Posted on 08/31/2008 3:17:45 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- On a cigarette break from washing dishes in the French Quarter, Michael Kennedy swung open the door of Café Maspero, and the briny smell of raw shrimp followed him outside. A woman walks her dog down the streets of New Orleans, where most have fled in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav.
A woman walks her dog down the streets of New Orleans, where most have fled in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav.
"You gotta make as much money as you can, because when we shut down -- and we're gonna shut down -- that's it for a long while," the 26-year-old said, exhaling, a dribble of sweat rolling into his mouth.
"The thing is," he continued, "most people don't have cars to leave, don't have money for gas. Pay for a hotel for that long? I mean, you have to do whatever you have to do, and I guess I'm gonna stay and work."
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Thats what I thought. Now whats thier excuse?
LOL! SO FUNNY! People come up with the funniest ideas..cracks me up.
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