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I've always liked the section. They do great "event coverage" which seems to happen in most years, usually more than once...

That said, I've never heard of a paper this size sending back applications to people who already sent resumes... Incredibly stupid...

 

I think Johnny D. was aiming his post more specifically at numb-nuts Jeremy Goodwin.

 

I'm not really sure how Johnny D's post might be aimed at me, unless you are talking about the "expert" part. I'll freely admit I'm no expert. I've just posted what did / didn't happen with my app. Maybe the numbness in my nuts is spreading to my brain

 

Some places are real sticklers about "applications." This is one of them.

But isn't that what a resume is for?

 

My bad.
It was numbnuts Huckleberry he was aiming at.
Got mixed up there after such a piss-poor post by Huck. My numb brain again ..
Sorry 'bout that.

 

Pretty sure this is a paper-wide, HR rule, not just sports.

 

You're a fucking moron. Plain and simple. If you equate all of New Orleans to Bourbon Street and the French Quarter, you're possibly the dumbest person writing on this board.

I'll say it again: Yes, New Orleans has problems. The recovery isn't going as well as it should. The housing market is crazy right now. Insurance is insane.

But that doesn't make up for the wonderful people who call this wonderful place home. Get away from the Quarter and into Uptown, Metairie, the Best Bank and the Northshore, and you're possibly in heaven. There's a long way to go, but with the people in this town, it's going to recover. They/We're resilient. I wouldn't have moved here if I didn't think so.

And listen numbnuts, the humidity is fine. Get around it for a little while and you learn to live with it. It's part of life.

If you don't like it, don't come around. We don't want or need your negative outlook here. For those interested in the job or city, it's worth moving down or at least visiting.

If you have any questions about the city, please feel free to PM me. I'll be more than happy to answer questions.

 

I perfectly agree that the people of New Orleans who lived pre and post Katrina are some of the most wonderful people around, and I respect and admire them unconditionally. But it doesn't change my mind about the place as a whole I've been to New Orleans enough to know from covering the SEC. It was a shit hole before and it's a hell hole now. If I didn't have to go there for work, I never would. I hate the place.

It's the Sodom and Gomora of the United States and while I feel terrible for all the tragedy that the city and the people there experienced, it does not change my mind of whether I would ever consider this place as a somewhere to live. If it's so wonderful, then why the hell did 300,000 people leave and decide not to come back?

Those that I know that were forced to leave have told me it was a blessing. It got them out of a living hell and gave them a new life and they would never go back either. We've done quite a few feature pieces of Katrina victims now living happily out of the filfth, crime and disgust New Orleans is quite famous for.

And as far as my experience with the city, try anywhere from 3-5 visits a year for the last 16 years. I know what the city has to offer and sure it will come back, but It will be 50 years from now and I'll be in nursing home or watching from above.

Sorry I've offended you and your city, but I'm just being honest. You couldn't pay me $150K to live there ---- great people and all, it's still a craphole.

 

Do you think maybe little details like housing availability, employment opportunities and cost of living played into that? You make it sound like it was a calculated migration from the city instead of a catastrophic event that forced people out. a gigantic number of lives were wrecked. Many had to make the best of things they could somewhere else, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't be living in N.O. again if it was feasible for them to do so.

 

Heard a story about a former student paper I was on where the adviser said the second baseman on the softball team should be referred to as "second base player," since of course, the player was a young lady.

That's a bold statement.

 

That's a bold statement.
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OK, I guess that was pretty strong. He's definitely not the dumbest person posting on this board. But his vitriol for New Orleans still makes him a fucking moron.

I'm not saying the city is perfect; far from it. But it's not the wasteland/dump that our dear friend Huckleberry makes it out to be.

 

The many that I have spoken with have said it was a blessing and they would never go back. I stand my ground on it. You won't change my mind. The city is filfthy and I don't want anything to do with it other than an occassional bowl of gumbo, entree of jumbalaya or some red beans and rice. Some of the Blues music is quite peaceful to listen to as well, but dealing with panhandlers, criminals,the decline and decay of the city and the horrendous disregard for morality that the city embraces is not a place where I would choose to reside. I stand my ground firm.