RE: NOLA/COMMON S06

Wasn't COMMON mostly in the Marriott (not the convention center)?  

Regardless, I think it'll take some time to restore the big hotels.  The
Quarter is basically unharmed (unless the buildings took water damage -
the water was never high in this area at all from what I've read - hence
why the area has survived so long).

The area around the airport looks pretty wet (as the airport itself is
surrounded by water normally).  That would be a major concern.

The CBD (where the big hotels are) is mostly dry and always has been.
If you haven't seen it yet, there is an amazing blog out there of a guy
securing an ISP data center:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/

Of immediate concern are the fires that seem to keep breaking out all
over the city.  The ability to fight these fires is really compromised.

I just don't think the city will be ready for visitors as soon as April.
Next year, I'm sure it will be, albeit with much less residential area.
The sad part is, many tourists will return and see New Orleans not much
different from what they saw last time.  Much of what was really
obliterated were areas tourists never see.

 
 
Jeff Carey
Acxiom Corp.

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Hi,

Here's my take on NOLA.

First of all the Convention Center and the Hotel(s) need to be 100%
functional, safe an clean.  I am not anxious to go there, and get sick
or
something.  (This does not mean that 100% of the Convention Center needs
to
be this way, but it does mean that our part of the center needs to be
this
way.)

Next, there needs to be an airport.  I'm not interested in flying to a
second tier airport (to do such means that I would have to change
planes),
and then driving for a dog's age.  This would also imply that I couldn't
get out on Thursday night, requiring a loss of another day's
productivity
and a night's hotel stay.

Moreover, if the French Quarter's not back, I'm unsure why I would want
to
go to that city.  In the event that it's not back, the hotel would have
to
provide much evening dining and entertainment variety, not typical of
firms
called Hilton.

My fear is that the Convention Center will say to COMMON that you have a
contract, honor it, and the remainder of the infrastructure will not be
there to support us.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

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Look at the satellite photo. You can find the Hilton hotel if you've
ever
been in NO. There is a VERY narrow strip of land that is not under
water.
Jackson Square might be dry, but most of the rest of the Quarter is wet.
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It would appear that Jackson square and surrounding areas had very
minimal

damage, according to video this afternoon.  The park on the levy by CDM
is

green and dry...looks like CDM will be serving coffee and benet's
again...

Don in DC


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