The Fool on The Hill Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Whoda thought that you could say you like some place and then' date=' sure enough, somebody's first thought is "Let's bulldoze the place"? Yeah - let's go bulldoze a bunch of peoples' private properties!! Leave me alone, 'cause I'm a freedom loving individualist, but lets go and ruin thousands of peoples lives 'cause I'm such a big socialist that I don't respect others' property rights. Property rights are what makes America different than Sweden. You can't even say something nice about a place on this site without some authoritarian wanting to destroy it. Lets have a poll - Who wants Murph to talk about N.O.? Everybody. Who wants somebody to talk about destroying private property ruining other people's lives. Nobody.[/quote'] I love Sweden beautiful women there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fool on The Hill Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I agree and as a Ex world traveler they have very attractive ladies all over to include the Orient. IMO there is something about a brunette with green eyes and a British accent thats just so attractive. OK we now return you to your regular scheduled post already in progress. Oh yes British Brunettes would be my obvious second choice my Third choice would be a Russian with Black hair, Olive skin and Light blue eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Baton Rouge only has access to the river?Not much difference in N.O. How far does a ship have to go south out the delta before it can turn left or right? A LOOOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGG ways' date=' or they'll get stuck in the mud. KSG is right, sorry. I lived in Houston 15 years and left after Allison in 2001. Spent alot of time in N'awlins and I agree about the culture, food, history, etc. It was a really unique (and corrupt) town. But in my humble opinion they either need to jack it up 30 feet (like Galveston after the 1900 storm) or bulldoze it. I haven't been there since Katrina, don't know if I'll ever return - been there/done that. It was NEVER intended to be a city, it was the first high ground that could keep supplies dry when coming up the river. It started as a camp and just kept growing. Stupid. When the federal gov't speaks, they're talking with my tax dollars. Sorry. [/quote'] You need to look at your map again. New Orleans has portage to both Lake Pontchartrain & the MS River. In the event of a naval invasion of the US, ships would try to enter the river via Lakes Bourgne & Pontchartrain as well as taking the long way up the mouth of the river. This is why there are several US Navy facilities in NOLA -- and not B.R. Like you said it takes a long time to float from NOLA downriver to the open Gulf. If the doo doo hits the fan, Lake Pontchartrain is a humongous shortcut from NOLA to the Gulf (& vice versa). That's why the city is there. It is a monster shipping port as well. When you say it was NEVER intended to be a city, what logic are you going by? It is mighty foolish to think the French and the Spanish didn't built NOLA with specific intent. If it was never intended to be a city, how is it that New Orleans is one of the oldest cities in the USA? Why are there 2 Federal Courts there today? Why is the State Court located in NOLA and not B.R.? Every city started out as a camp, dude. Every last city on earth. I don't know what that's supposed to mean, but enough. ***Anywayz, for any of you poor-azz musicians out there who want to know how to make red beans and rice, I'll tell y'all like this here: You take a pound of dry, uncooked, large red beans (AKA large kidney beans) & soak em overnight. This is important, it gets rid of a natural chemical that gives you gas. Next day, you drain & rinse em good. Then you take a pound of meat (hot & spicy Cajun sausage is best, I like Savoie's -- but any kind of pork will work, ham too), a large onion all cut up, a large green bell pepper all cut up, & a couple fat stalks of celery all cut up. Throw everything in a big pot together, add enough chicken stock to cover by ~1" & simmer it all for ~3 hours, adding more stock if necessary & stirring occasionally. Boil some rice, bake some cornbread, & get down!! Easy to remember: for every pound of beans, use a pound of meat, 1 onion, 1 bell pepper, & enough celery to be roughly equivalent to the bell pepper. Throw a bay leaf in if you want to be crazy. If you use chicken stock, you don't have to add salt to the pot & if you use hot & spicy Cajun sausage you don't have to add too much extra spice. If you're stuck out someplace where they don't have hot sausage, be creative. I use liquid crab boil when I'm in a bind, or else cayenne. Bon appetit, laissez le bon temps rouler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 There is only so much high ground in N.O....If the federal taxpayer money is used to rebuild a house that was destroyed in the Lower 9th, and the home owner had no insurance, and paid no federal income tax, is that home still private property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 You can't even say something nice about a place on this site without some authoritarian wanting to destroy it. Lets have a poll - Who wants Murph to talk about N.O.? Everybody. Who wants somebody to talk about destroying private property ruining other people's lives. Nobody. Man. I'm sorry..... I just had some good times, and some good food in New Orleans, and lived in Lake Charles for a decade or so, and miss the food, the people, and stuff...... I had no idea this thread would turn to crap........ I'm sorry....... Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 There is only so much high ground in N.O....If the federal taxpayer money is used to rebuild a house that was destroyed in the Lower 9th' date=' and the home owner had no insurance, and paid no federal income tax, is that home still private property?[/quote'] What?? Uncle Sam didn't rebuild a darn thing besides the Industrial Canal floodwall. The Fed SURE didn't rebuild any houses. Brad Pitt did a half dozen or so & maybe Habitat for Humanity did a couple but the Lower 9 is mostly a friggin wasteland there to this day. ...I don't know where people get the idea that beaucoup people are living fat in a new house built on the Federal dime. ****Back OT, Hey Murph have you ever had crawfish boiled Vietnamese style? I don't think they ever had a presence in the Lake Charles fishing community, but jeezus can they boil crawfish in the most strangely delicious way!! It sounds too bizarre to be good. They use half water & half OJ, a gallon jar of minced garlic, a tub of Country Crock, a cup of sugar, & then all the normal spices (sometimes they'll even make it hotter than they do in Chalmette). Weird as this must seem, the crawfish are a little buttery, & all that spicy heat has an orangey/garlic twist on it... it blew my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 ****Back OT' date=' Hey Murph have you ever had crawfish boiled Vietnamese style? I don't think they ever had a presence in the Lake Charles fishing community, but jeezus can they boil crawfish in the most strangely delicious way!! It sounds too bizarre to be good. They use half water & half OJ, a gallon jar of minced garlic, a tub of Country Crock, a cup of sugar, & then all the normal spices (sometimes they'll even make it hotter than they do in Chalmette). Weird as this must seem, the crawfish are a little buttery, & all that spicy heat has an orangey/garlic twist on it... it blew my mind [/quote'] Never heard of it. But, hey..... I'm into survival I can cook a crawfish with a Bic lighter.............. Burp..... Murph.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 Wow thats a different way to cook them; sounds great. Just had some normal chicken and mustard potato salad; yum When I used to cook them myself my daughter would save a few and put them in the fish tank (when I had a big tank; 100 gal) but after Katrina the lack of electricity and no ac caused all my saltwater fish to be in a huge cooking vessel. Lost every thing in the tank. I miss Boudin most of all, up here with these "Yankees." God Bless ya..................... Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I miss Boudin most of all' date=' up here with these "Yankees." God Bless ya..................... Murph.[/quote'] I smell what you're steppin in, amigo. I'm in Ann Arbor (kindasorta same region). These suckers can't cook a thing around here. http://www.thebeststopsupermarket.com/ http://www.cajungrocer.com/best-stop-pork-boudin-p-1792.html Prices ain't bad... I'm just sayin: there's no need to go hungry... Then again, you might find a crawfish to flick your Bic on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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