I think that we are going to be surprised by how quickly some parts of this city - get back up and running. in areas that have either no flooding, or street & minor first floor flooding - once they get these pumps going for a couple of weeks and get the electricity turned back on to those areas, you will see alot of indigneous efforts to begin the cleanup in those locations.
I agree with that, but limit the optimism to those parts that stayed mostly dry, like the West Bank and the southern third of downtown.
East Orleans, St. Bernards, Plaqemines...not real optimistic about them.
I'm not exaggerating about my motivation though. I'm so sick of the things we're hearing out of New Orleans that my main focus has shifted to the Gulf Coast. Not one report of anyone shooting at the hospitals, police, or rescue crews there, and no complaints about relief efforts either.