been hit at a worse time. Hurricanes are never fun to deal with having been through several myself, but with the shambles the economy is in, who in their right mind would want to start up business at this moment? Being a small business owner myself, sales have really plummeted this past year making it nearly impossible for me to invest in new products. It's hell. The restaurant business is one of the highest-risk ventures you can enter into to begin with. When you do it in an area that's dependent on tourism, you can account for natural disasters in areas like the Gulf when you do your projections, but there's no way to see something of this magnitude coming. This on top of it...it's almost insurmountable. Like I said, payouts can only do so much. On top of that there are the other businesses it filters down to when the clientele isn't there; launderers, liquor suppliers, plate/glassware companies...etc. BP..it's just sad. Throwing money directly at the problem is strictly a band-aid. They are one of the richest companies in the history of the world. The American government would go insolvent before BP could. Getting the Gulf back on its feet isn't going to happen via cash payouts, it just isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Restaurants just got murdered this year because of it. Turning an actual profit anywhere aside from Bourbon Street itself is one nightmare of a dilemma for owners and they've been struggling there as well. Aside from that, the market's actually expecting an adverse impact nationwide due to perceptions affecting consumer demand for seafood. And most of it is a perception problem at this point, but as anyone who's ever worked in the restaurant business probably knows, perception is everything. The truth is people are just afraid to eat the food. I remember reading that an influx of freshwater into the Gulf played hell with the year's oyster supply. There's only something like 20% of the fishing waters still closed down though, and they reopened up a huge patch last month. There's also some mixed sentiment towards how well the government's doing in terms of testing the actual seafood when caught, which could be disastrous on so many levels if anything were to actually happen. If BP really wanted to do something productive, they'd help develop and finance a marketing strategy for Louisiana and the rest of the Gulf. Payouts only can do so much at this point. What these people need is business. Rutgers got that crazy bright brain. Like CTM but he he prefers boxing to noodle dancing. Dude your 100% dead on. They have to do one of those "I love NY", "Va is for Lovers", "Niagra Falls Honeymoon USA" kinda campaign deals. BP should drop their money into a fancy spancy advertising agency's from NY filled with a bunch of big brains like you. Develop a strategy to dissolve the... "oil disaster Im going to die of the Benzene poisoning if I eat the seafood" image. They need to come up with something catchy like "Eat our seafood live forever and have threesomes" kinda thing and hammer TV, PAPER, internet, local visual stuff ( Billboards) and maybe invest into a few timeshare-like or resort properties to pull people down with cheap rates and excursions for ahwile and create positive consumer flow down their. Like a mini-veagas in the resort sense. Soot due, BP got enough money buy a damn airlines and fly people down for free. But they won;t cause they ain't smart enough to ask me and you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Rutgers got that crazy bright brain. Like CTM but he he prefers boxing to noodle dancing. Dude your 100% dead on. They have to do one of those "I love NY", "Va is for Lovers", "Niagra Falls Honeymoon USA" kinda campaign deals. BP should drop their money into a fancy spancy advertising agency's from NY filled with a bunch of big brains like you. Develop a strategy to dissolve the... "oil disaster Im going to die of the Benzene poisoning if I eat the seafood" image. They need to come up with something catchy like "Eat our seafood live forever and have threesomes" kinda thing and hammer TV, PAPER, internet, local visual stuff ( Billboards) and maybe invest into a few timeshare-like or resort properties to pull people down with cheap rates and excursions for ahwile and create positive consumer flow down their. Like a mini-veagas in the resort sense. Soot due, BP got enough money buy a damn airlines and fly people down for free. But they won;t cause they ain't smart enough to ask me and you. How about, "Gulf Shrimp won't make you fat" ? Would that be enough to get you to take a vacation there Crusher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 How about, "Gulf Shrimp won't make you fat" ? Would that be enough to get you to take a vacation there Crusher? Max I was talking about average people who live in fear of the Benzene. You and I both know it only takes four little glorious words to get guys like you and I show up. ALL YOU CAN EAT Shoot, they could deep fry my shrumps in crude and serve them with a sludge dipping sauce and if can eat as many as I like, Im their baby, IM THEIR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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